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Anti-shopping sentiment?
January 6, 2004
Dear Sir,
Bermuda newspapers seem to have a curious negative attitude toward shopping. You have this Jessie Moniz in the Mid-Ocean News complaining that the one lot of stores that are really trying to match US...
DATE: Jan 14, 2004
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January 4, 2003
Dear Sir,
I find it rather ironic that Bermuda recently received an award for tolerance from the UN, and then in a letter to the Editor the true colours of Bermuda are shown, those of intolerance, misunderstanding and hatred.
I refer ...
DATE: Jan 13, 2004
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The debate over Sunday shopping has broken down into two camps.
In one camp, there are those who value their Sundays off and like the old-style, relaxed Bermuda that is the antithesis of the largely American “all-open all-the-time” ethos that sees sa...
DATE: Jan 13, 2004
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Often, these days, scripts for TV commercials and sitcoms and such, call for what is loosely described as "a New York dog".
To explain to you the difference between a New York dog and any other dog, I have to tell you a story. Actually, I don't have ...
DATE: Jan 12, 2004
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Britain and Bermuda
January 7, 2003
Dear Sir,
I lived near Calvin Smith and have enjoyed agreeing with him on several subjects. So he will forgive me If I quibble with him now, I hope.
Certainly a glance at the House of Commons reveals few brown face...
DATE: Jan 12, 2004
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In many ways, Eugene Cox was the quiet man of Progressive Labour Party politics.
His quiet competence, fair-mindedness and gentle spirit made him one of the most respected Members of Parliament on either side of the House of Assembly, from the time h...
DATE: Jan 10, 2004
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January 6, 2004
Dear Sir,
We wish to publicly thank Beta Sigma Phi for their generous donation of $1,000 to Meals on Wheels. Their fundraising efforts, as a result of many who support their functions, has resulted in helping our organisations in bein...
DATE: Jan 09, 2004
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January 6, 2004
Dear Sir,
I am writing as an outside observer concerning the issue of Sunday shopping.
When I first visited Bermuda in 1992 I was taken aback by the regular business hours of your stores. I remember trying to buy some flowers outside ...
DATE: Jan 09, 2004
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Losing faith
December 29, 2003
Dear Sir,
Anyone listening to the people show on December 17, 2003 would have clearly heard the arrogance and contempt displayed by the Minister of Transport when the talk shifted to taxi drivers.
It would be fair to sa...
DATE: Jan 08, 2004
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The fact that no one is very surprised that there will be no prosecutions stemming from the asbestos scandal at Southside does not make the situation right.
As reported in today's Royal Gazette, Chief Medical Officer Dr. John Cann has announced that ...
DATE: Jan 07, 2004
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