THE LEGACY OF GIVING: By NTV’s Jesse Stirling
0NTV’s Jesse Stirling recounts how the annual NTV/OZFM/Newfoundland Herald Teddy Toss came to be, spurring on years of generous and from-the-heart giving
What a year 2021 has been! The holiday season will be a welcome break for everyone. Stirling Communications (NTV, OZFM and The Newfoundland Herald) just celebrated our
The Story of Christmas
0Christmas is pretty good you know. It isn’t all celebration. It is deeply religious. It has “Jesus” written all over it in our western world … It really is something beyond “Rocking around the Christmas Tree” or “I saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus.”
Christmas and its spirit goes beyond too
The Keepers of the Facts
0I was going to write about this a while ago when the Mayor of St. John’s appeared to be telling reporters what they could or could not write about in the ongoing controversy over the Growlers getting a temporary boot out of the newly named Mary Brown’s Centre.
I didn’t
Keeping The Faith At Home
0While gathering in a House of Worship was difficult during the worst of the pandemic, with a little faith, determination and creativity, fellowship flourished
The Salvation Army in Conception Bay South have faithful church attendees from all over the world these days, says Major Chris Pilgrim.
With
A Thank You Note For Miller Ayre
0Russell Bowers reflects on a very different kind of Christmas of yesteryear, and one with ready-made magical holiday memories.
Without fail, the holiday season brings with it an endless array of messages extolling the “magic” of the season. And certainly, if you’re awaiting Santa or you are captivated by
Kindness Wanted
0The Gathering Place’s motto, ‘kindness wanted,’ is never more compelling than at Christmas
Students and staff at Frank Roberts Junior High in Foxtrap organized what they called a Passion Project, raising $2,850 (and rising) so students could prepare cards and stockings for guests at The Gathering Place in St.
GOTTA HAVE FAITH
0I am far from a prime example of Earthly perfection – if such a thing even exists – but I do try to be kind.
“If I can’t help, I won’t hurt,” is a long-held personal philosophy of mine, so is “kill them with kindness.”
With few exceptions, a dispute
ARTIST SPOTLIGHT | Shed Talk with Rick Mercer
0The Herald talks with Rick Mercer about Talking to Canadians, plus all kinds of other grand yarn topics that come up while shooting the breeze in a shed
Having a gab with Rick Mercer while he’s hove off in his shed at home in Newfoundland is like talking with an ol’ buddy from









