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Reflections from the helm of The Good Ship Indy
It’s hard to believe I have been Editor in Chief of The Independent for four years. Looking back, January 2019 feels like it belongs to a different geological era. It was a very different operation then; we lived in a different world, and I was a different person.
Sermon for the Winter Solstice, 2021
The wheel continues turning.
I’m a Newfoundlander Born and Bred and I’ll Owe Debt Til I Die
Let’s take Finance Minister Siobhan Coady at face value: what does it mean that “debt” is our birthright as Newfoundlanders and Labradorians?
A Tale of Two Elections—Redux
One September 2021 election down, one to go. Some thoughts about where we are, where we're going, and the candidates who might take us there.
A Tale of Two St. John’s Elections
You don't often have two levels of government up for grabs at the same time. So it's worth looking at issues where they overlap—like housing.
Back to the Future—and Back to the Campaign Trail(s)
Let's take a look at the first week of an apparently very important federal election that nobody actually wanted to have.
Drink Deep from Summer’s Oasis
It was a winter of despair, followed by a spring of hope; now comes a summer of beautiful reunion.
Some Thoughts on Budget Day, Before the Lockup
All mysteries will be revealed in Monday’s lockup.
NL Election 2021: The Foggy Road Ahead
The 2021 provincial election is over. It is time to start the work of repairing what has been broken, or brace for another cascade failure.
Reflections from the helm of The Good Ship Indy
It’s hard to believe I have been Editor in Chief of The Independent for four years. Looking back, January 2019 feels like it belongs to a different geological era. It was a very different operation then; we lived in a different world, and I was a different person.
Sermon for the Winter Solstice, 2021
The wheel continues turning.
I’m a Newfoundlander Born and Bred and I’ll Owe Debt Til I Die
Let’s take Finance Minister Siobhan Coady at face value: what does it mean that “debt” is our birthright as Newfoundlanders and Labradorians?
A Tale of Two Elections—Redux
One September 2021 election down, one to go. Some thoughts about where we are, where we're going, and the candidates who might take us there.
A Tale of Two St. John’s Elections
You don't often have two levels of government up for grabs at the same time. So it's worth looking at issues where they overlap—like housing.
Back to the Future—and Back to the Campaign Trail(s)
Let's take a look at the first week of an apparently very important federal election that nobody actually wanted to have.
Drink Deep from Summer’s Oasis
It was a winter of despair, followed by a spring of hope; now comes a summer of beautiful reunion.
Some Thoughts on Budget Day, Before the Lockup
All mysteries will be revealed in Monday’s lockup.
NL Election 2021: The Foggy Road Ahead
The 2021 provincial election is over. It is time to start the work of repairing what has been broken, or brace for another cascade failure.