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A voice of reason
October 8, 2004
Dear Sir,
The recent publicity surrounding Mental Health Awareness Week has prompted me to write this letter. I?m currently an outpatient of St. Brendan?s Hospital. In fact, I spent two weeks there as a patient. No, ...
DATE: Oct 14, 2004
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Dead Ringer: A person or thing that closely resembles another; an exact counterpart. - The American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms
Bermuda's Premier has what some might find an unlikely political dead ringer. Someone diametrically opposed in ideology ...
DATE: Oct 14, 2004
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Christopher Reeve?s death this week has been the occasion for the kind of media coverage usually reserved for heads of state.
While he was a fine actor, albeit not a legendary one, the praise has come for his courage and leadership after a riding acc...
DATE: Oct 14, 2004
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This weekend's foul weather was a useful reminder that the hurricane season is far from over ? and that this is the time of year when Bermuda is most at risk.
Subtropical Storm Nicole blew up close to the Island and hit the Island with far more power...
DATE: Oct 12, 2004
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Anyone who thought the US election-year attacks on Bermuda would go away has been proven sadly mistaken in the last few days.
On Friday night, Democratic candidate Sen. John Kerry said in the second presidential debate that he would close “the Bermud...
DATE: Oct 11, 2004
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Last week?s confirmation by Finance Minister Paula Cox that her Ministry and the Bermuda Monetary Authority were aware of an unauthorised loan of more than $2 million by the Bermuda Credit Union to Bermuda Industrial union subsidiary Union Asset Hold...
DATE: Oct 11, 2004
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Mary expressed her gratitude to Jesus Christ for raising Lazarus from the dead by bathing his feet with precious oil. Judas complained to Christ that Mary should not be wasting such a precious ointment on his feet but should sell it and give the proc...
DATE: Oct 08, 2004
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Not so wonderful
October 4, 2004
Dear Sir,
I am amazed to hear and read today that "The stem cell donor drive that took place at King Edward VII Memorial Hospital at the weekend was 'wonderful', according to Kathleen Whalen of the Boston-based Dana-F...
DATE: Oct 08, 2004
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Shadow Tourism Minister David Dodwell's concerns about tourism arrivals are well taken.
Mr. Dodwell, speaking in yesterday's Royal Gazette, warned that visitor air arrival figures have been flat so far this year and that hotel occupancies are lower t...
DATE: Oct 08, 2004
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Sandys Middle School principal Melvin Bassett was absolutely correct to warn that the growing segregation of Bermuda?s schools will end in social disaster.
Mr. Bassett joins a growing number of people ? including this newspaper ? who are worried abou...
DATE: Oct 08, 2004
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