• Neither Here Nor There

  January 3, 2012 - 8 h 22

  Nalcor was having a little trouble with the computer. He wasn’t used to this high tech stuff. Maybe if he kept working with it, he would figure it out.

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• Neither Here Nor There

  December 20, 2011 - 3 h 30

  Mrs. Claus was a little worried. Her husband normally started to get pretty tired at this time of year. Not surprising, considering all the letters coming in with gift requests ...

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• The Travel Bug

  December 19, 2011 - 9 h 51

  The expression ‘Merry Christmas’ has long been used throughout the month of December to spread Christmas job, no matter the language in which it is spoken.

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• Book ReMarks

  December 12, 2011 - 8 h 50

  A word of caution children – Never complain about your mammy’s cooking! If you do gripe and groan there may come a day when you will be obliged, like the McGrew siblings, to eat humble pie.

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• From the Teacher's Desk

  December 12, 2011 - 8 h 45

  I’ve heard it said a smile is the closest distance between two people. Besides increasing our face value, a smile can lighten up a room and endear us to others.

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• Neither Here Nor There

  December 5, 2011 - 8 h 28

  Readers of this column may remember a plot I have mentioned in the past. A plot aimed at me personally. I have written about it several times, particularly on occasions when the news of the day made its existence undeniable.

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• Past Imperfect

  November 28, 2011 - 9 h 53

  The Newfoundland seal hunt was unique, with no equal anywhere on earth. A century ago, it was one of the great events each year, as thousands of men flocked to St. John’s and to the sealing ports along the northeast coast to look for a ‘berth...

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• Book ReMarks

  November 28, 2011 - 9 h 49

  I didn’t have a whole lot of fun when I was a wee bay boy. Unfortunately – I s’pose – my family lived in a bungalow.

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• Neither Here Nor There

  November 21, 2011 - 9 h 05

  Recent news has brought us some short clips of information that may not seem related to one another at first glance. The new Kathy Dunderdale government wants to re-organize the fishery and run it ‘like a business’. To profit who?

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• From the Teacher’s Desk

  November 21, 2011 - 9 h 00

  I’m reading an interesting book this week called ‘Outliers: The Story of Success by Malcolm Gladwell’. In the second section of his book the author talks about the ‘10,000-Hour Rule’.

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Other news

• November 15, 2011 Neither Here Nor There
• November 15, 2011 Book ReMarks
• November 7, 2011 In John’s Garden
• November 1, 2011 Neither Here Nor There
• November 1, 2011 From the Teacher’s Desk
• October 25, 2011 Past Imperfect
• October 18, 2011 Edge of Time
• October 18, 2011 Neither Here Nor There
• October 18, 2011 From the Teacher’s Desk
• October 12, 2011 Past Imperfect
• October 4, 2011 Book ReMarks
• September 27, 2011 In John's Garden
• September 27, 2011 Past Imperfect
• September 27, 2011 Life’s beautiful journeys
• September 20, 2011 Book ReMarks