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13 October 2006

Saying it doesn't make it so

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From Premier Danny Williams and his energy minister comes a news release taking issue with federal government forecasts of energy supply an...
12 October 2006

No 'ead on a pike

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Not surprisingly, Ward Pike has taken some exception to a post a couple of days ago that drew attention to his observations on Rick Mercer....

A little knowledge

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[Updated 12 Oct 06; new introduction. Typos corrected Andy Wells will be attending his first offshore board meeting tomorrow, as Wells app...
11 October 2006

Only in Newfoundland and Labrador...

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would a Premier spend well over $1.0 million of scarce taxpayers dollars to convince the people of the province that they are all vegetation...

So it's okay to be an anti-Semite, Ward?

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Or maybe you just share the anti-homosexual views of Darrel Reid and James Dobson. Anyway. Some time ago, Bond Papers established a policy o...

That still doesn't explain Harbour Breton

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Okay, Danny. You're right. It was politically naive to have pledged you wouldn't let the Abitibi mill at Stephenville close. That s...

Abitibi cuts; Danny pays subsidies

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Abitibi Consolidated announced on Tuesday that the company was closing lumber mills and laying off 700 workers in order to staunch the blee...
10 October 2006

If I had a million dollars...

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of public money to spend, you can rest assured it would not have been wasted on an over-hyped tourism wordmark. Nope. Especially when it is ...

Curious refinery logic

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CBC radio snagged Brian Dalton, spokesperson for the group studying the possibility of building a second refinery in Placentia Bay. He was ...

For some, it's youtube.com.

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For others, it's despair.com Like towniebastard .
09 October 2006

Victoria tourism spot-on

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When you've finished being suitably appalled at the throw-back tourism piece from Dallas, consider the superlative - and seasonal - wri...

Tourism SNAFU

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A story in Sunday's Dallas-Fort Worth Star-Telegram seems filled with every cliche about Newfoundland you can find. If this piece fits...

Logo loogies

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Some logo-related quickies for a holiday Monday: 1. Ontario is in the grip of a controversy for the new version of the trillium being propos...
08 October 2006

Our plastic identity

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On the heels of the tourism bed sheet fiasco comes the new provincial tourism logo, being grossly oversold by Danny Williams as the answer...

Sunday Funny: Kill 'em with Komedy

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In politics, some of the most devastating attacks can be done with humour or, as in the example to follow, ridicule. Head to youtube.com and...
06 October 2006

Danny's Gang or the Friday Five O'Clock Follies

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It's late on the Friday before a holiday weekend. What better time for the provincial government to release some major announcements. H...
05 October 2006

Political advertising: Gutsy and inexpensive can work

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The Massachusetts gubernatorial race has an independent candidate, Christy Mihos. He recently began airing an animated 30 second spot that h...

More logo madness

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Over at RJ:Product , they are running a contest for alternative logo designs for Newfoundland and Labrador. The submissions are pretty funn...

Chances of second refinery in NL more remote

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Chances of a second refinery being built in Newfoundland and Labrador dropped again Wednesday with news that oil prices continued a downwar...
04 October 2006

Another rejected Danny wordmark concept

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Intrepid dumpster divers braved rotting heaps of leftovers from the countless meetings it took to come up with Danny Williams' Great Bra...