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2021 | April 4 – 10

Posted on April 4, 2021
By Herald Staff
on April | First Week

Creativity Covid Style

Posted on April 3, 2021
By Herald Staff
on Books, Entertainment, From The Archives, Web Exclusives

With two recently released books, author Helen C. Escott discusses her unusual yet productive year
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Helen C. Escott didn’t intend to have two books published this fall, but as a retired civilian member with the RCMP and COVID-19 leaving her housebound for most of 2020, she found ample time

God & The Easter Bunny

Posted on April 2, 2021
By Jim Furlong
on From The Archives, Web Exclusives

The school I went to was partly a boarding school, although I was not a boarder. It was not private, but it fancied itself above the rest in a snotty way. It was all a bit British in tone.
We had school uniforms that included breeches (breeks) that came to

Deep Dive: Award-winning singer-songwriter David Picco breaks down sixth studio album Live It Down

Posted on April 1, 2021
By Herald Staff
on Entertainment, From The Archives, Music, Web Exclusives

What do you do when the world seemingly stops spinning? You get to work. At least you do if you’re as prolific a singer-songwriter as David Picco.
Recorded during a three-month span in 2020, Picco’s sixth studio album Live It Down is a follow up to 2019’s acclaimed Out Of

Tags: David Picco, Deep Dive, Live It Down

A Sweet Tribute

Posted on March 30, 2021
By Herald Staff
on From The Archives, Inspirational, Web Exclusives

Alexandria Nash of Burchies Gourmet Donuts wows customers with decadent and inventive creations, while paying tribute to her beloved late father
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Something sinfully sweet and indulgent this way comes. If you find yourself detached from the tangled web that is social media, you’ll be excused from being unaware of

Broad Appeal

Posted on March 29, 2021
By Herald Staff
on Entertainment, From The Archives, Web Exclusives

Mary Walsh and Cathy Jones, along with their alter egos, Mrs. Enid and Mrs. Eulalia, travel the country with funny bones intact proving age is nothing but a number
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They are not just two ladies in their 80s proving life is better with age, they are so much more.

Easter Dressing

Posted on March 29, 2021
By Herald Staff
on From The Archives, Staff Blog, Web Exclusives

Easter outfits. Those were the good ol’ days, weren’t they? How old do you have to be to have earned the right to make such comments officially, I wonder? I figure, at 51 and climbing, I’ve just about made it. So here it goes.
I remember when we received new

2021 | March 28 – April 3

Posted on March 28, 2021
By Herald Staff
on March | Fourth Week

Deep Dive: Virginia Fudge unpacks her new EP All These Little Games

Posted on March 27, 2021
By Herald Staff
on Entertainment, From The Archives, Music, Web Exclusives

Dedicated mother and kindergarten teacher Virginia Fudge has blossomed into a versatile singer-songwriter with her new EP All These Little Games.
This all-female collaboration sees the versatile Fudge teaming with former Repartee vocalist and fellow Newfoundlander Meg Warren, whom Fudge shared helped fine-tune her work “through the amazing filter of

Tags: All These Little Games, Deep Dive, Virginia Fudge

Battle Royale

Posted on March 26, 2021
By Jim Furlong
on From The Archives, Staff Blog, Web Exclusives

Regular readers of these humble offerings will know that I am a monarchist. I have been in lock step with the Queen and her family from the day I was born. I had a Windsor baby carriage, just like Prince Charles. I remember the death of the Queen’s father George