• Do it for mom

  December 1, 2011 - 9 h 23

  If you don’t do it for any other reason, do it for mom.

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• What a missed opportunity

  November 24, 2011 - 9 h 32

  There are not many times in one’s life that an unexpected windfall of money comes along, but Finance Minister Tom Marshall got to experience such a lottery-winning type moment last week.

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• Fire away common sense

  November 17, 2011 - 9 h 50

  Bang, bang, bang.

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• A lot not forgotten

  November 10, 2011 - 11 h 38

  This past September, many in the world, especially in North America, marked the 10th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on the United States.

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• Wise man said...

  November 3, 2011 - 9 h 25

  In the past week or so, there has been more than one motorist caught off guard with the two early winter snowfalls experienced in Central Newfoundland, sending many to the telephone book in search of the next available appointment at a local...

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• Policing contracts

  October 27, 2011 - 9 h 36

  “A written or spoken agreement between two or more parties, intended to be enforceable by law.” That’s the definition the Canadian Oxford Dictionary has printed next to the word contract.

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• Everyone remembers

  October 20, 2011 - 9 h 22

  You see them everywhere for about one week in November. Brightly adorning the chest or collar of coats throughout Canada — it is the poppy.

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• What fights lay ahead

  October 13, 2011 - 10 h 44

  Anyway you slice it, Newfoundlanders and Labradorians are a fighting bunch — always have been, always will be.

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• Here we go again

  October 6, 2011 - 9 h 37

  It seems to be turning into a yearly occurrence, like Christmas, or a birthday. Instead of neatly wrapped gifts or a huge chocolate cake, the general populous will get to enjoy another day in the voting booth, Oct. 11.

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• SAR cabbie

  September 29, 2011 - 10 h 21

  Gander South — $5. Gander North — $7. Gander River — $16,000 plus change for 30 minutes. The cost difference — mode of transportation.

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• July 21, 2011 Get wet, stay safe
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• June 9, 2011 Recreation — it’s for everyone
• June 7, 2011 You had your chance
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