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When I was a younger man, I was very inclined towards the thought of Bermuda as a nation. Perhaps influenced by the postwar environment where from my house as a child I watched American naval ships, aircraft carriers and seaplanes — at times crashing...
DATE: May 31, 2018
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Khalid Wasi
The National Teen Pregnancy Prevention Campaign was launched in the United States and parts of Europe in May 1996. Teen Services joined forces with the national campaign in 1998 because the number of referrals for teen pregnancy to the agency had inc...
DATE: May 31, 2018
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A decade ago, Colorado entrepreneur and philanthropist Jared Polis made history as the first openly gay man elected as a nonincumbent to Congress. But most voters did not get a glimpse of his longtime partner Marlon Reis until the night Polis won the...
DATE: May 31, 2018
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For anyone with a computer, tablet or smartphone, social media platforms are merely an arm’s length away. They tempt everyone minute by minute, hour by hour to make a wisecrack, a joke or a “profound” comment to show the world how clever they are. Ha...
DATE: May 31, 2018
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Every year I participate in the Bermuda Day Half Marathon Derby. Having just finished yet another, I reflect back on the day and say to myself: “Why can’t we treat each other with this respect and kindness every day of the year?”
The generosity and s...
DATE: May 30, 2018
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Tonight, my thoughts go back to December of 2014, when our country was being shaken by protests and unrest in the name of Eric Garner, in the name of Trayvon Martin, in the name of so many others. When cities across America became battlegrounds,” How...
DATE: May 30, 2018
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When May began, Donald Trump was presiding over diplomatic negotiations that could have delivered twin triumphs for his administration. Now, on Memorial Day, he is reaping the wreckage of talks about Iran, and the North Korea process is in limbo. He ...
DATE: May 29, 2018
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On December 4 last year, I wrote an opinion that was headlined “A campaign of independence by stealth”, in which I reminded the public about a number of utterances by high-ranking Progressive Labour Party members since the July 2017 election making t...
DATE: May 29, 2018
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Three decades ago, I would have been over the moon to see cannabis legalised. It would have saved me a lot of effort spent trying to avoid detection, constantly looking for places to hide a joint. I smoked throughout my teens and early twenties. Duri...
DATE: May 28, 2018
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A common refrain in the comments of New York Times readers about the obituary of Dovey Johnson Roundtree was astonishment that they never had heard about the inspiring life of this accomplished District of Columbia lawyer and pioneer of civil rights....
DATE: May 28, 2018
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The Washington Post
