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Former Premier Sir John Swan's New Year's wish list covered much of the waterfront, so to speak, but one issue stood out.
Sir John rightly said "the ability to close the achievement gap, in my view, is the greatest civil rights issue of our generatio...
DATE: Dec 30, 2005
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Unbelievable idea
December 16, 2005
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Bermuda?s ?Well I Never!?: The fact that the Ministry of Telecommunications and E-commerce actually think local people here would want to pay extra just to watch local TV on cable if they don?t have an an...
DATE: Dec 30, 2005
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As we think about the past year, we can?t help but reflect on the major natural disasters that caused extreme human hardships around the world. In many instances people?s lives were drastically changed for ever.
In this context, Bermuda has to be con...
DATE: Dec 29, 2005
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December 28, 2005
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Two weeks ago I took my six- and seven-year-old sons to Horseshoe Beach. We go there all the time as it is a great place for children to play. After about an hour we made our way to the area near Warwick Long Bay. My seven...
DATE: Dec 29, 2005
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Unsafe boat raceAugust 22, 2006Dear Sir,I was on the public beach section of Elbow Beach enjoying the lovely weather we were having. As a resident, I was aware that the powerboat race was on, but noted that there were no warnings to swimmers put at t...
DATE: Dec 29, 2005
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As we think about the past year, we can’t help but reflect on the major natural disasters that caused extreme human hardships around the world. In many instances people’s lives were drastically changed for ever.
In this context, Bermuda has to be con...
DATE: Dec 29, 2005
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The Age, Melbourne, Australia, on greenhouse gases:
Late this year, the people of the Carteret Islands gave up. Rising seas had turned their home, low-lying atolls off Papua New Guinea, into a salty and difficult place to live. The decision was made ...
DATE: Dec 29, 2005
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The following are excerpts of recent editorials taken from US newspapers.The Herald, Everett, Washington on Operation TIPS.
It was a bad idea from the start. And thanks to the U.S. Postal Service official rejection of Operation TIPS, the Homeland Sec...
DATE: Dec 28, 2005
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WASHINGTON ? Since the holiday season is a time of generosity and good will toward all ? even those who torture the Constitution and hoodwink the nation into ill-advised wars ? let's do a little thought experiment.
Let's assume that George W. Bush's ...
DATE: Dec 28, 2005
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WASHINGTON — Since the holiday season is a time of generosity and good will toward all — even those who torture the Constitution and hoodwink the nation into ill-advised wars — let’s do a little thought experiment.Let’s assume that George W. Bush’s c...
DATE: Dec 28, 2005
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