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With the tolling of a clock, the calendar has changed to a whole new year. While many of us look at it as a way to reinvent ourselves — new

. When the Newfoundland and Labrador election was announced, I asked everyone I knew what were their main concerns for the upcoming race. I heard a variety of responses; people were concerned with taxes or the vaccine rollout, or even the province's over-reliance on oil and gas. But the one sentiment I heard from everybody was, "It doesn't matter who wins, everything will be the same anyway." I'll admit, I can feel that way too. Would the turnover to a new regime create an impact we could actually feel? My first instinct would be to say "no," and then point to our national neighbours to th...

Posted: Jan 26, 2021 6:00 AM NT | Last Updated: January 26 William Ping has moved from audience member to host for the 2021 edition of the Sparks Literary Festival. He says in times of isolation, literature remains a great way to connect with others.(Submitted by the Ping family) Poet Mary Dalton has described the Sparks Literary Festival as a "word spree." It is just that — a spell of unrestrained literature of all kinds being shared with any who care to listen. The St. John's festival founded by Dalton, a retired professor of English at Memorial University, is now an annual gathering o...