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19 January 2008

Better health through booger flushing?

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One of the posts at Persuasion Business that garnered the most e-mail attention was a piece on a nasal irrigation device that had managed ...

Avec moi, le deluge

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In this case a deluge of what Telegram editor Russell Wangersky calls "moaners". It's easier to say we've never gott...
18 January 2008

Quebec City mayor shoots back; BC fumes

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A poor but passable translation : It is known well that the Vikings passed by Newfoundland, but there's a difference between a fish...

Hedderson wrong on federal employees in province

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A news release from provincial intergovernmental affairs minister Tom Hedderson seems to be a calculated part of the ongoing family feud bet...
17 January 2008

Dimwits

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Radio Noon's "Cross Talk" today had a great question for listeners: How do we get past the impasse between the Premier and ...

"That's good governance..."

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Okay, so it's not like it's the first time Danny Williams applied two different standards to similar situations when he wanted diffe...

Thanks Telly

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The province's major daily newspaper is taking a foray into online multi-media. The little gem today is a video of the Premier's ...

Endless re-runs

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Strip away all the trademark and largely shopworn histrionics from the Premier and take a look at the recent exchange of correspondence with...
16 January 2008

Buckingham story mismatch

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Why is it that some of the details in the CBC story on Dr. Sean Buckingham's future as a doctor don't match the description at vocm....
15 January 2008

Monroe options Altius uranium prospects in Newfoundland

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From the company news release : Monroe Minerals Inc. (TSX VENTURE:MMX) ("Monroe") announced today that it has entered into option ...

15 more minutes of fame

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Premier Ed Stelmach is likely regretting the day he decided to tackle Dave Cournoyer . -srbp-

On top of ole Smokey...

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There might be a ski hill today, but IOCC is looking at Smokey Mountain as a possible source of iron ore. [h/t labradore]

A little perspective

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Why is anyone in the province, let alone the country, paying attention to the bit of silliness otherwise known as the Danny Williams "a...
14 January 2008

Just wondering...

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As we come up on the first anniversary of the whole meltdown, what exactly is going on with John Hickey's lawsuit against Roger Grimes ...

It's not a contract to sell power

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For some bizarre reason, CBC news online is claiming that Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro announced an agreement to sell Lower Churchill pow...

May the farce continue...

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The farce will be continuing this year, after all. People in the province have a mere few days to get their submissions ready. In St. ...
13 January 2008

The secret of life, and comedy...

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is timing. The day before Tom Rideout's volte face , these two letters appeared in the Telegram : 'is anyone else outraged? '...

A little naval history

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As a kid, I built the old Aurora plastic model of the USS Skipjack and played with it for hours. The kit is still around, repackaged by Re...

Jack Brod, diamond merchant and boat builder dead at 98

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Jack Brod is dead. Don't know him? He died January 6 at the age of 98 years and was touted by the New York Times obit piece as bein...
11 January 2008

Rideout misrepresents former cabinet colleague's remarks

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Fish minister and deputy premier Tom Rideout must be having a bad day.  Not only is he now on the hook repaying several thousands dollars ...