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Sunday, April 6, 2003------------------------Ensign Front
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0800 Sunday - Overcast, indefinite, visibility .5, -6º, wind
8 knots at 130º, altimeter 30.14, snow and blowing snow ------------WeatherLog
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- Rambler
Rodeo and Trade Show 2003
- Sunday, April 6, 2003
by: Timothy W. Shire
Take a look around some of the highlights of this year's trade show in a set of pictures
that tell the whole story. . . well not exactly the highlight of the show was absolutely
without question the Bison smokies for $2.00.
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 Lion Ls Rummage
and Bake Sale- Saturday, April 5, 2003
by: Timothy W. Shire
To get the garage sale season underway the Lion Ls club of Tisdale had their sale
today and guess who got lucky?
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 King's Legacy:
Americans Must Choose Between War and Social Progress- Saturday, April 5, 2003
by: Mark Weisbrot
This past week the Board of Education in Santa Cruz California, a suburb of San Francisco
gave pink slips to "all" of its teachers. Their budget is impossible. The
Free Trade and NAFTA deal is certain to draw Canada and its standardd of living down
to the levels seen in the United States and that country is now entrying into yet
another recession. Mark Weisbrot expalins the cost of a never ending war plan and
how it will impact on his country and indeed Canadians it will hit us as hard or
harder.
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 This War- Friday, April 4, 2003
by: Rebecca Gingrich
After reading the "fairness"
essay that appeared here last week Rebecca Gingrinch sent us her views on this
conflict and included a link that that rocked me and I am certain will certainly
catch your immediate attention. This story has a picture that requires QuickTime
for viewing and allows you to see the world in relation to how the United States
and its ideological imparative to establish their form of commerce world wide is
viewed.
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 Sign the donor card- Friday, April 4, 2003
by: Don Hardy
It is surprising that Saskatchewan known as one of the places on earth were people
readily pitch in and help one another in time of need, that Saskatchewan people are
among the lowest level of people in the country who are willing to donate their organs.
Right on the back of your driver's license is a place to sign in the case of your
untimely death when you could give the gift of life to another. Don Hardy tells us
his story of need.
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 Remove Burden- Friday, April 4, 2003
by: Mike Reilly
Canada's nation airline has declared bankruptcy after absorbing Canadian and trying
rub out all other competitors. But Mike Reilly figures the company is struggling
against the large numbers of fees and taxes that on some airline tickets amount to
75% of the ticket.
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 Nutty Bush&Co.'s
world in a nutshell: Synthesis of War & Free Market and Advertising
& God- Friday, April 4, 2003
by: Mario deSantis
Mario has been busy digging into the connections that suggest that the war in Iraq
stands to be profittable for some and an economic necessity for others. The links
with this story present a powerful argument and need to be considered.
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 One More Time- Thursday, April 3, 2003
by: Stu Innes and R. W. Shire
Almost a foot of snow with 25Knot winds shut down the southern half of the province
today. A similar storm occurred a year ago yesterday and in both cases the only real
storm of the winter for the area South of the Yellowhead.
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 Young Offenders
Act Replaced- Thursday, April 3, 2003
by: Joseph Wamback
Joseph Wamback's fifteen year old son was beaten and injured very badly bay a gang
of youths and this lead him to become deeply involved in overhauling the Young Offenders
Act. In his report today he explains the changes that have been created. With this
story are a number of sources to help you look into the difficult problem that relates
to this legislation.
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 Stop this war
now- Thursday, April 3, 2003
by: Dennis Kucinich
A declared candidate in the next presidential election Democratic Congressman Dennis
Kucinich gave this speech on the floor of the United States Congress as we discovered
that opposition to the war in Iraq is not confined to people who do not live in countries
outside of United States or Alberta.
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 Bush's illegitimate war against Iraq:
a distraction to camouflage the connections Bush & Bin Laden &
Carlyle- Thursday, April 3, 2003
by: Mario deSantis
It seems that the picture of what is happening is coming together as there is a convergence
as stories unfold revealing solid financial ties between the military complex, the
so-call free market system and the unseemly behaviour of the leadership of the United
States of America.
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 If you can climb
stairs you're okay- Wednesday, April 2, 2003
by: Timothy W. Shire
Uneven sidewalks, nearly every storefront downtown Tisdale is a step or two up as
we take stock of accessiblity in this community's two blocks of retail business and
service.
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 Righteous Walter
Robinson re-proposes again "less taxes": Dreaming of private
White Knights embedded with Air Canada- Wednesday, April 2, 2003
by: Mario deSantis
No matter what the topic the Canadian Taxpayers Federation sings its only song, over
and over. "Less Taxes."
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 The Bible and
God-for-my-cause nonsense- Wednesday, April 2, 2003
by: Edwin Wallace
Edwin Wallace gives us a reasoned and considered view of the unusual stance taken
by those who suggest that there is some religious appropriateness to the death and
destruction being inflicted on Iraq by the United States and Britain.
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 Heavy Metal- Tuesday, April 1, 2003
by: Timothy W. Shire
The monsters of the 70s look like a huge April fool's joke now compared with the
vehicles we seen in the parking lot with this one but alas at one time this was the
SUV of its day.
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 The slippery slope of the neo-uber-alles
Bush&Co.: Recursive and pre-emptive wars by choice- Tuesday, April 1, 2003
by: Mario deSantis
History, the actual events of the past are not to be ignored if you want to make
sense of the present situation that the world is not finding itself. Mario deSantis'
research is included in this story and demonstrates that what you are being told
by American government sources is less than truthful and this war is not just.
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 It's a matter of debate- Tuesday, April 1, 2003
by: Ron Thornton
Time for a different point of view as Ron Thornton takes on the issues raised last
Wednesday in the article "It's a matter of fairness" and makes the case
for the US invasion of Iraq.
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 Will Iraq Become Bush's Vietnam?- Tuesday, April 1, 2003
by: Mark Weisbrot
The war in Irag is winnable of the United States is willing to kill enough people
as in Vietnam the civilian and resistence losses even if very high will produce victory.
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 The Greenwater Report- Monday, March 31, 2003
by: Gerald Crawford
A reunion for the folks in the Nobleville communitym a trip to Saskatoon and Gerald
makes his pitch in supporting the invasion of Iraq by the United States.
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 It all depends
on how you look at it!- Monday, March 31, 2003
by: Timothy W. Shire
Time to think about a need for us all to lighten up a little. We can moan and groan
or we can enjoy the moment, its all how you look at it.
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 Fun in small towns- Monday, March 31, 2003
by: Kevin McIntyre
After visiting Tisdale last week Kevin tells us about his visit to Melfort and this
week we also will be hearing about a visit to Nipawin. But today Kevin tells us about
parallel parking.
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 The bullish mentality of President Bush&Co.:The
neo-uber-alles Project for the New American Century- Monday, March 31, 2003
by: Mario deSantis
The difficult the people of this planet are faced with is the complex problem of
what is motivating the United States of American to pursue a policy of world domination.
Here is a possible explanation and it isn't pretty. This is not an unsubstantiated
accusation, check the references in this story.
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 Minister Collenette visits
Stupid Investments R Us- Monday, March 31, 2003
by: Walter Robinson
The federal government through policy and misadventure created the problem and now
the airline it gave away has gone broke and something has to be done. Walter Robinson
warns the government not sink Canadian tax dollars into a blunder that together the
government and airline created.
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Rambler Rodeo and trade show draft horses yesterday
at 11:00.
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