Profile of Barbara Dean-Simmons

All articles of Barbara Dean-Simmons

• Adjusting the course
  “Ultimately, the impact of any attempt to reform education must be measured by the effects on students.”So began the conclusion of a 1994 report ...
• Bonavista man dies while vacationing in Dominican...
  A Bonavista man in his late 40s has died in Punta Cana, in the Dominican Republic, while snorkeling with family and friends who were vacationing ...
• Well deserved
  Last week the province presented its first Ovation awards and named Hilda Whelan as the recipient.She was awarded for her “fortitude and ...
• Drawing logical conclusions
  Logic must prevail. At the same time, human nature being what it is, intense issues prompt intense emotions.Sometimes, then, it’s easy for those ...
• Schools Act needs to be toughened up
  It is disturbing. Last week at Blaketown Collegiate, a 13-year-old student was ganged up on by her peers.According to reports, she was knocked to ...
• Something to be proud of
  The story has been imbedded in our provincial psyche for years. Cassie Brown brought it to life, in vivid detail, in her book “Death on the Ice,” ...
• When protocol hinders progress
  In the overall scheme of things John Norman did nothing wrong. In fact, if you consider the larger fall-out from the Bonavista town councilor’s ...
• Putting food on the table
  The headline demanded attention, because it affects all of us. “Food Prices to grow in 2013” was the title on the story in the Evening Telegram’s ...
• Common sense at 30,000 feet
  The story goes like this. Alyson Beaudoin-Goodman, flying from Yellowknife to Calgary, found herself seated next to a man who, obviously, had too ...
• Miscalculations
  It not exactly the kind of decision-making that instills confidence. The Dunderdale gang appears to have miscalculated, in developing a plan for ...
• Two decades later
  It was hard to imagine 20 years ago and it’s difficult to comprehend today. Newfoundland and Labrador has no cod fishery. Bureaucrats might ...
• The government mindset
  Darrin King has created a chill.The province's fisheries minister declared, in a fit of anger two weeks ago, that his department would pull ...
• Blankies, babies and lunch time
  Facebook has served its purpose. While debating what to fill this editorial space with this week, we threw out a random thought to our Facebook ...
• Questions and answers
  You have to like the creative thinking and strategic organization of the provincial New Democratic Party. On Monday, they launched their Question ...
• The long road to prosperity
  Granted, it was a good news day. With the Hebron deal finally signed, this province can finally begin to shed its poor beggar image. Still, it ...
• The long road to prosperity
  Granted, it was a good news day. With the Hebron deal finally signed, this province can finally begin to shed its poor beggar image. Still, it ...