• Reader questions Foote's actions

  April 28, 2009 - 5 h 30

  Dear Editor, Here in Ottawa, West-Nepean, I, along with my neighbours, received a MP Judy Foote householder mailing this week. It was a simple one-page folder that used few words and many photos to address childcare in Canada. No small achievement...

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• Cinnamon Girl live...tonight...sold out

  April 21, 2009 - 5 h 30

  The sole purpose of this editorial is to take a crack at Gonzo journalism - a type of journalism founded by the late Hunter S. Thompson. The countdown was now to days rather than weeks. A legend of rock and roll was coming to Newfoundland and I...

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• Re: Danuta Sobczyk's

  April 22, 2008 - 5 h 30

  Dear Editor: After reading a letter from Danuta Sobczyk (The Coaster, April 15, 2008) I felt that it was very necessary to clear up some points that are obviously not so clear to our fellow Canadians. It saddens me a little that the people of our...

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• My tall skinny 'friend'

  November 14, 2007 - 5 h 30

  Dear Editor: I met Nic when I was fourteen. I thought he was the coolest thing I had ever met. Whenever Nic was with me, I felt like I belonged. He made all my friends feel the same way. Nic was always sure to show up at the teenage dances and of...

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• Thank you and goodbye

  November 6, 2007 - 5 h 30

  I can honestly say this year has been one of the best years of my life. Almost 14 months ago I drove down the Bay d'Espoir highway for the first time. Now at the end of this week I will be leaving permanently. My tenure as the editor of The...

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• An early Christmas present

  October 30, 2007 - 5 h 30

  Christmas is still a few weeks away but the town of Harbour Breton received an early Christmas present last week. Late last week Cooke Aquaculture announced they had signed a lease with the Barry Group to operate the Harbour Breton fish plant for...

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• Vandals strike Harbour Breton again

  October 23, 2007 - 5 h 30

  Vandals have struck again in Harbour Breton and destroyed public property. This is the latest in a string of events dating back to early this past summer. The acts again were completely senseless in nature. New signs the town had placed...

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• Our fisheries problem must be addressed

  October 23, 2007 - 5 h 30

  Dear Editor: The stance of Mr. Williams and our current provincial government against the wrongs of the federal government and big business recently on the Atlantic Ac-cord/equalization issues and offshore oil development strikes to the heart of...

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• The election's over and now the work begins

  October 16, 2007 - 5 h 30

  The election is now over and things can get back to normal or as close to normal as things can get. According to the new MHA for the region, Tracey Perry, she wasted little time in putting on her politician shoes and within hours of winning the...

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• Election bits and bites

  October 10, 2007 - 5 h 30

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