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PAM PARDY | To Those Who Tell Our Stories

Posted on April 14, 2022
By Pam Pardy-Ghent
on Column, FILM & TV, From The Archives, Local, Staff Blog, Web Exclusives

I caught a glimpse of the CTV news as anchor Lisa LaFlamme was sharing the word that she and others had been recognized at the Canadian Screen Awards. The news cycle world we live in has become very competitive, she shared, but with everything those who report the news have

Tags: column, Geoff Stirling, John Lennon, Journalism, News, NTV, op-ed, Pam Pardy, reporting, Scott Stirling, television, Yoko One

PAM PARDY | Hand that Rocks the Cradle

Posted on March 23, 2022
By Pam Pardy-Ghent
on From The Archives, Staff Blog, Web Exclusives

As we here at The Herald prepared to feature Nikki Spracklin from Rock Solid Builds, I had an interesting conversation with a school friend who just happened to be a female Red Seal Electrician.
My friend, Jojo Greeley, who’s been involved with many endeavours supporting women in trades in this

Tags: column, Newfoundland and Labrador, op-ed, Pam Pardy, staff blog

PAM PARDY | Nothing to Laugh At

Posted on March 14, 2022
By Pam Pardy-Ghent
on From The Archives, Staff Blog, Web Exclusives

*Column appeared in our March 13-19, 2021 issue
When times are toughest, try a little humour. Comedy eases tense situations, including living through the unknowns of COVID-19. During the early days of the pandemic, my daughter and I ended each day with an episode or two of The Office so

Tags: battle, column, conflict, genocide, op-ed, Pam Pardy, Putin, Russia, terror, Ukraine, war, Zelenskyy

Pam Pardy | Jesus, Lucy & Justin

Posted on March 1, 2022
By Pam Pardy-Ghent
on From The Archives, Staff Blog, Web Exclusives

*The following was published in the February 27-March 5, 2022 issue
I was in Chapters with my daughter the other day and as we waited to check out I noticed something curious on a rack near the cash.
The items that drew my eye were two magazines – National Geographic

Tags: column, Jesus Christ, Justin Trudeau, Lucille Ball, op-ed, Pam Pardy, Politics

PAM PARDY | The ‘B’ Side: A Vinyl Reminder

Posted on February 15, 2022
By Pam Pardy-Ghent
on From The Archives, Inspirational, Local, Music, Web Exclusives

While out for supper in Grates Cove, my partner noticed a record player in the corner with a curious pile of LPs near by. Since we were the only diners at the time, it made sense for us to select the evening’s background musical ambiance from the much varied vinyl

Tags: ABBA, column, Loverboy, Newfoundland and Labrador, Ocean Ranger, op-ed, Pam Pardy, Reflections, vinyl

PAM PARDY| Relationship Goals

Posted on February 12, 2022
By Pam Pardy-Ghent
on FILM & TV, From The Archives, Staff Blog, TV, Web Exclusives

Back in the day, my love aspirations were based on couples I’d seen on my favourite soaps. To fall in love just like Bo Brady and Hope Williams was probably the biggest goal in my younger life.
Oh! To have someone call me ‘Fancy Face’ as I set my wide

Tags: column, love, op-ed, Pam Pardy, soap operas, television, Valentine's Day

Get Rid of ‘Da Vid’

Posted on January 26, 2022
By Pam Pardy-Ghent
on Column, Comedy, Entertainment, From The Archives, Health, Inspirational, Local, Opinion, Staff Blog, Web Exclusives

Dr. Janice Fitzgerald said everyone would eventually catch the virus. Still, when I saw that blue line on the rapid test just after the New Year, I was in disbelief. With all the travel and going I’ve done, you kind of get to feeling a little invincible, or at least

Tags: column, COVID-19, illness, op-ed, Pam Pardy, pandemic

Pam Pardy: Fists of Furey

Posted on January 13, 2022
By Pam Pardy-Ghent
on Column, From The Archives, Web Exclusives

As of this writing, COVID once again has us huddled in our homes for school and work. Hours after the end of one snowstorm, with two more potential systems headed our way, there’s really not much to do but sit back and wait for all this – the worst of

Tags: column, Newfoundland and Labrador, op-ed, Pam Pardy

GOTTA HAVE FAITH

Posted on December 29, 2021
By Pam Pardy-Ghent
on Entertainment, From The Archives, Inspirational, Local, Staff Blog, Web Exclusives

I 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

Tags: Christmas, faith, Pam Pardy

A Giant in ‘The Rooms’

Posted on December 7, 2021
By Pam Pardy-Ghent
on Entertainment, From The Archives, Inspirational, Local, Made Right Here, Music, Products, Staff Blog, Web Exclusives

The giant squid has quite an interesting history in
Newfoundland and it’s celebrated at The Rooms

Newfoundland’s history with Giant Squid is etched in many minds throughout the province, especially when visiting The Rooms in St. John’s.
The one on display was caught by fishermen in Hare Bay 40

Tags: 40th anniversary, birthday, Christmas, Giant Squid, gyotaku, Jason Sellars, New Years, Newfoundland, Pam Pardy, polar fleece, squid hat, The Rooms