Profile of Danette Dooley

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• A friend in need
  What started out as a light-hearted comment has turned into a medical journey that will soon see one friend donate a kidney to another.JR Smith ...
• ‘Stories that have not been told’
  Fred Hawksley reaches gingerly into his briefcase and withdraws two handwritten letters slowly, as if they could break. Black-and-white ...
• Beefing up the band
  If you’re 16 years of age or older and can play a brass, woodwind or percussion instrument, there might be a place for you in the Church Lads ...
• Wanted: one good home for one good dog
  You wouldn’t think it would be hard to keep up with a dog that has only the use of two of its legs but it is with four-year-old Petey.A ...
• Back on the job
  Des McDonald says he’s glad he was in good shape when he contracted H1N1 last November. If not, he said, he would have lost his life rather than ...
• Last-ditch effort to get treatment works
  After 13 months on a waiting list and a nine-hour wait in the ER at St. Clare’s Hospital in St. John’s, a man from Conception Bay North was ...
• ‘He had such passion’
  A veteran photographer credited with playing a central role in promoting this province to the rest of the world died Friday.Ben Hansen was 83 ...
• Smoking ban policy sought for Memorial
  The head of Memorial University’s discipline of oncology is calling on the university’s new president to ban smoking on university campuses. In a ...
• A unique form of recovery
  Gerard McNiven paces in the Waterford hospital’s art studio Thursday afternoon.McNiven has agreed to do an interview about his artwork. However, ...
• Newfoundland musician hitting streets of Toronto
  In 2005, he was the charming crowd-pleaser with the good-guy white hat who took second place in “Canadian Idol.”Next week, you’ll find him ...
• Bringing baby home
  The past month has been an emotional blur for Lori and Paul Price, but the Paradise couple say ensuring the safe delivery and special care their ...
• Return to the Titanic
  On Friday afternoon media from the United States, United Kingdom, Germany and Canada were given a tour of the vessel and the equipment and ...
• Perseverance pays off for single mom
  “It was helpful in that I was a little more confident because of my knowledge about the world, but it didn’t make doing math or algebra any ...
• Honoured at last
  Now, the then-46-year-old St. John’s customs officer will soon be officially recognized when his name is added to both the Canadian Police and ...
• Battling demons
  The St. John’s native was diagnosed with an aggressive blood cancer called acute myelogenous leuke-mia more than a year ago. He was told without ...
• Girl takes on role of 'Penny Lady'
  When Emma Greening heard her parents say the Arthritis Society's "Penny Lady" was worried she hadn't found anyone to take over her penny cans, ...
• History of Vikings in N.L. celebrated
  More than 100 people dined Thursday on a Viking-themed luncheon of grilled salmon, roasted root vegetables, potato rosti and Gotland pancake with ...
• Care for quake kids
  The photo on the computer screen shows 34-year-old Johanne Gallant, sitting on the ground with her back to an old tire. Her cheeks are flushed ...
• Session teaches women importance of Pap testing
  During a luncheon at the Buckmaster's Circle Community Centre Friday, Susan Earles used a pear to teach women about their bodies. Holding the ...
• Getting fit with Zumba
  A dance-inspired, booty-busting workout called Zumba is becoming as popular in fitness centres across North America as popcorn is in movie ...
• Verafin Inc. named Entrepreneur of the Year
  Memorial University's Faculty of Business Administration honoured Nalcor Energy president Ed Martin Tuesday evening by presenting him with the ...
• Taboo topic no longer
  When Amanda Penney was pregnant, she looked forward to feeling the baby move inside her. The problem was, Penney wasn't pregnant. She hadn't ...
• Arts and Letters celebration recognizes provincial...
  Almost $50,000 in cash prizes was shared among 70 emerging and established writers, musicians and visual artists Saturday evening during the 58th ...
• Church's reprieve irks rector
  A motion before the Town of Portugal Cove-St. Philip's to reject an application to demolish the 116-year-old Anglican church in St. Philip's was ...
• From Goulds to Uganda
  There are girls in Uganda who miss a quarter of the school year because they're too embarrassed to attend class while menstruating. When ...
• 'Painting from their soul'
  As a school girl, Agnes Fuller loved to draw - on any available surface. "Often, people would call me obsessed," the 64-year-old recalls, "but I ...
• Donald Randell remembered as 'a great man and a...
  The province lost one of its most gifted musicians when fiddler Donald (Don) Randell, famed for his part in "All Around the Circle," passed away ...
• Young cancer patient documents fight against the...
  Angela Butler has been detailing her journey with cancer through the lens of her camera. The 17-year-old from Mount Pearl was diagnosed with ...
• Nothing but the breast
  Shukrije Keraki and her family lived in a refugee camp for 10 years before they came to Canada. She, her husband and their five sons moved to ...
• The Weekend Telegram's 20 Questions
  Having worked at the University of British Columbia's Botanical Garden and Centre for Plant Research for more than a decade, Wilf Nicholls ...