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The domino affect of no sealing industry

Dear Editor, If you are a Newfoundlander living in an Outport (which I am) who has taken his living over the years directly from the sea (Fisher or plant worker - which I have) you must be frustrated to the point of banging your head off of the wall (which I am). For the past 14 years I...

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Michelle Parrott
- September 9, 2011
- 12 h 49

Once again........I am so proud to be a Newfoundlander!

  • Respect for the past

    June 29, 2011 - 14 h 59

    Dear Editor, Recently, I attended a meeting regarding the future of the old fire hall/town hall in Lewisporte. The meeting, called by the town council, took place inside the old building that has stood at the bottom of Exploit’s Street for most...

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  • Compiling information on rabies case

    June 29, 2011 - 14 h 57

    Dear Editor, I am writing a history of rabies in this province and I am trying to get details on a case that reportedly happened in Lewisporte in November 1955.

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  • March 16 issue Letters to the Editor

    March 16, 2011 - 12 h 05

    Following are Letters to the Editor that appeared in the March 16 issue of The Pilot:

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  • Making a case for safety

    February 9, 2011 - 10 h 23

    The following was forwarded to The Pilot to be included in the Letters to the Editor: This is a presentation I made in Gander on January 31, 2011. It’s ironic that this was the same day that my friend Capt. Larry Parsons lost his life...

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  • Allowing others to control our destiny

    January 19, 2011 - 10 h 48

    Dear Editor, When I see the fishermen kicking the cod back into the water for the seals to eat (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jm9J1h6uXYo) instead of setting their seal nets as our fathers did, or shooting the seals (a couple shots is enough) I...

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  • Frustrated with seal issues

    June 16, 2010 - 5 h 30

    Dear Editor, The more I listen to the news lately the more frustrated I get. Every time I listen to the radio or TV, or read newspapers, there is always another nail driven into the coffin of rural NL and mostly by our own Provincial Government....

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  • A challenge for the premier

    March 24, 2010 - 5 h 30

    Dear Editor: One of my little grandson's favourite bedtime stories is how the Incredible Hulk teaches a group of bullies a lesson after they made Hulk mad. At three years old he knows that it is not in your best interest to make Hulk mad at you....

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  • Not impressed with federal Liberals

    March 10, 2010 - 5 h 30

    Dear Editor: Below you will find a letter I wrote to my MP Scott Simms and I would like for you to consider publishing it as an open letter to MP Simms. Dear MP Scott Simms (Bonavista-Gander-Grand Falls-Windsor): Sir, unlike my Father I do not...

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  • Slow down

    March 10, 2010 - 5 h 30

    The Pilot received the following letter to include in the Letters to the Editor section. To the coward that ran over my Father's dog Dear Editor, You know who you are. My 10-year-old daughter and our 10-year-old neighbour know your extended...

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  • Danny William's legacy

    March 10, 2010 - 5 h 30

    Dear Editor, As a fisherman and outport person, listening to the words of our National Anthem marking the end of the Vancouver Winter Olympics, I couldn't help but be saddened that the references to freedom must not apply to us here in...

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