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2019 | May 12-18

Posted on May 12, 2019
By Margaret
on May | Second Week

Writing World: Grandpa Pike’s Number Two

Posted on May 11, 2019
By Herald Staff
on Books, From The Archives, Local, Web Exclusives

From funeral home thoughts to this province’s wild and woolly weather, Grandpa Pike shares all in this delightful follow up to his first book, Grandpa Pike’s Outhouse
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Well, once you start talking “Number Two” with Grandpa Pike anything can, and will, come up. He laughs. “Well, Number Two. Nice, right?

Writing World: David Wesley Sheppard

Posted on May 10, 2019
By Herald Staff
on Books, From The Archives, Inspirational, Local, Web Exclusives

Delving deep into a fractured family-life caused by childhood trauma, David Wesley Sheppard opens up in Orphanage: Life Changes Forever, Lost Family Values
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David Wesley Sheppard begins out conversation by admitting outright that he is no author. His debut published work, Orphanage: Life Changes Forever, Lost Family Values, was

National Nursing Week

Posted on May 9, 2019
By Herald Staff
on From The Archives, Local, Web Exclusives

With National Nursing Week, the ARNNL continue to hold the nurses of this province to the highest possible standard of practice and care
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From birth to death, our lives are inextricably linked to nurses. They are the backbone of our health care work force, with some 6,700 nurses living

Chris Hearn – Disasters At Sea

Posted on May 9, 2019
By Herald Staff
on Entertainment, From The Archives, Local, TV, Web Exclusives

Master Mariner Chris Hearn discusses his role in dissecting the mysteries behind Disasters At Sea, an epic new docudrama from Discovery
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With 15 years at sea and the title of Master Mariner under his belt, Newfoundland’s own Captain Christopher Hearn has been there and done it all, and is

Finbar Furey – Music of the Heart

Posted on May 8, 2019
By Herald Staff
on Entertainment, From The Archives, Music, Web Exclusives

A pioneer of the Irish sound, Finbar Furey talks life, legacy and the continued love of songwriting ahead of his long-awaited Newfoundland return
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A living legend of Irish traditional music, Finbar Furey returns to Newfoundland and Labrador for the first time in nearly three decades.
A former member of influential

Eastern Owl: Qama’si – Stand up

Posted on May 7, 2019
By Herald Staff
on Entertainment, From The Archives, Local, Music, Web Exclusives

Newfoundland’s own all-nations, all-women folk band, Eastern Owl honour tradition, community and stand up for themselves and others on sophomore album
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Local all-nations all-women folk band Eastern Owl released their sophomore album Qama’si on March 29, at the Cochrane Street Centre in St. John’s. Joined by guest musicians like throat

Jim Furlong: A Trip to the Polls

Posted on May 7, 2019
By Jim Furlong
on From The Archives, Local, Politics, Staff Blog, Web Exclusives

It is election time. Careers will be made and unmade in May. Hearts will soar and other hearts will be broken. I ran in a provincial election a long time ago. I learned much. My position today is that it is important to run. It is not important to win.

Pam Pardy-Ghent: Lie to Me, Show Me You Care

Posted on May 6, 2019
By Herald Staff
on From The Archives, Local, Politics, Staff Blog, Web Exclusives

Tell me lies, tell me sweet little lies, might be a line from a Fleetwood Mac song, but it’s also how I’m feeling as we dive head first into election season.
We all know the punchline to the joke that asks: how do you know a politician’s lying? Well, his

2019 | May 5-11

Posted on May 5, 2019
By Margaret
on May | First Week