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COLUMN: It's home sweet home for our newest scribe

COLUMN: It's home sweet home for our newest scribe

Nikki Cole's first week as a reporter with BarrieToday is officially done and dusted, and it's been great getting back into the swing of things
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COLUMN: Covering events can also make you think twice about your stance

COLUMN: Covering events can also make you think twice about your stance

Sometimes being put in an uncomfortable position is what it takes to appreciate and embrace different viewpoints, reporter says
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COLUMN: An old married lady’s foray into Tinder

COLUMN: An old married lady’s foray into Tinder

Reporter joins online dating platform to speak with local singles for a story
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COLUMN: He called me a Gryffindor, high praise from a nine-year old

COLUMN: He called me a Gryffindor, high praise from a nine-year old

Story behind the story: Some interviews just stick with you, and this kid was a rainbow at the end of a very long, grey day
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COLUMN: Darkened rinks lead to some dark days for pick-up hockey players

COLUMN: Darkened rinks lead to some dark days for pick-up hockey players

Reporter misses being on the ice with his buddies and playing hockey, but also understands the right decision was made to close local rinks
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AUDIO: David Brain shares his passion for predicting the weather

AUDIO: David Brain shares his passion for predicting the weather

After milder temperatures and less snow than expected, weather watcher makes his prediction for the rest of winter
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POLL: What are you doing to kill time during the stay-at-home order?

POLL: What are you doing to kill time during the stay-at-home order?

The province is asking people to stay at home except for essential business such as getting food or medications, or going to appointments
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COLUMN: Veteran reporter looks back at her early journalism days in Cookstown

COLUMN: Veteran reporter looks back at her early journalism days in Cookstown

Miriam King describes the unusual way she entered the industry, working at the Cookstown Advocate where she put her formal education into action by writing about nature and producing a children's page
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COLUMN: I was home-schooled before it was mandated by the government

COLUMN: I was home-schooled before it was mandated by the government

You've got Zoom, but back in the 1990s I had VHS
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