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The Week of October 26 to
November 1, 2003
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October - 27 - 28 - 29
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 Friday there was
snow- Monday
October 27, 2003
by: Timothy and Judy Shire
la Ronge: Driving back to Tisdale from LaRonge the scene
was definitely that of winter.
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 Regina drying
up- Monday
October 27, 2003
by: Matthew Shire
Regina: This is a collection of some pictures in Regina
taken this past week that shows the emptying of lake.
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 The Greenwater report- Monday
October 27, 2003
by: Gerald Crawford
Greenwater Provincial Park: Snow, more snow and rain
wet down the park a bit but Gerald has time to get to a farmers market, a dinner
theatre, fall supper and Kelvington's Harvest Hoedown.
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 Tisdale Writers Group celebrates
fifteen year anniversary- Monday
October 27, 2003
by: Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale: Saturday afternoon the writers of this prestigeous
group did readings from their latest work an anthology for the group.
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 laRonge sunset- Monday
October 27, 2003
by: Timothy and Judy Shire
laRonge: These scenes are dramatic and share with us
the moments photographed by Judy Shire last wednesday as the day came to a close.
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 A new street in
laRonge- Monday
October 27, 2003
by: Timothy and Judy Shire
laRonge: Development is the norm in Saskatchewan's most
central Northern centre as it continues to grow year after year and a new street
is being cut through the forest.
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 Tec-Water Supplies- Tuesday
October 28, 2003
by: Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale: High tech company moves to its new facility
in downtown Tisdale where it provides processed water and manufactures complete water
systems for farm water purification.
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 What's fair is
fair- Tuesday
October 28, 2003
by: Bev Currie
Swift Current: The unusual goings on in Ottawa with
the former Privacy Commissioner definitely caught our attention but there is more
to this story and maybe there is something in it for us, . . . maybe not!
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 MacKay accepts what he speaks against- Tuesday
October 28, 2003
by: Joe Hueglin
Niagara Falls, Ontario: The weekend meetings of the
Progressive Conservative national executive has left the door open for Alliance members
to buy memberships in the party and control the vote on a merger with their own party.
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 A splendid beginning- Tuesday
October 28, 2003
by: Matthew Shire
Portage la Prairie: A marvellous set of pictures of
a prairie sunset as seen looking West on the Transcanada highway on October 19th.
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 Is this NDP Saskatchewan
Government a Jerk? The hiring of SAIC and the protecting of Police
Superintendent Brian Dueck- Tuesday
October 28, 2003
by: Mario deSantis
Nipawin: Based on the decision by the government to
continue to waste money on the SHIN project and use a United States military contractor
SAIC while still failing to do anything about the mess within the justice system,
Mr. deSantis does not want to see the NDP government re-elected. This story includes
a 936KB video clip.
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 When in doubt . . .- Wednesday
October 29, 2003
by: Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale: So what was all that unseemly behaviour about?
Some explanation of what was really happening and the winners and losers.
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 Big Tents, big
Hopes, Big Deal?- Wednesday
October 29, 2003
by: Ron Thornton
Edmonton: Though many want to see a united conservative
movement in Canada that can provide an alternative to the Liberal party the reality
is hopelessly confusing as Canada's historical and political structure is what it
is and Canada is not the sum of its parts but the sum of Quebec and Ontario.
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 Freestar- Thursday
October 30, 2003
by: Timothy W. Shire
Naicam: Ford sets out to match and exceed the imports
and has redesigned the Windstar. The changes are so significant that it warranted
a name change.
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 he politics of deception and manipulation in
changing economic structures: Saskatchewan politics, Professor Shadia
Drury and the Bush's Straussians
- Thursday
October 30, 2003
by: Mario deSantis
Nipawin: A University of Saskatchewan Professor has
spotted the problems that stem from political leaders assuming a role as authoritarian
know it alls and what happens when they misslead their followers. This story has
some fascinating ramifications and you owe it to yourself to find out about Leo Strauss
and Professor Drury.
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 Turning the page- Thursday
October 30, 2003
by: Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale: The moment in time that sees one season become
another is not always clean as we have some years where it is hard to tell what season
it is. This year the changes have been dramatic, no question about when fall arrived
and just as clearly this weekend and the week to come we are seeing winter line up
and walk its way across this part of the country.
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