Commentary To Each Their Own

On the Stoppage of Crime

A modest proposal: that crime is not stopped by terrorizing a city with a guerilla marketing campaign aimed at encouraging people to snitch on the poor.

June 5, 2019

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“There’s no worse feeling in the world than feeling all alone in a city of seven and a half million people.”

May 12, 2018

Stolen Sisters: Victims are only half of the crime

Violence against Aboriginal women is not just about Aboriginal women; it is equally about those who commit the violence and the societal values and cultural…

November 18, 2014

An Alternate History of the Dana Bradley Murder Investigation

Recent developments cast new light on the province’s most notorious cold case

November 15, 2014

St. John’s 3rd best city in Canada to be a woman: report

April 25, 2014

Guns don’t belong on campus

"The recent deregulation of firearms at MUN has normalized the excessive use of police force."

February 20, 2014

Is crime getting worse?

Some recent reports of rising crime rates in St. John's are misleading because they neglect to account for some important facts...

July 29, 2013

The inevitability of marijuana legalization

Marijuana legalization is starting to look inevitable, but how long will we have to wait?

April 19, 2013

To Each Their Own

Havin’ a time (not getting stabbed)

There's a growing dissonance between our image of ourselves, and the reality

August 28, 2012

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Former NL telemarketer convicted, operating again in Florida

TheIndependent.ca

February 16, 2012

Cambodia and Angkor – what??

Our correspondent arrives in Cambodia...and is pleasantly surprised

Sherrie McCarthy

January 9, 2012

Maps NL Election 2011 Through the Fog

Should crime be an election issue?

September 28, 2011