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Newfoundland Growlers Player Profile: Zach O’Brien

Posted on April 19, 2022
By Pam Pardy-Ghent
on Entertainment, From The Archives, Inspirational, Local, Sports, Staff Blog, Web Exclusives

Zach O’Brien
Affectionately called ‘Obie,” the Growlers winger is this year’s MVP and the team’s top scorer (78 points with three regular season games remaining as of press time). The affable St. John’s raised hometown hockey hero opened by offering that this has been “one unique season.”
“We’ve been through a

Tags: hockey, James Melindy, Mary Brown's Centre, Newfoundland Growlers, NL Growlers, Todd Skirving, Zach O'Brien

Newfoundland Growlers Player Profile: Captain James Melindy

Posted on April 19, 2022
By Pam Pardy-Ghent
on Entertainment, From The Archives, Inspirational, Local, Sports, Staff Blog, Web Exclusives

James Melindy
James Melindy is a mountain of a man and stands an imposing figure on a pair of skates. The Goulds native, however, is all charm as he talks about the support he and the team have received from local fans.
“It’s obviously super special to come home and

Tags: Buddy The Puffin, Growlers, hockey, James Melindy, Kelly Cup, Marcus Power, Mary Brown's Centre, NL Growers, Playoffs, Todd Skirving, Zach O'Brien

James Taylor: American Standard

Posted on April 18, 2022
By Pam Pardy-Ghent
on Entertainment, From The Archives, Inspirational, Local, Music, Staff Blog, Web Exclusives

As the legendary James Taylor – along with special guest Jackson Browne – prepares to return to St. John’s to perform at the Mary Brown’s Centre on April 21st, he takes a moment to chat with The Herald about a previous visit, his next more extended stay, and, of course,

Tags: American Standard, bands, Fire and Rain, Jackson Browne, James Taylor, Mary Brown's Centre, music, Newfoundland, Sweet Baby James

PAM PARDY | To Those Who Tell Our Stories

Posted on April 14, 2022
By Pam Pardy-Ghent
on Column, FILM & TV, From The Archives, Local, Staff Blog, Web Exclusives

I caught a glimpse of the CTV news as anchor Lisa LaFlamme was sharing the word that she and others had been recognized at the Canadian Screen Awards. The news cycle world we live in has become very competitive, she shared, but with everything those who report the news have

Tags: column, Geoff Stirling, John Lennon, Journalism, News, NTV, op-ed, Pam Pardy, reporting, Scott Stirling, television, Yoko One

JIM FURLONG | A Standing Ovation

Posted on April 12, 2022
By Jim Furlong
on Column, Entertainment, FILM & TV, From The Archives, Staff Blog, Web Exclusives

Column published in our April 10-16, 2022 issue
You know I do not usually watch the Oscars. I have not in years. They have been to me an example of wretched excess and were something to be avoided. There was always someone crying about something or other, or trying to

Tags: Academy Awards, assault, Chris Rock, column, Jada Pinkett Smith, Jim Furlong, joke, local, op-ed, Oscars, slap, Will Smith

PAM PARDY | The Cost Runs High

Posted on April 12, 2022
By Pam Pardy-Ghent
on Column, From The Archives, Local, Staff Blog, Web Exclusives

Column appeared in the April 10-16, 2022 issue
As some prepare to celebrate Easter with family and friends this year, others won’t be gathered about tables piled high with food and sweets.
Facing a variety of mental health challenges, addictions and life’s circumstances, many of our fellow Newfoundlanders and Labradorians

Tags: abuse, Church, Easter, faith, Mount Cashel, Newfoundland and Labrador, religion, scandal, worship

JIM FURLONG | Let’s Make a Deal

Posted on April 8, 2022
By Jim Furlong
on Column, From The Archives, Politics, Staff Blog, Web Exclusives

*Column from our April 3-9 issue
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and NDP leader Jagmeet Singh have come up with a deal that will keep the Liberals in power until 2025. It’s not a political coalition but rather an announcement of “supply and confidence”.
In a word, the NDP will support

Tags: Canada, Jagmeet Singh, Justin Trudeau, Liberal, NDP, Newfoundland and Labrador, Politics

PAM PARDY | Bunny Ears

Posted on April 4, 2022
By Pam Pardy-Ghent
on From The Archives, Local, Staff Blog, Web Exclusives

*Column from our April 3-9 issue
I ran into my sister at the grocery store the other day and we compared a few grocery cart items. One thing that became clear was our differences when it comes to snacking.
In my cart there were nuts, dried fruit, and yes, a

Tags: chocolate, colour, column, Easter, holiday, Newfoundland and Labrador, op-ed

JIM FURLONG | The Great Moral Question

Posted on April 1, 2022
By Jim Furlong
on From The Archives, Staff Blog, Web Exclusives

*Originally published in our March 27-April 2, 2022 issue
This is an important time for our world. This is serious business. We are going to find out something about ourselves here on earth over the next weeks and months.
There’s emerging from the brutal Russian invasion of Ukraine a deep

Tags: column, conflict, Jim Furlong, op-ed, Politics, Russia, Ukraine, Vladimir Putin, war

Far From Shore

Posted on March 29, 2022
By Herald Staff
on Column, From The Archives, Staff Blog, Web Exclusives

By: Russell Bowers
The night of March 14, 2009, Great Big Sea fans passed through the turnstiles of the, then, Mile One Centre in downtown St. John’s, all expecting a typical GBS show; songs, sing-alongs, dancing and more.
Before the show was set to begin, a sombre Séan McCann took

Tags: anniversary, column, disaster, op-ed, remembrance, Titanic