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The Week of June 1 to 7, 2003
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 Greenland 2003- Sunday, June 1, 2003
by: Timothy W. Shire
The rain certainly has made the countryside look considerably different then things
were like at this time last year.
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 Grad Car 2003- Sunday, June 1, 2003
by: Timothy W. Shire
Each year we have picked out at least one car and showed it on this site, this page
has links to past years.
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 Populism- Monday, June 2, 2003
by: Timothy W. Shire
This story discusses the roots of Saskatchewan politics which seems to be a total
void in understanding by press and media people and also a huge number of right wing
politicians.
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 The Greenwater
Report- Monday, June 2, 2003
by: Gerald Crawford
The computer is fixed, as Gerald photographed the Relay for hope and warns us of
wildlife on the roads around the park.
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 Farmyard of the
past- Tuesday, June 3, 2003
by: Timothy W. Shire
Here is another farm yard now no longer the home to any person but left behind as
a remnant of what once was, horse barn and all.
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 Nest of birds- Tuesday, June 3, 2003
by: Timothy W. Shire
An unusual discovered of a couple of vintage cars parked side by side on an abandoned
farm.
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 Wascana Geese- Tuesday, June 3, 2003
by: Ole Loberg
We all know that Canada geese are social beings and we have observed how they live
in pairs and feed alternately so one feeds the other stands guard, now we discover
that their ability to work together far exceeds what one would expect of an animal
with the brain the size of a walnut.
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 Golburn Valley
Oilmill- Wednesday, June 4, 2003
by: Timothy W. Shire
Family business munches and crunches oilseeds for fun and profit.
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 The militaristic
and statistical tools of corporative marketeers: the sacking and the
sapping of the Fair Market- Wednesday, June 4, 2003
by: Mario deSantis
It appears as though the war in Iraq was planned long before 9-11 as Vice President
of the United States company, Halliburton, had been given contracts for work there
after the expected war. As in other stories like this we present you with a summary
of the story with the details in the references.
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 House number three
rising- Wednesday, June 4, 2003
by: Timothy W. Shire
The walls are up and the new house has taken shape offering what amounts to a two
story house.
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 Some holes are bigger than others- Wednesday, June 4, 2003
by: Timothy W. Shire
The town crew keeps fixing them, one after another, today by the park, tomorrow on
95th and Friday by the hospital.
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 Some holes are
deeper than others- Wednesday, June 4, 2003
by: Timothy W. Shire
Well drilling is one of man's ancient struggles. Today we get a glimpse of the process
as a large diameter well is dug South of Tisdale.
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 Roads not taken- Thursday, June 5, 2003
by: Timothy W. Shire
Given enough time and sufficient roads I have always seemed to have been able to
find a road that will get my vehicle stuck. But today I only show you the roads I
didn't take and drove on. Fifteen pictures.
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 Tree replacement- Friday, June 6, 2003
by: Timothy W. Shire
A tree was in a vehicle accident this winter and today it was time for it to be replaced.
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 Motor Madness
Weekend- Saturday, June 7, 2003
by: Timothy W. Shire
The weather was a little less than exciting but Tisdale and its visitors are determined
to make the best of 13º temperatures and cloudy skies.
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 Bush&Co's Public Policies:
The Privatization of Justice and Peace- Saturday, June 7, 2003
by: Mario deSatnis
This story and its references discuss the growing awareness by Americans that their
leadership have been misleading them and have been doing so for reasons that are
pretty much "the American way" while other and much more serious issues
have been ignored.
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 British Columbia
privatizes the Coquihalla Highway- Saturday, June 7, 2003
by: Mike Townsend
British Columbia has decided to sell or lease its only toll road to raise money.
It is not a popular decision but British Columbia has a rather goofy way of doing
things and outside of the province this does not seem to be surprising.
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