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Law needs changing
June 2, 2006
Dear Sir,
May I respond to your “Animal Extravaganza” editorial of May 31? I believe the issues of education, of conservation, and of compassion for wild animals were missed.
“Travelling circuses”, such as the Rosaires...
DATE: Jun 13, 2006
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Perhaps inadvertently, Friday?s debate on politicians? salaries exposed the flaws of Bermuda?s Cabinet system.
This newspaper has generally supported the idea that Cabinet Ministers need to be paid more, and that the demands placed on Ministers are n...
DATE: Jun 13, 2006
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Excerpts from recent editorials in newspapers from overseas:Kristeligt Dagblad, Copenhagen, Denmark, on US President George W. Bush’s policy shift on Iran:
Considering that US President George W. Bush seldom changes his political course, or even admi...
DATE: Jun 10, 2006
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Today is Friday, June 9, the 160th day of 2006. There are 205 days left in the year.ON THIS DATE
In 1870, author Charles Dickens died in Godshill, England.
In 1940, Norway surrendered to the Nazis during World War II.
In 1980, comedian Richard Pryor ...
DATE: Jun 09, 2006
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The ongoing row over the replacement of music teacher Bim Bademosi raises a number of important questions for the education system.
In general terms, no one would dispute the need for teachers in the school system to be certified to ensure they have ...
DATE: Jun 09, 2006
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Thursday's drama concerning the cruise ship Norwegian Crown has caused a great deal of embarrassment to Bermuda around the world.
In these days of instant communication, it is impossible to keep something like a cruise ship running aground quiet, eve...
DATE: Jun 09, 2006
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What’s not for dinnerJune 1, 2006Dear Sir,The folks in my office and I would like to thank Dr. Saul for informing us about his delectable plans for his final resting place. The consensus among us is that when the day comes for him to be placed down t...
DATE: Jun 09, 2006
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Hector wonders if under-fire Sen. David Burch is aware of the effect he had on silencing a bunch of political critics — just by walking into the room.
A group of Bermudians who were not at last Friday’s ‘Rally for Democracy’ decided to speak about th...
DATE: Jun 09, 2006
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Pursuing the truth, it has been said, can be compared to peeling an onion.
As each new layer comes off, new facts emerge, sometimes contradicting and correcting earlier ?facts?.
On Monday, a editorial on the row over the appointment of Lt. Col. Willi...
DATE: Jun 08, 2006
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Back-pedalling Butler
June 3, 2006
Dear Sir,
It seems that Minister Butler has become an expert on back-pedalling; double-talking and double-thinking.
First, he back-pedals and double-talks on his comment about blacks who join the UBP want to be whit...
DATE: Jun 08, 2006
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