http://www.theaurora.ca/images/logo/Aurora.jpghttp://www.theaurora.ca/List of the lastest articles from this category.http://www.theaurora.ca/Opinion-9979Sun, 05 Feb 2012 12:52:26 -0500Sun, 05 Feb 2012 12:52:26 -0500enhttp://www.theaurora.ca/Opinion/Letters-to-the-editor/2012-01-30/article-2879883/Wabush-councillor-resigns/1Mon, 30 Jan 2012 11:42:07 -0500Dear Editor: I wish to thank all of the residents who put their trust in my by voting for me to represent them as a councillor for the town of Wabush.As an elected official I took an oath to represent the residents of our community following the municipal laws of the province and the policies ...http://www.theaurora.ca/Opinion/Letters-to-the-editor/2012-01-30/article-2879883/Wabush-councillor-resigns/1Opinionhttp://www.theaurora.ca/Opinion/Letters-to-the-editor/2012-01-30/article-2879883/Wabush-councillor-resigns/1http://www.theaurora.ca/Opinion/Editorial/2012-01-30/article-2879882/Smoke-detectors-save-lives/1Mon, 30 Jan 2012 11:40:35 -0500You had a wonderful weekend with your family - hockey practice, figure skating, sliding followed by hot chocolate with double the marshmallows.After a nice supper, you give the children a bath and get them into their pajamas before a little playtime.You read them some books and tuck them into ...http://www.theaurora.ca/Opinion/Editorial/2012-01-30/article-2879882/Smoke-detectors-save-lives/1Opinionhttp://www.theaurora.ca/Opinion/Editorial/2012-01-30/article-2879882/Smoke-detectors-save-lives/1http://www.theaurora.ca/Opinion/Letters-to-the-editor/2012-01-16/article-2865427/Progress-must-be-tempered-by-balance-in-every-aspect/1Mon, 16 Jan 2012 14:59:27 -0500Dear Editor: This letter is in response to your article of January 9 in which Wabush resident Wade Coombs is said to object to the proposal of a hotel being built on land that is one of the few recreational areas left in Wabush. As citizens, who came for two years and are here for 35 years, ...http://www.theaurora.ca/Opinion/Letters-to-the-editor/2012-01-16/article-2865427/Progress-must-be-tempered-by-balance-in-every-aspect/1Opinionhttp://www.theaurora.ca/Opinion/Letters-to-the-editor/2012-01-16/article-2865427/Progress-must-be-tempered-by-balance-in-every-aspect/1http://www.theaurora.ca/Opinion/Editorial/2012-01-16/article-2865417/Christmas-all-over-again%26hellip%3B/1Mon, 16 Jan 2012 14:49:08 -0500When, on May 31, 2011, retiring MHA and then Speaker of the House Roger Fitzgerald proclaimed “This House now stands adjourned” few were aware it would be almost 10 months until the 47th General Assembly of the House of Assembly would resume.Premier Dunderdale broke the news after her landslide ...http://www.theaurora.ca/Opinion/Editorial/2012-01-16/article-2865417/Christmas-all-over-again%26hellip%3B/1jgraney@northernpen.caOpinionhttp://www.theaurora.ca/Opinion/Editorial/2012-01-16/article-2865417/Christmas-all-over-again%26hellip%3B/1http://www.theaurora.ca/Opinion/Editorial/2012-01-09/article-2858766/Fleeting--fairness/1Mon, 09 Jan 2012 16:01:59 -0500By the time the average Canadian worker headed home for lunch on Tuesday, the average CEO in this country had collected in salary what it will take that average Joe the rest of the year to make. That’s an unsettling truth ... for us average Joes at least. Many opinion makers have waxed at ...http://www.theaurora.ca/Opinion/Editorial/2012-01-09/article-2858766/Fleeting--fairness/1Opinionhttp://www.theaurora.ca/Opinion/Editorial/2012-01-09/article-2858766/Fleeting--fairness/1http://www.theaurora.ca/Opinion/Letters-to-the-editor/2012-01-04/article-2854040/Roadway-roulette/1Wed, 04 Jan 2012 13:07:12 -0500Driving on our roadways is becoming akin to playing Russian roulette. How do you feel when your children and grandkids are travelling on our roadways? Personally, I am petrified. Every week there is a new tragedy.The solution to any problem begins with a discussion and the time has come to talk ...http://www.theaurora.ca/Opinion/Letters-to-the-editor/2012-01-04/article-2854040/Roadway-roulette/1Opinionhttp://www.theaurora.ca/Opinion/Letters-to-the-editor/2012-01-04/article-2854040/Roadway-roulette/1http://www.theaurora.ca/Opinion/Editorial/2012-01-04/article-2854037/Fighting-for-the-little-guy/1Wed, 04 Jan 2012 13:05:16 -0500Our province’s citizens’ representative, Barry Fleming, has submitted his annual report to the provincial House of Assembly. Don’t worry, the House may be closed for business but you can still read Mr. Fleming’s report on his website (www.citizensrep.nl.ca). In it his report he details ...http://www.theaurora.ca/Opinion/Editorial/2012-01-04/article-2854037/Fighting-for-the-little-guy/1editor@gulfnews.caOpinionhttp://www.theaurora.ca/Opinion/Editorial/2012-01-04/article-2854037/Fighting-for-the-little-guy/1http://www.theaurora.ca/Columns/Michael-Johansen/2011-12-28/article-2849687/In-Other-Words/1Wed, 28 Dec 2011 13:06:09 -0500Number one and number twohttp://www.theaurora.ca/Columns/Michael-Johansen/2011-12-28/article-2849687/In-Other-Words/1newsroom@thewesternstar.comOpinionhttp://www.theaurora.ca/Columns/Michael-Johansen/2011-12-28/article-2849687/In-Other-Words/1http://www.theaurora.ca/Opinion/Editorial/2011-12-28/article-2849686/Fish-or-cut-bait/1Wed, 28 Dec 2011 13:05:00 -0500If you’re looking just at the raw numbers, oil is king in this province right now. The provincial government’s publication The economy - 2011 notes: “the value of oil production increased to $8.2 billion” and “oil extraction and support activities accounted for 27.5 per cent of the province’s ...http://www.theaurora.ca/Opinion/Editorial/2011-12-28/article-2849686/Fish-or-cut-bait/1Opinionhttp://www.theaurora.ca/Opinion/Editorial/2011-12-28/article-2849686/Fish-or-cut-bait/1http://www.theaurora.ca/Opinion/Letters-to-the-editor/2011-12-19/article-2841539/Situation-is-unfair/1Mon, 19 Dec 2011 16:06:40 -0500November 20, 2011 Dear Premier Dunderdale; I would like to draw your attention to the Blue Book policy reguarding the gasoline tax and how it relates to government’s failure to make a meaningful commitment to pave the Trans-Labrador Highway. On page 15 of the Blue Book under the Provincial ...http://www.theaurora.ca/Opinion/Letters-to-the-editor/2011-12-19/article-2841539/Situation-is-unfair/1Opinionhttp://www.theaurora.ca/Opinion/Letters-to-the-editor/2011-12-19/article-2841539/Situation-is-unfair/1http://www.theaurora.ca/Opinion/Editorial/2011-12-19/article-2841519/Corporate-Christmas%3F/1Mon, 19 Dec 2011 15:54:27 -0500In December 2005, according to Statistics Canada, Canadian shoppers spent $36.8 billion preparing for the Christmas season.http://www.theaurora.ca/Opinion/Editorial/2011-12-19/article-2841519/Corporate-Christmas%3F/1Opinionhttp://www.theaurora.ca/Opinion/Editorial/2011-12-19/article-2841519/Corporate-Christmas%3F/1http://www.theaurora.ca/Columns/Michael-Johansen/2011-12-12/article-2832140/In-Other-Words/1Mon, 12 Dec 2011 11:29:30 -0500 It’s all Suzuki’s faulthttp://www.theaurora.ca/Columns/Michael-Johansen/2011-12-12/article-2832140/In-Other-Words/1newsroom@thewesternstar.comOpinionhttp://www.theaurora.ca/Columns/Michael-Johansen/2011-12-12/article-2832140/In-Other-Words/1http://www.theaurora.ca/Opinion/Editorial/2011-12-12/article-2832135/Fighting-for-the-little-guy/1Mon, 12 Dec 2011 11:26:37 -0500Our province’s citizens’ representative, Barry Fleming, has submitted his annual report to the provincial House of Assembly.http://www.theaurora.ca/Opinion/Editorial/2011-12-12/article-2832135/Fighting-for-the-little-guy/1editor@gulfnews.caOpinionhttp://www.theaurora.ca/Opinion/Editorial/2011-12-12/article-2832135/Fighting-for-the-little-guy/1http://www.theaurora.ca/Columns/Peter-Pickersgill/2011-12-05/article-2825476/The-plot-continues/1Mon, 05 Dec 2011 12:46:11 -0500Readers of this column may remember a plot I have mentioned in the past. A plot aimed at me personally. I have written about it several times, particularly on occasions when the news of the day made its existence undeniable. I should clarify a little. Though I take it personally, it must be ...http://www.theaurora.ca/Columns/Peter-Pickersgill/2011-12-05/article-2825476/The-plot-continues/1editor@southerngazette.caOpinionhttp://www.theaurora.ca/Columns/Peter-Pickersgill/2011-12-05/article-2825476/The-plot-continues/1http://www.theaurora.ca/Opinion/Editorial/2011-12-05/article-2825473/To-the-person-who-has-everything/1Mon, 05 Dec 2011 12:43:48 -0500What do you get the person who has everything? That person on your list that stumps you each Christmas? You’re tired of buying black socks, gift cards are getting boring, chocolates don’t exactly give that “personal touch,” and lets face it, the woolen sweater option is out. We can spend hours ...http://www.theaurora.ca/Opinion/Editorial/2011-12-05/article-2825473/To-the-person-who-has-everything/1Opinionhttp://www.theaurora.ca/Opinion/Editorial/2011-12-05/article-2825473/To-the-person-who-has-everything/1http://www.theaurora.ca/Opinion/Editorial/2011-11-28/article-2818264/Ho-hum/1Mon, 28 Nov 2011 11:11:35 -0500Where have all the politicians gone? The provincial election has been over for close to two months but there is a distinct lack of activity from those who have just been given a vote of confidence by the voters of this province.Most of us who are well aware that Premier Kathy Dunderdale decided ...http://www.theaurora.ca/Opinion/Editorial/2011-11-28/article-2818264/Ho-hum/1Opinionhttp://www.theaurora.ca/Opinion/Editorial/2011-11-28/article-2818264/Ho-hum/1http://www.theaurora.ca/Opinion/Letters-to-the-editor/2011-11-24/article-2814070/People-of-Labrador-deserve-equality/1Thu, 24 Nov 2011 09:38:59 -0500This letter is a reply to correspondence from Minister Tom Hedderson by TLH NOW! group. Dear Mr. Hedderson, We are writing in response to your reply to our original email dated September 26, 2011. Let us first congratulate you on your reelection to the House of Assembly and subsequent ...http://www.theaurora.ca/Opinion/Letters-to-the-editor/2011-11-24/article-2814070/People-of-Labrador-deserve-equality/1Opinionhttp://www.theaurora.ca/Opinion/Letters-to-the-editor/2011-11-24/article-2814070/People-of-Labrador-deserve-equality/1http://www.theaurora.ca/Opinion/Editorial/2011-11-24/article-2814061/Keeping-commitments-manageable/1Thu, 24 Nov 2011 09:24:15 -0500We’ve run an interesting letter next to this editorial from a group called TLH NOW! The action group is seeking a concrete commitment and timeline from the government - in particular public works minister Tom Hedderson - about paving the entire length of the Trans-Labrador Highway. This letter ...http://www.theaurora.ca/Opinion/Editorial/2011-11-24/article-2814061/Keeping-commitments-manageable/1Opinionhttp://www.theaurora.ca/Opinion/Editorial/2011-11-24/article-2814061/Keeping-commitments-manageable/1http://www.theaurora.ca/Opinion/Editorial/2011-11-14/article-2804300/Marked-man%3F/1Mon, 14 Nov 2011 15:30:49 -0500Darin King is a very popular man at the moment. Maybe popular is the wrong word to use in this instance, perhaps a marked man is more apt. He is no doubt fully aware that the first wrong decision or departmental policy deemed unfit for industry consumption will bring with it a king-sized ...http://www.theaurora.ca/Opinion/Editorial/2011-11-14/article-2804300/Marked-man%3F/1jgraney@northernpen.caOpinionhttp://www.theaurora.ca/Opinion/Editorial/2011-11-14/article-2804300/Marked-man%3F/1http://www.theaurora.ca/Opinion/Letters-to-the-editor/2011-11-07/article-2797699/Financial-Literacy-Month%3A--Is-your-teenager--financially-literate%3F/1Mon, 07 Nov 2011 10:40:11 -0500Dear Editor: This November marks the first Financial Literacy Month in Canada. In the current economic climate, it is important that we all improve our knowledge, skills and confidence in making responsible financial choices for ourselves, but we also need to think about the next ...http://www.theaurora.ca/Opinion/Letters-to-the-editor/2011-11-07/article-2797699/Financial-Literacy-Month%3A--Is-your-teenager--financially-literate%3F/1Opinionhttp://www.theaurora.ca/Opinion/Letters-to-the-editor/2011-11-07/article-2797699/Financial-Literacy-Month%3A--Is-your-teenager--financially-literate%3F/1