Stories written by Diane ColeDiane is a fifth year journalism student. When she's not chasing down stories, she spends her time dancing, reading and practicing her photography skills. She's hoping to do lots of traveling and reporting when she graduates in May.
You can check out her blog here: http://dscole.wordpress.com
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Audio, Opinion, This Week's Edition
Tuesday, April 27th, 2010

Music just isn’t the same as it used to be. But that isn’t necessarily a bad thing. This is my take on new music and why it’s just as good as the music from the 1960′s.
Posted by Diane Cole
Audio, Features, This Week's Edition
Tuesday, April 27th, 2010

Whether they’re popping and locking, or twirling and jumping, a growing number of people are taking up dancing as a hobby. Wannabe dancers are flooding dance classes and conventions, hoping to become the next big thing. So if you’ve been wondering what’s got everybody dancing in the streets, you can listen here to find out why.
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Past Student Journalists
Thursday, April 15th, 2010

Diane is a fifth year journalism student. When she’s not chasing down stories, she spends her time dancing, reading and practicing her photography skills. She’s hoping to do lots of traveling and reporting when she graduates in May. You can check out her blog here: http://dscole.wordpress.com
Posted by Diane Cole
Transcripts
Tuesday, April 13th, 2010
Diane Cole The Mind Thief Runs: 10:15 SFx: Sigur Ros- Untitled 3 VO The brain is a powerful thing. It’s the control centre for thought, movement and emotion. But when disease creeps into the mind, the results can be devastating. Theresa Cole knows this. Her husband Robert has Primary Progressive Aphasia. He was diagnosed with [...]
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Audio, Features, This Week's Edition
Tuesday, April 13th, 2010

Theresa and Robert Cole’s lives changed in 2006 when Robert was diagnosed with a rare form of dementia. The following looks at the struggles that they and thousands of family face when dealing with this disease.
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Opinion, This Week's Edition
Friday, March 26th, 2010

On March 24, New Brunswick Premier Shawn Graham stood before the Legislature and declared his $3.2 billion deal to sell NB Power to Hydro- Quebec was no more. The deal fell apart the last few weeks while the two governments attempted to turn the deal into a legal document. Graham said the new requests made [...]
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Best of the Beacon
Friday, February 12th, 2010

Life is about taking chances. Some people risk more than others in hopes of great success. Patrick McAllister is one of these people. He’s a poker player, and makes his living by taking chances. He competes in online matches five to six times every week and brings in close to $2,000 weekly. Online poker has [...]
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Transcripts
Sunday, January 24th, 2010
Yves Gagnon Clip “We’ll listen to the government and what they have to say. Then afterward, we will analyze the MOU and most probably going to be in the details where we will find the solution. We’ll see if it’s a good deal or if it’s not a good deal. That’s what Hydro-Quebec will be [...]
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News, This Week's Edition
Sunday, January 24th, 2010

Let’s make a deal! Just like you’d see on the popular game show, Shawn Graham is looking to upgrade his chances of selling NB Power with his new big deal. On Wednesday, the New Brunswick Premier announced the sequel to his unpopular Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). Several portions of the first MOU were tweaked in [...]
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News, This Week's Edition
Wednesday, November 4th, 2009

On October 29th residents of New Brunswick fell into a state of shock. Tempers flared through the province when Premier Shawn Graham, alongside Quebec Premier Jean Charest, unveiled an agreement proposing the sale of NB Power to Hydro- Quebec. The $4.75 billion deal would see the debt accumulated by NB Power wiped clean and assets [...]