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The Week of October 27 to November 2, 2002
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 University of Saskatchewan Fall Convocation- Sunday
October 27, 2002
Degrees and awards were handed out in a ceramony Saturday morning almost entirely
devoid of the context in which this event occured.
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 The Greenwater report- Monday
October 28, 2002
As this picture of the lake shows it almost frozen over with a fault line stretch
out across the ice. This and more stories from Gerald Crawford in this week's column.
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 No end to more tragedies in the private
world of the Free Market: Russian Forces storm the theater in Moscow
and Senator Wellstone dies in a plane crash- Monday
October 28, 2002
Mario deSantis comments on the unusual and unfortunate events of this past weekend.
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 The bad economics of the Bushes:
The new doctrine of a never ending war- Monday
October 28, 2002
Mario deSantis gives us a first hand look both through his eyes and those of his
camera as a country marching toward continued confrontation.
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- Paladin of democratic reform
 Monday
October 28, 2002
Joe Hueglin brings out the facts, item by item he shows us the serious hypocracy
of Paul Martin casting himself as some defender of parliament.
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 Meeting two crooks in Rome:
Berlusconi's trickle down corruption- Tuesday
October 29, 2002
Mario deSantis takes us along on his trip to Italy with some amazing pictures and
one of those trip spoiling episodes that he was able to turn into a smile and a couple
of pictures.
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 No more taxes
. . . not even for health care- Tuesday
October 29, 2002
Walter Robinson and the Canadian Tax Payers Federation draw the line and make the
case against more taxes despite Senator Michael Kirby's report and the Romanow report.
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 Ring The Dinner
Bell...They're All Out To Lunch- Tuesday
October 29, 2002
It seems that Ron Thornton is suffering from a fairly heavy dose of disillusionment
as he comments on the ways seem to be headed nationally and in his home city.
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 Disgruntled passage: the
rebellion of youth- Wednesday
October 30, 2002
Every teenager enters a period in their life where they resent the responsibility
being thrust upon them by their advancing age. Some never get beyond that point.
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 Carrot River's new web site- Wednesday
October 30, 2002
Kevin and Sandra McIntyre have just completed a super Carrot River web site with
loads of information and the potential to grow.
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 Warm fuzzy words and taxes- Wednesday
October 30, 2002
Rebecca Gingrich wrote her comments on the Liberal government's tendencies with the
economy before Mr. Manley made his speech today but her comments clearly indicate
some concern and discontent with the use of tax money.
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 Kyoto Accord:
An act of faith!- Wednesday
October 30, 2002
Joe Hueglin makes a reasonable argument for have doubts about proceeding with the
Kyoto Accord and he is not alone. Wouldn't everyone like to know what the future
holds for us all?
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 Who is right in the proposed health care
changes?
Commissioner Romanow or Senator Kirby?- Thursday
October 31, 2002
Canadians repeatedly identify two issues as the most important ones, the state of
medicare in the country and the environment. Mario deSantis points out that the underlying
premise of the economic structure could be at the root of the troubles. You figure
out what the pig is.
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 Government spending priorities- Thursday
October 31, 2002
Rebecca Gingrich considered Ron Thornton's article earlier this week and suggests
that the fired cabinet ministers are in a way accomplices to the bad use of public
money. She also sheds some line on Svend Robinson.
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 Halloween 2002- Friday
October 31, 2002
Lonely, that's how I would describe this halloween.Grateful for two visitors.
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 The Vinyl Cafe Live- Friday
November 1, 2002
Michael Townsend had a chance Wednesday to see one of the great Canadian humourists
of this era, CBC radio personality Stuart McLean. Mike gives us his impression of
the live show.
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 The right to vote- Friday
November 1, 2002
Christine Whitaker of Edgeley objects to the idea of residents of Canada's federal
penitentuaries having the right to vote.
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 Peddlers- Friday
November 1, 2002
They come and go almost timeless, no matter what era we live in there seems to be
room in the marketplace for the itinerant peddler.
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 Poppy Day in Tisdale- Saturday
November 2, 2002
The Tisdale Air Cadets are looking after this year's poppy drive in Tisdale downtown
and at the mall.
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 Dehy turnaround- Saturday
November 2, 2002
Pulling the bad crop into pellets was an excellent example of flexibility and resourcefullness
benefitting both the dehydration company and farmers a like.
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 Warm enough for windows- Saturday
November 2, 2002
After two weeks of prolonged miserable weather the sun came out and the temperature
almost rose above freezing for an hour or two Friday afternoon.
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 Mr. Manley goes
to Halifax: The taxpayers reality check- Saturday
November 2, 2002
Walter Robinson of the Canadian Taxpayer's Federation brings the facts to compare
with what Finance Minister John Manley told the Finance Committee on Wednesday. It
seems the man was painting with a pretty broad brush.
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 A solution for Canada's health care? Reduce
the financial disparity between the rich and the poor- Saturday
November 2, 2002
Mario deSantis reveals a secret we should think very carefully about. Public universal
health care will only be as good and fair as the society in which it is found.
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