The Telegram

I’m looking at the headline below the fold in the July 6 Telegram: “Low-income homeowners could face city tax hike: Lane.” Surely it should be high-income homeowners? The story is, as values of properties in St. John’s were ...

So now the world knows the truth, Russia did not interfere with the U.S. elections. President Donald Trump has accurate information from a reliable source, his new best friend, President Vladimir Putin. Is it too cynical to suggest that liars lie and ...

Twenty-three years ago, I helped lead a team that designed and implemented the cod sentinel inshore survey on Northern Cod (Southern Avalon, North East Coast and Labrador).    The status of Northern Cod has been much in the news lately ...

A July 7 letter ("MUN should cut programs that don’t match N.L. job market) to the Telegram states that “if MUN wants to be a 21st-century university it needs to become more specialized in areas that meet the labour market of this ...

Re: W.T. Beckett: “Letter chose to distort history” (June 9, Page B6), Dr. K.N.I. Bell: “Humanity’s future depends on respect for human rights” (June 9, Page B6); Marilyn Porter: “Check your facts and sources ...

We’ve heard many horror stories coming out of our correctional facilities over the years, whether it be related to drugs, living conditions, violence or even death. Of course, in recent times, the latter has come to the forefront on several ...

I must respectfully disagree with Richard Mease’s characterization of the term Newfie as something to be proud of (“Newfie is a unique identifier,” The Telegram, June 27). As a 90-year-old Newfoundlander I hold an entirely ...

As economic uncertainty continues to plague public discourse throughout Newfoundland and Labrador, and as the funding of Memorial University continues to come under scrutiny, the worst thing we can do as a province is think myopically about the ...

It was truly appalling to read such blatant fearmongering against peaceful Palestinians in the May 26 letter “Hamas in the wrong over Gaza marches,” by Honest Reporting’s Mike Fegelman. A simple search will tell you Honest Reporting ...

I read with some astonishment Premier Dwight Ball’s letter to the editor June 30 ("PCs ill-informed on trade matters") where he suggests American duties on Canadian newsprint – which dramatically affect Corner Brook Pulp and ...