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PAM PARDY | Stand on Guard For All

Posted on May 31, 2022
By Pam Pardy-Ghent
on Column, From The Archives, Inspirational, Local, Politics, Web Exclusives

*Originally published in our May 29-June 4, 2022 issue
At one recent Newfoundland Growlers hockey game, announcer Chris Ballard paused to welcome some newcomers to our province who had also been invited to the game that night.
Following the formal introduction, those gathered to cheer on the home team stood

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JIM FURLONG | New Phrases for History

Posted on March 26, 2022
By Jim Furlong
on From The Archives, Staff Blog, Web Exclusives

The wonders of the language and the directions it takes. Over the years and over the decades I have watched words and phrases pop-up in the world of journalism. They are words everyone seems to latch on to.
The latest come to us from the horror that’s the still a

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JIM FURLONG | Bouncy Castles & Perspective

Posted on March 18, 2022
By Jim Furlong
on From The Archives, Local, Staff Blog, Web Exclusives

It’s amazing how the news cycle changes and relentlessly rolls on. That which is new now was not a couple of weeks ago. We watch the agony of Ukraine and its people, and it knocks all other stories off the front pages of all the newspapers and out of the

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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

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