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Time for Bermuda pins
March 11, 2003
Dear Sir,
I am writing in regards to the lovely political pins our politicians seem to be always sporting. While it is important to show political affiliation for the respective parties, I would like to see our po...
DATE: Mar 13, 2003
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Recently, Mr. Derrick Burgess suggested that all immigrants be tested for HIV and/or AIDS.
Notwithstanding Mr. Burgess' claims that persons entering Bermuda with HIV can pose a severe strain on our taxpayers and the health-care system, there are a nu...
DATE: Mar 13, 2003
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What is the Governor's role?
March 4, 2003
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I thought the Governor ws only supposed to make appointments; not get involved in the running of the country! Why is he initiating a review of the legal system? I thought he was responsible for ext...
DATE: Mar 12, 2003
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Old age pensioner T.C. Aitchison has stated in a letter in today's newspaper that this year's Budget is no sweetheart for senior citizens and he is right.
The challenges facing Bermuda's elderly population are many and as time goes on, they are likel...
DATE: Mar 11, 2003
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On Martin Luther King's birthday in January, New York's Mayor, Michael Bloomberg, stood in front of the New York Urban League and declared a kind of war on the “disgraceful” state of education in the City of New York.
In some middle schools, he said,...
DATE: Mar 11, 2003
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Budget Reply spot on
February 24, 2003
Dear Sir,
As a frequent visitor to Bermuda over the past 20 years, I believe Dr. Gibbons has stated the problems direct and without prejudice.
His article (the Budget Reply) should be viewed as a "eye opener" fo...
DATE: Mar 11, 2003
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I was particularly saddened by the tragic death of nineteen-year-old Troylisha Outerbridge on Friday and my heart goes out to her family and friends. When I see such carnage, I am forced to question whether we are doing enough to make our roads safer...
DATE: Mar 10, 2003
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Road Safety Council chairman Dr. Joseph Froncioni, in an opinion on this page, has listed some of the major reasons for Bermuda's continuing toll of deaths and serious injuries on the roads.
He correctly states, as did Clarence Tucker, the grandfathe...
DATE: Mar 10, 2003
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February 20, 2003
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I pay Cablevision per month yet some stations have no real value. (channels 3, 9, 11, 15, 24, 25, 35 & 36). Is there a purpose to have channels that repeat or don't show much of anything?
How about the fact that channel 15...
DATE: Mar 07, 2003
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Why go to Hawaii?
February 28, 2003
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I had the opportunity to visit Bermuda last August and I totally fell in love with the Island, I have been in Hawaii as well and I admit is very beautiful, but if I had the chance to move to one of the is...
DATE: Mar 04, 2003
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