Profile of Alisha Morrissey

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• Little girl, big project
  It's not exactly building schools or hospitals, but a pint-sized philanthropist's colourful, plastic project is all about making a difference for ...
• Infamous west end home destroyed
  For the second time in a year neighbours crowded in clumps behind police tape wrapped around the lawn of 63 Warbury St., muttering to each other ...
• Food for thought
  Not many of us are willing to pay for lobster at white tablecloth prices these days, but fish is still a viable dinner option at home - even if ...
• 'A fresh new start'
  It was like the first day of school all over again at St. George's Elementary School Wednesday. Principal Elizabeth Churchill stood smiling at ...
• Facing new challenges as NLTA head
  No more pencils, no more books, no more students' dirty looks. This year, Lily Cole is moving out of the teachers' lounge and into a new offfice ...
• Strict conditions for buddy-up system
  If you're fishing for a buddy, you'd better be prepared to follow some strict rules. Federal Fisheries Minister Gail Shea announced adjustments ...
• Playing the numbers
  Government has removed more than 300 video lottery terminals (VLTs) from bars and restaurants in the province, with plans to remove nearly ...
• Manning's mission
  Canadian sealers should know in less than three months whether their products will be banned in the European Union. Senator Fabian Manning says ...
• Kiosks gone
  The company which owns most of the lottery kiosks and booths in this province's malls and shopping centres have closed shop. Infoplace Ticket ...
• Base workers vote to strike
  Civilian workers at 5 Wing Goose Bay will likely be walking picket lines come 5 a.m. Monday. Union officials gave the company 72-hours notice ...
• Sending out an SOS
  911 operators are issuing their own call for help. They say they're not allowed to leave the 911 communications centre during their long and ...
• Bell Islanders unite in face of tragedy
  The family had planned to pick out their Christmas tree the same day their lives were destroyed in a deadly house fire. Standing in their front ...
• Dangerous liaisons
  Why doesn't she leave? Because that's when she might be killed. Women in abusive living situations are most at risk when they announce they're ...
• Union says managers unwilling to negotiate
  Civilian workers at 5 Wing Goose Bay are anxious to be walking picket lines, union officials say. The more than 300 workers at the airbase have ...
• Rumours run rampant in Wabush
  Workers at Wabush Mines will find out early next week what the future holds for them. United Steelworkers' union president Lloyd Hunter says the ...
• Keeping it real
  Banged up and bleeding in the middle of the Mediterranean, Michael (Mick) Barnett gulped back water under blue skies blackened and bruised by ...
• Reg Anstey retires from labour work
  St. John's - Reg Anstey doesn't know what he's going to do in his retirement, but it won't be labour. After 38 years working in the labour ...
• Vicious cycle
  The numbers are as startling as a punch in the face. On average, women are hit 35 times before they call the police, a recent study reports. And ...
• Altius taken to court for NLRC bills
  A company claiming it's owed millions for work done for a proposed multibillion-dollar oil refinery is hoping to collect on its bills from the ...
• Luxury comes at a cost
  The housing market in the greater St. John's area hasn't peaked yet, but what's really through the roof is the sale of luxury homes. A report ...
• Cliff dive turns deadly
  It was a beautiful day for a walk near the ocean, but the warm breezes, sunshine and ocean scenery quickly lost its lustre for the two-dozen ...
• One per cent divide
  Little more than one per cent could have port authority workers walking the picket line this fall. Seven St. John's Port Authority workers, ...
• Province wins case against Aruba university
  Medical students from this province won't be getting student loans to attend university in Aruba - not that any have applied. The All Saints ...
• Former MHA pays back money
  A former MHA says he has paid back every cent he owed in relation to the constituency allowance spending scandal, despite a dispute over the ...
• A complex that's simply superb
  If you think the PowerPlex sounds like somewhere superheroes might hang out, you wouldn't be far off. The new provincial recreation and training ...
• Murder suspect appears in court
  Warren Patrick White looked happy to spot his younger brother in provincial court in St. John's today. White, sitting in the prisoner's dock in ...
• Suspect chatted with police prior to arrest
  A man who made small talk with police for at least half an hour at a St. John's crime scene Friday has been arrested and charged as the prime ...
• 'Confidence is huge' in the face of challenges, says...
  Whether they're making beer or boots, Newfoundland businesses are more optimistic than ever - even if it is cautious optimism. Bill Stirling, ...
• Too close for comfort
  It was an ordinary Saturday; Carla Russell and her son Brady were in their pajamas in the backyard checking out a beautiful morning. Then the ...
• 'Not a one-horse town anymore'
  It's time for residents of Grand Falls-Windsor to stop holding their breath, waiting for a devastating announcement from AbitibiBowater, says the ...