2021 | April 25 – May 1
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Jim Furlong: Now the Votes are Counted
0There was no surprise in the result of the provincial election. I had mentioned that an incumbent government, headed by a doctor, in the middle of a COVID pandemic would be hard to unseat. Even a poor running of the pandemic election wasn’t enough. It just ticked people off.
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Pam Pardy: Hammer. Meet Head.
0There’s long been negativity around politics and politicians. From sayings like ‘Tory times are tough times’ to the often uttered, ‘how do you know a politician is lying? His lips are moving’ one liner, those who offer themselves up to ‘serve’ often get served up some sauce.
And while Newfoundlanders
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Thank You Doctor Fitzgerald
0The face of NL’s quest to conquer COVID-19, Dr. Janice Fitzgerald, is not only credited with keeping us safe, but she’s also number one in hearts and minds
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The fight to keep the pandemic off our shores has been the number one priority of this province’s Chief Medical Officer,
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Writing World: Susan Flanagan
0The multi-talented and delightful Susan Flanagan tries her hand at novel writing, making her books something you can’t put down. But then, why would you want to?
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Susan Flanagan is someone you’d want as your bestie. Intelligent, generous, genuine, a good listener, a grand orator, and funny to boot;
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PEOPLE | Hold Fast: NTV’s Kelly-Anne Roberts
0From lockdowns & clusters to recoveries and vaccines, it’s the story of a lifetime. A Herald exclusive with an award-winning reporter covering the coronavirus
Journalism, no matter the beat, has an element of chance. Reporters dedicate much of their energy to consuming information, fact-checking, chasing interviews and,
Tags: Anchors, COVID-19, Journalism, Kelly-Anne Roberts, News, NTV, NTV Evening Newshour, NTV News, pandemic
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Artist Spotlight: Nico Paulo’s Lockdown Lyrics
1 Portuguese-Canadian singer-songwriter Nico Paulo dives into her intimate new EP and a newfound love of this province and its people
The COVID-19 pandemic has, and continues to, make for strange, metaphoric bedfellows.
Reflecting on the past year of largely lockdown-living and I’m sure the bulk of us can confidently
Tags: Acoustic, acoustic covers, arts, Canada, Church, Church Sets, covers, Design, guitar, Heather Kirby, Hey Rosetta!, Irish, Labrador, live, Mary Beth Waldram, Michelle LaCour, music, Newfoundland, Nico Paulo, Portugal, Portuguese, Scottish, Steve Maloney, Studio, Tim Baker, Visual arts, Wild Mountain Thyme, Will Ye Go Lassie Go
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Havin’ A Time With Mike Lynch
0From flirtin’ to being told off in fine style, having a laugh with Mike Lynch is just what the doctor ordered to get us through pandemic times
“We’re all madly in love with you over at da Herald,” says I, as way of an opening when Mike Lynch gets on
Tags: cecil, cecil o'brien, comedy, covid, herald, michael lynch, mike lynch, Newfoundland, outhouse, Pam Pardy, Pam Pardy-Ghent, skeet
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The Easter story
0It was and remains “a movable feast.” That is to say that Easter is not like Christmas in that it doesn’t happen on a specific fixed date as Christmas does or All Saint’s Day.
Easter is that major Christian holiday that is set, not by the calendar of St. Gregory,
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