Profile of Terry Roberts

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• No penchant for pension
  Much has been said about how Victoria Cross winner Tommy Ricketts retreated from the spotlight following his return from the First World War in ...
• Unwilling hero
  Tommy Ricketts, a teenager hardened by battle in the First World War, is a household name in this province. But as The Telegram's Terry Roberts ...
• The natural thing to do
  Donating Tommy Ricketts' medals to the Canadian War Museum in Ottawa was the right thing to do, says the son of Newfoundland's most celebrated ...
• Commodity crunch drawing attention
  Despite a dramatic drop in prices for commodities such as oil and nickel, Natural Resources Minister Kathy Dunderdale doesn't see it as a threat ...
• AbitibiBowater deadline looming
  An official with the Communications, Energy and Paperworkers' union (CEP) says it looks as though it will meet AbitibiBowater's Friday deadline ...
• Distressed by cancelled procedure
  A Paradise woman says a last-minute decision to cancel an important surgery to remove a suspicious tumour from her mother's liver is evidence of ...
• Nowhere left to turn
  From a distance, Alexander Chafe is a picture of masculinity and strength. The 39-year-old stands over six feet, has tightly cropped hair, ...
• Can't share poverty, protesters say
  Fish plant workers who make an average of $8,000 a year say there's no room in the processing sector for further expansion, and want the ...
• Williams cautiously optimistic
  Premier Danny Williams says he's cautiously optimistic that AbitibiBowater and its union can reach a deal over the future operation of the ...
• 'Just glad to be alive'
  Badger - These days, Ted Patey's family members and friends have to look deep into his eyes to see the man he used to be. A rare neurological ...
• Giving the world the boot
  Visit any construction site anywhere in the world these days, and chances are you'll find someone wearing a pair of boots made right here. That's ...
• Refining the refinery
  Placentia - Construction is still months away, but business representatives at a conference and exhibition here this week have been advised to ...
• The gates will soon open
  Those concerned about how the local economy may benefit from the construction and operation of a new commercial nickel processing plant here need ...
• Widow in shock after loss
  All Bernice Walker has left of her husband is his ashes, and dark memories of a series of events she says has shattered her confidence in the ...
• More spills than predicted, group says
  Oil spills in Atlantic Canada's offshore happen more often than environmental assessments predicted, according to research done by the Alder ...
• Paper mill crumbling, says union
  Grand Falls-Windsor - The AbitibiBowater newsprint mill in Grand Falls-Windsor is slowly crumbling and may not be able to operate beyond this ...
• Uncertainty grips woods workers
  A complete transformation is being planned for the way wood fibre is delivered to the AbitibiBowater newsprint mill in Grand Falls-Windsor, and ...
• Union members have their say
  The union representing roughly 900 employees with AbitibiBowater in central Newfoundland will learn today how its membership feels about an ...
• Barnes takes stock
  Grand Falls-Windsor - It's mid-afternoon on a Wednesday and there's not much activity at the town hall. Two friendly municipal workers wearing ...
• Government wades in on Abitibi debate
  Grand Falls-Windsor - The provincial government broke its silence Thursday over the future of the money-losing AbitibiBowater newsprint mill in ...
• Conway's crusade
  Eugene Conway failed miserably at Latin as a high school student in the early 1960s. He scored 11 per cent on one exam. So, how is it possible ...
• Showdown looming at mill
  Grand Falls-Windsor - Tension is growing in this Central Newfoundland town as a showdown looms between the company that operates the struggling ...
• Clear a path
  Sitting in an office at the Brookfield fire station, Carl King stares out at the lines of traffic passing along Topsail Road. He's looking for ...
• Nurse gets the cold shoulder
  Like many Newfoundlanders living on the mainland, Joy Banfield wants to come home. She thought that would be a reality later this summer. She ...
• Nursing shortage hits Stephenville
  The province's nurses union says this past weekend's closure of the intensive care unit at the Stephenville hospital is the latest sign of a ...
• No ordinary Mac
  Mac Pitcher strolls out of his office wearing a rugby shirt, blue jeans and Crocs. His outfit is in stark contrast to his wild hair, thick, full ...
• The whale rescuer
  Wayne Ledwell leans over the side of his small inflatable boat and sticks his silver-haired head into the waters of Placentia Bay. Through the ...
• Entrepreneurs on the rise
  It's been a little over seven months since Marilin Brace opened the door to her new business in Mount Pearl, and it's been swinging like a tree ...
• Bar worker screeching mad
  Tourists visiting a new downtown liquor store will soon be able to pick up their favourite alcoholic beverage and become honorary ...
• Words from the Past
  Kay Coady always carries toilet tissue in her purse. Nine squares, in fact. But she won't be using it to wipe her nose. That's because the ...