Jennifer Pellegrini
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Jennifer Pellegrini is a former reporter and editor and is currently working in communications in the public sector. She is also a freelance writer based in Fort Erie, Ontario, and has been nominated for three Ontario Newspaper Awards. She likes to think she's cool, but never got out of the 80s .Follow her on Twitter at twitter.com/plsplstellmenow.

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After a Wild Week of News, Two Stories You Might Have Missed

(2) Comments | Posted May 19, 2013 | 8:29 PM

This week has been an emotional roller coaster for Canadians who follow the news. Tuesday came the heart-wrenching news that the body of missing Ancaster, Ontario man Tim Bosma had been found.

Wednesday, we learned that Dellen Millard, a 27-year-old aviation wunderkind, had been arrested and...

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The Right Way to Talk About Tim Bosma Online

(21) Comments | Posted May 15, 2013 | 12:23 PM

Excuse me for a second, while I ask a question.

What, in the name of all that is good, is wrong with people?

By now, most Ontario residents and probably many Canadians, are aware of the tragic discovery of Tim Bosma's burned body on a rural property in Kitchener, Ont....

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The Magic and Mayhem of Modern Mummyhood

(0) Comments | Posted May 12, 2013 | 5:52 PM

In my life, I have enjoyed 15 Mother's Days. The first one got off to a bit of a rocky start, (let's just say there's a certain man in my life who will never live down forgetting to buy me a card from our new daughter) but ended well.

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I Learned to Lose Weight With Other People

(0) Comments | Posted May 2, 2013 | 12:22 PM

A little more than a month ago, my friend Denise posted a picture of the most amazing ass you've ever seen on her Facebook page. Not her own derriere (although she is in incredible shape), but one she and others could aspire to through a 30-day squat program.

Day One...

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How Internet Trolls Make the Boston Tragedy Worse

(2) Comments | Posted April 17, 2013 | 12:42 PM

It's a compelling image, to be sure: a young, bespectacled girl, her blonde hair in a ponytail, running alone down a street. She's clad in a too-large orange T-shirt, and a runner's bib on the front bears the name words "Joe Cassella 5K." Below it, her entrant number, 1035.

Beside...

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Why Was No One There for Rehtaeh Parsons?

(18) Comments | Posted April 12, 2013 | 8:18 AM

When I was in Grade 12, the administration at my school decided to move the annual graduation celebration, which traditionally took place in June, to November.

My very good friend's date was someone she had met at sailing camp over the summer. Charming, good looking and very well-to-do he was...

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Words of Wisdom to My Teenager From a Been There, Done That Mom

(4) Comments | Posted March 16, 2013 | 8:41 AM

It's so hard to believe that 15 years ago, your father and I were introduced to someone who would change our lives in the most amazing way possible. I try to work an "I love you" or two into our conversations every day, but one day, I won't be around...

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