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Former nanny to the king of Jordan, a Belgian baron and the premier of Newfoundland, Denise Donald has died age 71.

By Jim Duncan 2/3/2021 I met Jim Cownie about 65 years ago on a sandlot baseball field. He was the kid all other kids wanted to be — the best at every sport. I was the youngest kid playing at the time, and Cownie would pick me on his team sooner than my talents deserved. Today Cownie is the businessman that all others want to be, a philanthropist and a genuine nice guy. I asked him to lunch recently, and he picked St. Kilda Collective in Valley Junction. The restaurant occupies a gorgeousl...