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Once, I was a subeditor of this newspaper. One of the house rules was that we did not under any circumstances accept poetry for publication.
The reason was simple: almost everyone nurses a belief, in the warm innermost places of the soul, that he or ...
DATE: Mar 18, 2002
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The arrival of the first of the fast ferries in Bermuda on Friday may herald a new ear for public transport in Bermuda.
Quicker and more frequent trips from the West End, where rush hour traffic is at its worst, may well encourage more people to ise ...
DATE: Mar 18, 2002
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Here are excerpts from editorials in newspapers from around the world which may be of interest to our readers:
Asahi Shimbun, Tokyo, on the sexual exploitation of children:
An international conference to combat the mushrooming problem of sexual explo...
DATE: Mar 16, 2002
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The United States and its Afghan allies have convincingly won the just-concluded Battle of Shahi Kot, the biggest ground clash of the five-month-old Afghan war.
But no one in the hi-tech Pentagon or the low-tech Afghanistan Defence Ministry is claimi...
DATE: Mar 15, 2002
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February 11, 2002
Dear Sir,
Please allow me the space in our newspaper to open the eyes of some people and to help bring the whole community together as one.
Why have we, as the people of Bermuda, become so selfish? I feel the Bermudian people have b...
DATE: Mar 15, 2002
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February 28, 2002
Dear Sir,
The Honourable David Allen is once again downing Scotland and her people! So we are mean. I differ and would say thrifty and wise. His previous attack was on our golf courses.
My sisters' families and friends are frequent ...
DATE: Mar 15, 2002
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Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe has retained power after a hotly contested election which critics say he rigged, but analysts say his controversial victory is likely to condemn Zimbabwe to political instability, economic hopelessness and diplomati...
DATE: Mar 14, 2002
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March 1, 2002
Dear Sir,
In what direction is tourism and travel industry going? I've heard it over and over that we need to get our children involved in our tourism and travel industry. Why?
I know of a young man and I am sure that you know of him to...
DATE: Mar 14, 2002
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"I believe that the terms of the proposed agreement, once the value of the benefits can be quantified, will represent an excellent overall outcome for Bermuda."
So said Premier Jennifer Smith after announcing on Friday in the House of Assembly that t...
DATE: Mar 13, 2002
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End this interference
March 4, 2002
ALAN BAINBRIDGE
Pembroke
Care for Island’s animals
March 7, 2002
Dear Sir,
It is high time that the issue of chained up dogs and the poor treatment of animals generally is brought into the arena of public debate, n...
DATE: Mar 13, 2002
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