Ina Gifford's painting she did for artist George Noseworthy when she was a child.
August 31, 2010 - 17 h 10
Yanking flyers, originating from MPs and other politicians, out of the mailbox is becoming a frequent activity in post offices nationwide. Most of the flyers would like recipients to indicate which party or politician is doing the best job in...
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July 13, 2010 - 11 h 28
Something very rare - and a little unsettling - happened in Western Bay during the early hours of July 5. While the several hundred inhabitants of this tiny settlement on the shores of Conception Bay North were asleep, two miscreants - we could...
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July 6, 2010 - 5 h 30
A year ago, I published in The Compass a collection of bloopers that have appeared in church bulletins hither and yon. I subtitled my column, "An antidote for church boredom." The response was so good, I thought I would regale you with a second...
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June 29, 2010 - 5 h 30
I am an unabashed animal lover. I like all animals, but I am especially drawn to the four-legged type. I have a fondness for dogs. I admit that I also like some two-legged animals, but human beings often confound me! The pride of my life, next to...
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June 22, 2010 - 5 h 30
On July 1, 1992, Canada celebrated its 125th anniversary. However, it is the next day that Newfoundlanders and Labradorians will long remember. John Crosbie, Canada's fisheries minister at the time, publicly announced a moratorium on fishing the...
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June 15, 2010 - 5 h 30
Whenever I drive to Hibbs Hole, now known by the more prosaic name of Hibb's Cove, and visit the Fisherman's Museum, I wonder why no biography has ever been written of its founder, George A. Noseworthy. Now, though, I need wonder no longer, for it...
June 8, 2010 - 5 h 30
Fifteen years ago, my church welcomed Robert Munsch, to tell stories to kids. Little did I know then that, in 2010, I would read the following "note to parents" on his website. "Several years ago, I was diagnosed as obsessive-compulsive and...
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June 1, 2010 - 5 h 30
Within the space of a week recently, I made two trips to Cupids. The first was the Cupids of 2010; the second, the Cupers Cove of 1610. On both occasions, I was richly rewarded. Cupids of 2010 At the entrance to Cupids, I read these words on a...
May 25, 2010 - 5 h 30
I would be remiss if I neglected to enter the firestorm unleashed by Bryan Borzykowski in a recent issue of MoneySense magazine. By now, the details of this fray are well known. Borzykowski's article is entitled "Canada's ten worst places to...
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Mr Roberts truer words have never been spoken. how could council given park user's the same rights and privileges as the residents. residents...