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July 18, 2005
Dear Sir,
In Charles Dickens's immortal "A Christmas Carol", on his death bed, Jacob Marley says to Ebenezer Scrooge: "Save yourself, before it is too late". My wife and I wish to deliver that same message to the people, and especially ...
DATE: Aug 02, 2005
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July 26, 2005
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I read with interest the column entitled 'The Abysmal State of Our Schools', which appeared in of today's date. The writer, Christian Dunleavy, draws a parallel between the recent power outage and the state of public education...
DATE: Aug 02, 2005
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In these days of sky-high construction costs, it may be that spending $340,000 to carve out 15 parking spaces for MPs out of what's left of the Sessions House grounds isn't a lot of money.
According to one of the other bidders for the job, the winnin...
DATE: Aug 02, 2005
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The late Liverpool Football Club manager Bill Shankly once memorably declared: "Some people believe football is a matter of life and death. I'm very disappointed with that attitude. I can assure you it is much, much more important than that."
Those w...
DATE: Aug 01, 2005
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I recently received through the mail, as did most households in Bermuda, a slick document entitled ?Charting our Course? from the Sustainable Development Project which has an optimistic objective of putting together a plan for Bermuda?s long-term fut...
DATE: Aug 01, 2005
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Ads reinforce stereotypes
July 25, 2005
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The AG's Chambers and the Home Affairs Ministry (i.e. Government!), placed an ad in your paper on Monday. New law ... STOP! DON'T CHOP! etc. Parents "check their baggy clothing". Why is everyone pictu...
DATE: Jul 30, 2005
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Put fishermen on the hook
July 24, 2005
Dear Sir,
With reference to the letter from "Annoyed" published on 21st July concerning the Big Game Classic fishing tournament, no, you're not the only one who is totally against this "sport". I also cannot se...
DATE: Jul 30, 2005
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House and field slaves
July 25, 2005
Dear Sir,
When I last wrote to The Royal Gazette, it was intentionally written in a riddle, but on this occasion, I shall be succinct.
This government has the slave mentality by managing to separate the house slav...
DATE: Jul 30, 2005
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By the numbers
July 27, 2005
Dear Sir,
Some numbers to ponder:
$113.1 million: the amount of money in circulation this Cup match. $4,524: the average per household (25,000). $1,740: the average per person cash in hand to spend on food, drink, clothes...
DATE: Jul 30, 2005
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July 22, 2005
Uncommon sense
July 24, 2005
Dear Sir,
I came to Bermuda 50 years ago, married, had two children and made Bermuda my home.
However over the past few years it seems to me that common sense is sadly lacking in some of our Government Minis...
DATE: Jul 30, 2005
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