The Week of July 21 to 27, 2002

 
Out Front
Sunday
July 21, 2002
Once the preserve of the "backyard" out door living is moving to the front of the house. Thirty-two examples are seen in this story.
Cooking the End of the First Cut
Monday
July 22, 2002
Tisdale Dehydration in last week of the first cut. Making do in a poor year.
The Greenwater Report For July 22, 2002
Monday
July 22, 2002
Gerald Crawford has provided us with a set of stunning pictures as he tells us about the storms, Saskatchewan Express, wood ticks, moose and berries.
Flashy Lilies
Monday
July 22, 2002
Here are some remarkable pictures of a flower garden of lilies.
Moving A Dugout
Tuesday
July 23, 2002
A family at Zenon Park moves a dug out. The story of the move is in a series of pictures that shows folks coping with the drought.
Who Can You Trust?
Tuesday
July 23, 2002
Ron Thorton ponders the way honesty and trust seem to have become concepts that are no longer in common practice.
Ecological Compromise
Wednesday
July 24, 2002
We have some very hard decisions to make and often apply different standards to our own conduct than to companies. Today we look at three specific problems.
Greenwater, a poem
Wednesday
July 24, 2002
This is a poem by eight year old Mary Lambert of Saskatoon.
New Transformers
Wednesday
July 24, 2002
SaskPower upgraded a neighbourhood transmission system in Tisdale today.
The Post-Bubble Economy: A Better World
Thursday
July 25, 2002
Economist Mark Weisbrot tells us what to expect in the period to come as the bubble has bursts. This straight-forward analysis of the US economy helps to explain the effects of the devalued stock market and its cause.
Ed Broadbent's Proposal for Political Contribution Reform
Thursday
July 25, 2002
Jason Inness from Calgary explains how we could have a much more democratic system of government if we eliminated contributions to politicians and political parties by corporations, unions and interest groups.
The miracles of The Majestic: imagination, capitalism and freedom
Thursday
July 25, 2002
After feeling pretty tough Mario deSantis thought he would find some relief in comedy and came upon something even more uplifting.
L.A. Express Video
Thursday
July 25, 2002
Open now for a month Tisdale's new video outlet has lots of movies on the shelf.
The Information Age and the Need To Know
Friday
July 26, 2002
Be it weather, the captial city of East Timor or the price of tea in China we have become a world where accurate information really matters.
Turning
Saturday
July 27, 2002
There are kernels in those heads and there will be a crop to take off.
Thanks God for our Charter of Rights
Saturday
July 27, 2002
Ron Thornton points out the prominent place "God" is given in the Canadian Charter of Rights.
Defense Minister John McCallum's Thinking Is Wrong
Saturday
July 27, 2002
Patricia Barclay from Salt Spring Island expresses the extreme discomfort shared by so many Canadians at the determination by the Government of Canada to curtail investigation into the death and injury of Canadian soldiers in Afghanistan by the United States Air Force.
Ottawa's "Leadership" Flicks: B Movies At Best
Saturday
July 27, 2002
Walter Robinson would like the various leadership games move their focus to issues that he feels all Canadians are concerned about.
The societal implications of the work of scientists John Nash, Thomas Saaty and Jay Forrester: Game Theory versus System Dynamics
Saturday
July 27, 2002
Mario deSantis explores alternative ways of looking at things and better ways of finding workable solutions. Read this story carefully, it could be dangerous.