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2019 | April 7 – 13

Posted on April 7, 2019
By Herald Staff
on April | First Week

Jim Furlong: Democracy in Action

Posted on April 5, 2019
By Jim Furlong
on From The Archives, Local, Politics, Staff Blog, Web Exclusives

Somewhere in the chic bistros of St. John’s tonight there are probably still people arguing that we were ‘railroaded’ into Confederation and that somehow voting to join Canada was something other than the will of the people. That is an idea that didn’t emerge until well into our marriage with

Remembering Ron

Posted on April 4, 2019
By Herald Staff
on From The Archives, Inspirational, Local, Web Exclusives

Ron Pumphrey was many things; broadcaster, author and city councillor. In this special one-on-one, Marilyn Pumphrey reflects on the man, the legend – her husband
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What a wonderful world Marilyn Pumphrey lived in for 40years. “Ron was a beautiful husband and I miss him everyday,” she begins. What does

Herald’s Q&A: Ches Crosbie

Posted on April 4, 2019
By Herald Staff
on From The Archives, Local, Politics, Q&A, Web Exclusives

The leader of the opposition tackles questions on 70 years of Confederation, premier’s past and the contributions of his iconic father, John Crosbie
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Ahead of the 2019 provincial election, Opposition Leader Ches Crosbie caught up with The Herald during our commemorative 70th anniversary of Confederation issue.
Rising from a

Pink, White & Greedy

Posted on April 3, 2019
By Herald Staff
on From The Archives, Local, Politics, Staff Blog, Web Exclusives

By: Ben Cleary
Twenty minutes off the Salmonier Line, in front of a quaint cabin overlooking Ron’s Pond (named after my Grandpa), three colours dance against a flagpole – pink, white and green.
The unofficial flag of Newfoundland was said to have flown at half-mast when Canada joined Newfoundland in

Danny Williams: One-On-One

Posted on April 2, 2019
By Herald Staff
on From The Archives, Local, Products, Web Exclusives

The man, who was born the year we joined Confederation, talks battles, victories and his passion for the province he calls home
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Danny Williams was born back in ’49, the year we joined Confederation. Had he had an opportunity to vote for or against Confederation, what would he have

Premier Dwight Ball: Thoughts on Confederation

Posted on April 2, 2019
By Herald Staff
on From The Archives, Local, Politics, Web Exclusives

By: Premier Dwight Ball
When you are the Premier of the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, you are always engaged in important issues that shape our future. As a result, it is rare for me to get a free moment for personal time, let alone time for personal reflection.
But

70 Years of Confederation

Posted on April 1, 2019
By Herald Staff
on From The Archives, Local, Politics, Web Exclusives

We were the last to join the party, and not everyone wanted to join. A narrow majority – 52 per cent – voted to become the 10th province of Canada. On April 1, Newfoundlanders woke up as Canadians and Joey Smallwood declared himself the Father of Confederation
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That Confederation

Pam Pardy-Ghent: Premier Edition Proud

Posted on April 1, 2019
By Herald Staff
on From The Archives, Local, Politics, Staff Blog, Web Exclusives

My own personal interest in politics in general and in Confederation specifically was thanks to one of my Grade 7 teachers, Mrs. Ella Smith.
We were doing a section on Newfoundland studies at the time and one of our assignments was to interview a Newfoundlander on something Newfoundlandish and present

Myth of the Gesture of La-Te-Da

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

By: Oral Mews
Like many married men, George Power from Stephenville Crossing only pretended he was listening to his wife, so it took him three weeks to realize he could no longer hear her voice.
Tuning out the wife?
When it hit him at the kitchen table on a quiet