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2020 | January 5 – 11

Posted on January 5, 2020
By Herald Staff
on January | First Week

Jim Furlong: Staring Into the Abyss

Posted on January 3, 2020
By Jim Furlong
on From The Archives, Local, Staff Blog, Web Exclusives

It is time to exhale now. We have come through the high tension of Christmas and we got all the necessary things done or at least most of them. It was tense at times. That is all part of the holiday season. It’s not all O Holy Night and

Between the Lines: New Year – Newfoundland

Posted on January 1, 2020
By Herald Staff
on From The Archives, Local, Staff Blog, Web Exclusives

What a difference a year makes. You wouldn’t normally consider that 12 months could make or break lives, loves or opinions, but then again we do live in a particularly interesting time in our history.
Take politics, to start. There’s P.M. Justin Trudeau. Entering 2019, P.E.’s boy was no longer

2019’s Truly Inspirational Stories

Posted on December 31, 2019
By Herald Staff
on From The Archives, Inspirational, Local, Web Exclusives

2019 has been a year filled with great stories for those who call Newfoundland and Labrador home. From artists to athletes, politicians, and more, there has been much to brag about on ‘The Rock.’ Yet the ones that touch our hearts the most are stories of perseverance, kindness and the

Baby of the Year 2020

Posted on December 31, 2019
By Herald Staff
on From The Archives, Local, Web Exclusives

Meet Clarenville’s Rory Balsom, The Herald’s voted-by-readers choice for Baby of the Year 2020!
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Baby of the Year, Clarenville’s Rory Balsom, is a bundle of energy. Case in point? “He started walking at nine months old and he hasn’t stopped much since,” shares his proud mom Samantha.
A busy

Artist Spotlight: Rob Wells – ‘I am a Sailor’

Posted on December 30, 2019
By Herald Staff
on Entertainment, From The Archives, Local, Music, Web Exclusives

Proud of his NL connection, Canadian producer/songwriter Rob Wells talks musical roots and interesting ‘Rex’ relations
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Rob Wells can name drop with the best of ‘em, and rightly so. The fellow who has a star on Mississauga’s Music Walk of Fame has worked with everyone from Ariana Grande, Selena

2019 – The Year in Quotes

Posted on December 30, 2019
By Herald Staff
on From The Archives, Inspirational, Local, Web Exclusives

Of the thousands of quotes from the hundreds of interviews over the past year of Herald content, these select few stand a cut above. Take a look back in the fantastic year that was 2019 with a selection of our favourite, stand out quotes
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“We have the ability to be

Writing World: Carolyn Morgan – Unveiled

Posted on December 27, 2019
By Herald Staff
on Books, Entertainment, From The Archives, Local, Web Exclusives

By Nick Travis
Author Carolyn Morgan spoke with The Herald about her new novel Unveiled on location with the bust of the Veiled Virgin, the sculpture that inspired the book
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One would only have to take a single look at the sculpture of the Veiled Virgin to know how

Judy Stirling – God Given Gift of Talent

Posted on December 26, 2019
By Herald Staff
on Art, From The Archives, Local, Web Exclusives

The enchanting, inspirational works of Judy Stirling might not be on display at art galleries or found for sale at auctions, but to Stirling and her family, her one-of-a-kind creations are
priceless treasures
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There’s little doubt Judy Stirling is a creative person at heart. From crafting antique-lace accents for

Jim Furlong: Is The Manger Still Near?

Posted on December 25, 2019
By Jim Furlong
on From The Archives, Staff Blog, Web Exclusives

There was a time when we Christians were in the iron grip of “Holy Mother Church.” That is how Catholics were wont to label the “head office” of their brand of Christianity anyway.
You don’t hear it much anymore because times have changed but really, the Church had a hold