The Week of August 22 to 28, 2004

 

August - 23 - 24 - 25 - 26


B-17 loses engine enroute to Saskatoon Airshow
Monday
August 23, 2004
by : Will Clabun and Timothy Shire
Red Deer Alberta : Commerative Airforce B-17 forced down in Alberta after an engine failed last Thursday.
The Greenwater Report
Tuesday
August 24, 2004
by : Gerald Crawford
Greenwater Provincial Park : A Saskatoon arts and craft show, a visit to the air show (no pictures) and concerns about frost damage.
Why is "Tobacco the new currency of crime?"
Tuesday
August 24, 2004
by : Joe Hueglin
Niagara Falls, Ontario : The need to reduce tobacco consumption has prompted governments to lay on the taxes, sin taxes as some call them. The motive is good by the results predictable as Halifax and Winnipeg have recently seen bold and really dangerous criminal acts.
Creating a fixed ratio image
Tuesday
August 24, 2004
by : Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale : This is a technical help page for people who are struggling with Adobe Photoshop or its close relative, Photoshop Elements. This walks the user through the steps to make a picture fit.
Pounding
Wednesday
August 25, 2004
by : Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale : With some curbing already in place work has begun preparing the surfaces for paving bricks in Tisdale's town square and downtown improvement project.
The Lawyer
Wednesday
August 25, 2004
by : Joseph Toe
Sammamish, Washington : It would be wonderful of issues that affect the people of the United States were none of our concern but with the links in communication and the tendancy for political concepts to float across the border, we have to pay attention. Reacting to a story on attempts by the US federal government to restrict litigation Mr. Toe gives us his perspective on the issue.
Tragedy in Russia touches us all
Wednesday
August 25, 2004
by : Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale: Two civilian aircraft downed in Russia will push Russia toward some reaction to what must surely have been an attack by force or forces unknown. This story asks us to consider the consequences.
Vetting Supreme Court Judges
Wednesday
August 25, 2004
by : Brian Marlatt
White Rock, B.C. :The basic concepts of the principles of Canadian law seem to be a bit beyond the members of Her Majesty's Loyal Opposition. The Conservatives disdain for the Charter of Rights and the importance of an independent judicary was made amazingly clear this week.
Tisdale School Division gets new school year underway
Thursday
August 26, 2004
by : Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale : Today is an inservice as the teachers for the school division prepare for the school year 2004 - 05. Tomorrow staff meetings and classroom preparation and students join the teachers on Monday.
What about lunch?
Thursday
August 26, 2004
by : Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale : This is a "yes" for Western Pizza. Good menu, good service, good food.