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Danette Dooley
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All articles of Danette Dooley
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Oram on the road
Tara Oram is ready to bust. The 25-year-old country music singer from Hare Bay has been keeping a secret for several months now - exciting news ... -
Rightful recognition
One of the first things Steve Porter thought when he heard that Greg Tiller had gone down with the Ocean Ranger was that his friend didn't live ... -
Reunion group makes plans for plaque in memory of...
The Prince of Wales graduating class of 1947 is working on a new class project. The group recently got together for its 50-year reunion where ... -
Hare Bay's Tara Oram delighted with three CCMA...
The Canadian Country Music Association (CCMA) has announced its 2009 nominees and Hare Bay native Tara Oram could walk off the stage with three ... -
Clean and beautiful
Since moving into her east-end home in St. John's 16 years ago, Kathy Rowe has been slowly turning her front lawn into a smorgasbord of colour by ... -
Bell Island hosts third Accordian Idol show
Paul Hamilton's earliest memories of accordion music date back to his boyhood days on Bell Island when his father and the late Harry Hibbs would ... -
Gifted students find culture, science and friendship...
Education - Roughly 50 of the country's most gifted high school students and recent grads are wrapping up a month-long stay in Newfoundland as ... -
Life lessons
Sid Woolfrey knows that adjusting to life in his home province after spending the past year teaching French at a teacher training college in ... -
Opera on the Avalon
Twenty-five young opera singers from various parts of Canada and the United States are in St. John's, studying and performing in an intensive ... -
Full (Wreck) House
Ever dreamed of performing on stage with a gospel choir? Those who sign up for Ken Whiteley's gospel singing workshop on Saturday will be given ... -
Fifty-one miles for 51 years
A Conception Bay South man has come up with a unique way to celebrate his birthday while raising money for sick children. Clem Whittle turned 51 ... -
Mother of murdered woman not surprised by charge
The mother of a woman murdered in her St. John's apartment two years ago says she's not surprised it's her daughter's estranged husband who has ... -
Doctor dilemma
Three-year-old Hayden Wareham has a rare lung disease and needs oxygen around the clock. But he doesn't let the 30-foot length of oxygen tubing ... -
Community focus
A Grade 5 student's interest in local history could turn into a money-maker for his school. And it all started with a social studies assignment. ... -
Beating the odds
Jason Morrisseau's childhood was entrenched in drugs, jail and native street gangs. "I remember one teacher saying to me, 'You'll never ... -
Vivacious in Vienna
Marjorie Clarke headed to the Hotel Palais Coburg in downtown Vienna with what would soon be half of Pamela Anderson's hair in her bag. Knowing ... -
Dying with dignity
In 2003, when 38-year-old Chris Sullivan was dying, he was determined to do so at home, surrounded by those he loved - his family, friends and ... -
Moving out
For 24-year-old Brad Tuttle, living with cystic fibrosis (CF) is simply just living. "When you're diagnosed at age three months and you live ... -
Lessons to learn
Kari Brown has been a street nurse in Vancouver, an emergency room nurse in St. John's, a workshop leader at the British Columbia Correctional ... -
In Ivor's memory
A family's generous donation in memory of their loved one has provided dozens of Newfoundland children and adults with vision loss a better way ... -
Happy here
Carlos and Maria Enriquez have lived their lives as pretty typical Newfoundlanders since they moved here from Ontario in 1988. They love fishing, ... -
Surviving a tragic loss
Desma Churchill wonders how she's survived four years without her only child, Matthew. The 15-year-old was killed by a hit and run driver four ... -
Bound for Scotland
Three generations of the MacArthur family from the Codroy Valley have been invited to perform in Scotland as part of the country's 2009 ... -
Silver-tongued devil returns
Before making it big as a singer/songwriter, Kris Kristofferson did whatever he needed to do to make ends meet. He once worked as a commercial ... -
All in a day's work
Pam Hiscock never knows what the day will bring when she heads to work each morning. "Sometimes things happen suddenly and we're often called out ... -
Epilepsy has taken many things from Mary Beth...
Thirteen-year-old Mary Beth Thistle loves bubbles, "Barney," "Blue's Clues," and "Bear in the Big Blue House." Her friends call her Biffy. "When ... -
The killing of Constable Moss
Many Newfoundlanders will remember Const. William Moss as the police officer killed in Badger during the International Woodworkers Association ... -
Family, friends ease heart-attack shock
On July 12, 2008, Juanita Lidster delivered a healthy baby boy. Three weeks later, open heart surgery saved her life. "Five days after I brought ... -
Perfect for parents
She's yet to celebrate her second birthday, but Ava Sears has no problem picking her 11-month-old brother, Chase, out of a crowd of babies. ... -
Bands pumped for Round 2
A duel to determine the best rock band in St. John's gets underway Saturday night at the Ship on Duckworth Street, an event that's been two years ...





