Seal flippers, moose meat and political sheep
0Ryan Cleary reflects on the hardest things he had to do as Member of Parliament
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Anger in His Eyes
0Anger in his eyes
Years later, the scars from a bully’s blows remain, By Ryan Cleary
I shall remember forever and will never forget
Monday: my money was taken
Tuesday: names called.
Wednesday: my uniform torn
Thursday: my body pouring with blood
Friday: it’s ended
Saturday: freedom
The final diary
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Ghost Writer
0Ghost writer
Earl Pilgrim pens his sixth book
by J.M. Sullivan
“Now, it is a documented fact that over the years people have had dreams and visions of things happening far away. Ninety-nine per cent of the time these prophecies turned out to be nothing more than bouts of fantasy
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‘Fit to be Tied’ – Ryan Cleary
0‘Fit to be tied’— party discipline and towing the party line
I’m not sure what rattled me more – the ridiculous charges levelled against me, or being stripped of my speaking privileges in the House of Commons.
Regardless, I ended up storming out of a “disciplinary meeting” held in early
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In Conversation with Mark O’Brien
0In the wake of the closing of beloved series Republic of Doyle, Mark O’Brien has emerged as the next rising star to elevate himself in the at-times cutthroat world of film and television.
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Much like his friend and collaborator Allan Hawco, St. John’s born and bred actor Mark O’Brien
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Preparation Continues for Full-Day Kindergarten for Sept 2016
0Work continues to progress on the infrastructure, resources and professional learning required to support the implementation of full-day Kindergarten in Newfoundland and Labrador in September 2016. An update was provided Jan. 15 at one of the four demonstration classrooms being used for professional learning across the province.
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Official Launch of the 34th Annual Mount Pearl Frosty Festival
0On January 14, 2016, Wayne Andrews, Chairperson of the Frosty Festival, joined by Frosty, community leaders and Festival sponsors officially launched the 34th Annual Mount Pearl Frosty Festival, February 4 – 14, 2016.
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