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August 9, 2003
Dear Sir,
Please allow me a bit of space in your newspaper to commend Canon Thomas Nesbitt's bold stand against the ordination of gay priest V. Gene Robinson as a Bishop in the Episcopalian church. When one considers the "spiritual wic...
DATE: Aug 14, 2003
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Yes, Hester is back. What with all the excitement of the General Election, several round the world trips and various other distractions, your favourite diarist just couldn't find the time to write. But a few things happened recently that she just had...
DATE: Aug 14, 2003
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New Home Affairs Minister Randy Horton's statement that he will take a fresh look at the controversial policy in work permit limits is welcome news.
It is unlikely that he will drop the actual limits, but some clarification in the actual terms of the...
DATE: Aug 13, 2003
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Act of kindness
The following was sent to Bermuda Memories shop owner Jill Amos Raine in praise of her young Bermudian summer assistant, Deborah Atwood.
Dear Jill Raine,
I purchased a watercolour in your shop and had the pleasure to meet one of your ...
DATE: Aug 13, 2003
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August 11, 2003
Dear Sir,
Bermuda is very sad and upset to know that a young, vibrant six-year-old girl died due to injuries sustained in accident that should have not happened.
Our hearts go out to her parents and relatives; however, out of this tra...
DATE: Aug 13, 2003
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End double jeopardy
August 1, 2003
Dear Sir,
I was appalled to hear on the news this morning that the thug that attacked the elderly Mrs. Ray, as she collected mail from her post box, had been given a suspended sentence. She is now in a coma, and may...
DATE: Aug 12, 2003
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August 6, 2003
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This letter is in response to the pending legislation regarding regulating potentially dangerous dogs with use of breed specific legislation in this community.
All dogs could, by the nature of the beast, have a propensity to ...
DATE: Aug 12, 2003
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It is a truism that one death on Bermuda's roads is too many.
But the tragedy of Tyaisha Cox's death as she was crossing the road after getting off a bus brings home the sheer waste of life that happens all too often in Bermuda.
That she was just six...
DATE: Aug 11, 2003
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I'm not certain he had elections in mind, but Confucius did say, "There is no spectacle more agreeable than to observe an old friend fall from a roof-top".
Although, like others, I have a feeling there may well be further agreeable spectacles in our ...
DATE: Aug 11, 2003
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August 1, 2003
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Please allow me to use this space to vent my frustration with ZBM's coverage of the annual Cup Match. As folks know, Cup Match is the most anticipated local sporting event of the year. Fans speculate, predict and argue about ...
DATE: Aug 11, 2003
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