http://www.gfwadvertiser.ca/images/logo/25_advertiser.gifhttp://www.gfwadvertiser.ca/List of the latest articles from this category.http://www.gfwadvertiser.ca/Opinion-10014Thu, 17 May 2012 12:48:05 -0400Thu, 17 May 2012 12:48:05 -0400enhttp://www.gfwadvertiser.ca/Opinion/2012-05-11/article-2976826/Find-the-Jacks/1Fri, 11 May 2012 13:10:13 -0400Recently, it was said to me, "I don't suppose governments will ever satisfy everyone, no matter what they do." Probably a truism if there ever was one. But governments (and yes, corporations) could easily get more widespread support for what they do, if they went about what they do - ...http://www.gfwadvertiser.ca/Opinion/2012-05-11/article-2976826/Find-the-Jacks/1Opinionhttp://www.gfwadvertiser.ca/Opinion/2012-05-11/article-2976826/Find-the-Jacks/1http://www.gfwadvertiser.ca/Opinion/2012-05-03/article-2969734/For-the-love-of-choice/1Thu, 03 May 2012 09:26:03 -0400In 1967, before he was one of Canada’s most popular Prime Ministers, then Justice Minister Pierre Trudeau introduced a bill that legalized homosexuality and contraception, and also provided for, under certain medical circumstances, a three-doctor hospital committee to approve abortions for ...http://www.gfwadvertiser.ca/Opinion/2012-05-03/article-2969734/For-the-love-of-choice/1agunn@advertisernl.caOpinionhttp://www.gfwadvertiser.ca/Opinion/2012-05-03/article-2969734/For-the-love-of-choice/1http://www.gfwadvertiser.ca/Columnists/Andy-Barker/2012-04-26/article-2964638/Give-me-land%2C-lots-of-land/1Thu, 26 Apr 2012 16:31:07 -0400The expropriated AbitibiBowater forestry holdings are a far cry from the original land deal made between the Bond Government and the Anglo-Newfoundland Development Company in 1905. And none of the AND Company's holdings were free according to John A. Munro's PhD thesis (UBC, 1978). Munro shows ...http://www.gfwadvertiser.ca/Columnists/Andy-Barker/2012-04-26/article-2964638/Give-me-land%2C-lots-of-land/1editor@advertisernl.caOpinionhttp://www.gfwadvertiser.ca/Columnists/Andy-Barker/2012-04-26/article-2964638/Give-me-land%2C-lots-of-land/1http://www.gfwadvertiser.ca/Opinion/2012-04-21/article-2958978/Buzzer-Beater/1Sat, 21 Apr 2012 10:55:00 -0400Easter antics: Check your ego at the doorhttp://www.gfwadvertiser.ca/Opinion/2012-04-21/article-2958978/Buzzer-Beater/1Opinionhttp://www.gfwadvertiser.ca/Opinion/2012-04-21/article-2958978/Buzzer-Beater/1http://www.gfwadvertiser.ca/Columnists/Andy-Barker/2012-04-19/article-2958973/A-Diller-moment/1Thu, 19 Apr 2012 14:51:59 -0400The iconic Phyllis Diller will be 95 on July 17. Her stand up comedian persona included a quirky laugh, zany wigs and wild outfits. And all the while she clinched a long cigarette holder (a non-smoker), she told self-deprecating jokes. Who knew she was an accomplished concert pianist, painter ...http://www.gfwadvertiser.ca/Columnists/Andy-Barker/2012-04-19/article-2958973/A-Diller-moment/1editor@advertisernl.caOpinionhttp://www.gfwadvertiser.ca/Columnists/Andy-Barker/2012-04-19/article-2958973/A-Diller-moment/1http://www.gfwadvertiser.ca/Opinion/Editorial-opinion/2012-04-16/article-2955659/This-one-is-for-you/1Mon, 16 Apr 2012 11:35:55 -0400In the past week, and this is only a rough “guesstimate” having not taken a tally, at least a dozen volunteers walked through the doors here at the Advertiser. At least a dozen individuals who didn’t look to us for praise or thanks for their work, who didn’t point out their effort and ...http://www.gfwadvertiser.ca/Opinion/Editorial-opinion/2012-04-16/article-2955659/This-one-is-for-you/1editor@advertisernl.caOpinionhttp://www.gfwadvertiser.ca/Opinion/Editorial-opinion/2012-04-16/article-2955659/This-one-is-for-you/1http://www.gfwadvertiser.ca/Opinion/Letters-to-the-editor/2012-04-04/article-2946904/Unanswered-questions/1Wed, 04 Apr 2012 09:53:30 -0400(This letter was forwarded to Prime Minister Stephen Harper.) In reference to the young boy that was left to freeze to death on the ice in Labrador, I listened to the real admiral make excuses that province to be untrue, such as ceiling and visibility, but then he settled on the fact that he ...http://www.gfwadvertiser.ca/Opinion/Letters-to-the-editor/2012-04-04/article-2946904/Unanswered-questions/1Opinionhttp://www.gfwadvertiser.ca/Opinion/Letters-to-the-editor/2012-04-04/article-2946904/Unanswered-questions/1http://www.gfwadvertiser.ca/Columnists/Krysta-Colbourne/2012-03-30/article-2943344/View-of-the-Valley/1Fri, 30 Mar 2012 11:29:29 -0400The whistle shall blow no morehttp://www.gfwadvertiser.ca/Columnists/Krysta-Colbourne/2012-03-30/article-2943344/View-of-the-Valley/1Opinionhttp://www.gfwadvertiser.ca/Columnists/Krysta-Colbourne/2012-03-30/article-2943344/View-of-the-Valley/1http://www.gfwadvertiser.ca/Columnists/Andy-Barker/2012-03-30/article-2943301/Turbo-in-silva/1Fri, 30 Mar 2012 10:49:17 -0400April 15 marks the 100 anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic and questions about that marine disaster are still ongoing. Meanwhile, yesterday, March 28 marked the third year of the mill going under and questions about that industrial disaster are wont to prompt "Stop living in the past. ...http://www.gfwadvertiser.ca/Columnists/Andy-Barker/2012-03-30/article-2943301/Turbo-in-silva/1editor@advertisernl.caOpinionhttp://www.gfwadvertiser.ca/Columnists/Andy-Barker/2012-03-30/article-2943301/Turbo-in-silva/1http://www.gfwadvertiser.ca/Columnists/Andy-Barker/2012-03-15/article-2928071/----%0D%0ANIMBY-issues%0D%0A/1Thu, 15 Mar 2012 09:50:48 -0400The fishery gave rise to coastal Newfoundland settlements that were built in a higgly-piggly fashion. However, from the outset, Grand Falls was very unique in that it was away from the sea and a planned town by the paper mill owners - the Anglo Newfoundland Development Company. Nowadays, ...http://www.gfwadvertiser.ca/Columnists/Andy-Barker/2012-03-15/article-2928071/----%0D%0ANIMBY-issues%0D%0A/1editor@advertisernl.caOpinionhttp://www.gfwadvertiser.ca/Columnists/Andy-Barker/2012-03-15/article-2928071/----%0D%0ANIMBY-issues%0D%0A/1http://www.gfwadvertiser.ca/Opinion/2012-03-05/article-2915581/Minimize%2C-defend%2C-accuse/1Mon, 05 Mar 2012 11:12:15 -0500Conservative ‘dirty-tricks,' Liberal ‘smear campaign.' Since the robocall scandal has hit the news there's been no shortage of allegations flying around. Both opposition parties seem to be pointing the finger squarely at the Conservatives, while the Conservatives, who were at first too busy ...http://www.gfwadvertiser.ca/Opinion/2012-03-05/article-2915581/Minimize%2C-defend%2C-accuse/1agunn@advertisernl.caOpinionhttp://www.gfwadvertiser.ca/Opinion/2012-03-05/article-2915581/Minimize%2C-defend%2C-accuse/1http://www.gfwadvertiser.ca/Columnists/Andy-Barker/2012-03-02/article-2913727/Cyber-free-for-all/1Fri, 02 Mar 2012 09:00:41 -0500An often punchy and gutsy bonus section of newspapers and magazines is the letters to the editor. Such letters can draw your attention to an article missed or give a different slant on a contentious issue. And some letters bring up new issues or raise ones that have consequences for others. A ...http://www.gfwadvertiser.ca/Columnists/Andy-Barker/2012-03-02/article-2913727/Cyber-free-for-all/1editor@advertisernl.caOpinionhttp://www.gfwadvertiser.ca/Columnists/Andy-Barker/2012-03-02/article-2913727/Cyber-free-for-all/1http://www.gfwadvertiser.ca/Opinion/Letters-to-the-editor/2012-02-22/article-2904294/You%26rsquo%3Bre-wrong/1Wed, 22 Feb 2012 09:42:05 -0500Dear Editor,I write in response to Andrea Gunn’s editorial “SINK or SWIM” in the Feb. 13 edition of The Advertiser.I was absolutely amazed at the lack of research that Ms. Gunn did in preparation of writing this editorial. It appears that Ms. Gunn was racing against the clock to meet a print ...http://www.gfwadvertiser.ca/Opinion/Letters-to-the-editor/2012-02-22/article-2904294/You%26rsquo%3Bre-wrong/1Opinionhttp://www.gfwadvertiser.ca/Opinion/Letters-to-the-editor/2012-02-22/article-2904294/You%26rsquo%3Bre-wrong/1http://www.gfwadvertiser.ca/Opinion/Letters-to-the-editor/2012-02-22/article-2904289/Time-to-speak-out/1Wed, 22 Feb 2012 09:39:03 -0500Dear Editor,At a recent Grand Falls-Windsor council meeting, Councillor Roger Barnett made the announcement that council and management will be getting the latest communication technology iPad. The cost of these iPads will be over $5,000, and of course, the taxpayers will foot the bill. Once ...http://www.gfwadvertiser.ca/Opinion/Letters-to-the-editor/2012-02-22/article-2904289/Time-to-speak-out/1Opinionhttp://www.gfwadvertiser.ca/Opinion/Letters-to-the-editor/2012-02-22/article-2904289/Time-to-speak-out/1http://www.gfwadvertiser.ca/Opinion/2012-02-16/article-2896994/----%0D%0AMissed-the-ball%0D%0A/1Thu, 16 Feb 2012 11:38:16 -0500Well look at all the Whitney Houston fans! It's funny how you've all been quiet for many years.All those years while Whitney shot drugs up her nose we criticized her, left her CDs on the shelf, and never really bothered to care what Whitney Houston was up to."I Will Always Love You" only really ...http://www.gfwadvertiser.ca/Opinion/2012-02-16/article-2896994/----%0D%0AMissed-the-ball%0D%0A/1editor@advertisernl.caOpinionhttp://www.gfwadvertiser.ca/Opinion/2012-02-16/article-2896994/----%0D%0AMissed-the-ball%0D%0A/1http://www.gfwadvertiser.ca/Columnists/Andy-Barker/2012-02-16/article-2896993/----Out-of-the-cave-/1Thu, 16 Feb 2012 11:37:04 -0500Cartoons, with a club-carrying caveman dragging a woman by the hair on the ground, depict a myth rather than a fact.However, the abuse of the environment in our province is quite factual - no myth. And we have been, seemingly, living in a cave compared to other places especially on the issue of ...http://www.gfwadvertiser.ca/Columnists/Andy-Barker/2012-02-16/article-2896993/----Out-of-the-cave-/1editor@advertisernl.caOpinionhttp://www.gfwadvertiser.ca/Columnists/Andy-Barker/2012-02-16/article-2896993/----Out-of-the-cave-/1http://www.gfwadvertiser.ca/Opinion/Editorial-opinion/2012-02-14/article-2895401/Sink-or-swim/1Tue, 14 Feb 2012 16:32:13 -0500Census shows disappointing data for Exploits regionhttp://www.gfwadvertiser.ca/Opinion/Editorial-opinion/2012-02-14/article-2895401/Sink-or-swim/1agunn@advertisernl.caOpinionhttp://www.gfwadvertiser.ca/Opinion/Editorial-opinion/2012-02-14/article-2895401/Sink-or-swim/1http://www.gfwadvertiser.ca/Opinion/2012-02-13/article-2893848/----%0D%0AMy-public-display-of-affection%0D%0A/1Mon, 13 Feb 2012 10:11:10 -0500Get out your heart-shaped pillows!If you were one of the lucky ones to pick up a decoration or two for Valentine's Day when they went on sale just before Christmas - now is the time to hang them up!(And it's also a great time to remind you all to start preparing for Easter. God bless our ...http://www.gfwadvertiser.ca/Opinion/2012-02-13/article-2893848/----%0D%0AMy-public-display-of-affection%0D%0A/1editor@advertisernl.caOpinionhttp://www.gfwadvertiser.ca/Opinion/2012-02-13/article-2893848/----%0D%0AMy-public-display-of-affection%0D%0A/1http://www.gfwadvertiser.ca/Opinion/2012-02-02/article-2882932/----Next-year%2C-in-the-Joe-Byrne/1Thu, 02 Feb 2012 10:00:00 -0500A fight that has spanned several months between Hockey Newfoundland and Labrador (HNL) and the teams of the Newfoundland and Labrador Senior Hockey League (NLSHL) has finally come to an end.After much debate in the media and the public about the issue, HNL told the NLSHL and the Grand ...http://www.gfwadvertiser.ca/Opinion/2012-02-02/article-2882932/----Next-year%2C-in-the-Joe-Byrne/1agunn@advertisernl.caOpinionhttp://www.gfwadvertiser.ca/Opinion/2012-02-02/article-2882932/----Next-year%2C-in-the-Joe-Byrne/1http://www.gfwadvertiser.ca/Columnists/Andy-Barker/2012-02-02/article-2883349/----Occupy-Port-aux-Basques/1Thu, 02 Feb 2012 09:56:00 -0500William Carson - Marine Atlantica - Marine Nautica - Caribou -Joseph and Clara Smallwood - Sir Robert Bond - Max Mols - LeifEricson - Atlantic Vision - Blue Puttees - Highlanders.None of the names ring a bell? Then, you must be very new to Newfoundland because they are the names of some of the ...http://www.gfwadvertiser.ca/Columnists/Andy-Barker/2012-02-02/article-2883349/----Occupy-Port-aux-Basques/1editor@advertisernl.caOpinionhttp://www.gfwadvertiser.ca/Columnists/Andy-Barker/2012-02-02/article-2883349/----Occupy-Port-aux-Basques/1