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Volume 5, N. 200
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1300 Tuesday - Scattered alto-stratus 3/10s,
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- Christmas newsletters
- December 10, 2002
An interesting phenomena that at this time of the year with the old year on its way
out and a new one about to begin organisations and individuals sum up the past year
and put out a news letter. Can we do this better?
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 A letter to Allan
Rock- Tuesday
December 10, 2002
Francis Smith from Lethbridge has written a letter to Allan Rock in reaction to his
recent comments on television and has a rather different take on the whole gun registration
issue.
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 The culprit for
the enronization of Canada: A matter of politics, of public policy,
of Free Market structure? - Tuesday
December 10, 2002
Mario deSantis discusses the remarkable affects of the assumption that the Free Market
economy actually works.
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 Liberal Incompetence- Tuesday
December 10, 2002
Jeff Harwood from Brandon laments the condition of our country as we are faced with
two more years as the Liberal government devotes its time, energy and attention to
the establishing of a new leader leaving most things to fall apart.
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 Statis- Monday
December 9, 2002
Caught in a time warp continnuium, fields remain unharvested in a season of neither
winter nor fall.
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 The Greenwater Report for December 9,
2002- Monday
December 9, 2002
Gerald and Doreen Crawford have been under the weather a bit but fortunately they
have survived and Gerald tells us about the ice on the lake, more details about the
trip to Branson, Sturgis, a junco and some one looking for a book.
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 Recent announcement
of Maritime Helicopter Replacement Program- Monday
December 9, 2002
Former military helicopter pilot from Surrey, B.C. discusses the failure of the federal
government to deal judiciously with the extreme to replace the senior citizens of
the helicopter world the SeaKings which require thirty hours of maintenance to sustain
a single hour of flight.
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 The values of money and life in a war
against Iraq: President George Bush versus Robert Kennedy- Monday
December 9, 2002
Mario deSantis points out that the US government is doing a cost benefit analysis
of the imminent war with Iraq and contrasts that to Robert Kennedy's statement about
Gross National Product.
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 Another Billion Bucks Shot
To Hell- Monday
December 9, 2002
Ron Thornton shares our mutual condemnation of the federal government and the latest
screw up that has seriously torpedoed Edmonton's Anne McLellan's chances for a leadership
run or even re-election sharing Allan Rock's fate.
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 Christmas hayride- Sunday
December 8, 2002
The past and present merge as horses and hay wagon clatter through the streets.
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 Christmas lights
/ first look- Sunday
December 8, 2002
From now until the new year we will have pictures of some of this year's Christmas
display lighting. These are the first ones for this year.
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 What's with Allan Rock- Sunday
December 8, 2002
Kevin McIntyre points out the fall from grace of what could have been the most likely
contender to give Paul Martin a run for his money. The links on this page give you
the background to this story.
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 Parkland Photography Club November meeting- Sunday
December 8, 2002
Gerald Crawford shows us the top three images in the monthly theme contest and some
pictures from a "showcase" presentation.
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 Christmas at the
post office- Saturday
Decenber 7, 2002
In the decades when the post office was the centre of all life it was also the centre
of Christmas activity. But now in this marketing world we can even go Christmas shopping
at the Post Office.
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 Corporate Threat?- Saturday
December 7, 2002
Kevin McIntyre is taking a commerical at its word and the world looks different.
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 Movie Master Opened in Tisdale Yesterday- Friday
December 6, 2002
Tisdale's newest business opened its doors yesterday with videos and computer games.
Jeannine Carfantan
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 Christmas Shopping in Tisdale - Part IV
- Hardware- Friday
December 6, 2002
Not all the things you will need to fill that shopping list will be things that are
pretty and meant to sit on shelves to be admired or played with but somethings will
need to be practical and work/play related.
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 NAPA - Groats- Friday
December 6, 2002
This is a big outlet with about equal floor space devoted to display and parts but
it is definitely a place to consider when doing the "guy thing" shopping.
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 Acklands - Grainger- Friday
December 6, 2002
Like stepping into an unknown world exploring this supplier extended this reporters
awareness beyond the familiar.
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 Trust Us- Friday
December 6, 2002
After yet another incredibly turbulent week in Ottawa, Joe Hueglin is extremely concerned
that trusting the government with the Kyoto Accord with the present track record
seems pretty hard to take.
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 The Corporative philosophy of the Free
Market as preached by the Gurus: Using corruption as a strategic tool
of the power that be- Friday
December 6, 2002
Mario deSantis has identified a very serious problem. Corruption is a main component
of the so-called "free market" economy. Like private property and earning
a profit corruption is on the menu.
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 Fairlight Studio and
Gallery- Thursday
December 5, 2002
As part of our continuing Christmas shopping suggestions how about a family or individual
portrait or a gift certificate.
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 Bush Administration Pushes "Regime
Change" in Venezuela- Thursday
December 5, 2002
Mark Weisbrot the co-Director of the Center for Economic and Policy Research
in Washington points out the ominous direction of the United States government to
decide to depose a democratically elected government and its leader of another "oil
rich" country.
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 Ministerial accountability- Thursday
December 5, 2002
Mike Reilly is shaking his head like the rest of us at the way the government has
hidden the incredible cost overruns and side pocket deals from parliament.
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 Ready, Fire, Aim
. . . Canada's new billion-dollar boondoggle- Thursday
December 5, 2002
Walter Robinson of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation identifies some of the most
troublesome items in the Auditor General's report. Links on this page will take you
to the actual report.
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 Terrorist funding
and guns- Thursday
December 5, 2002
Member of Parliament Peter MacKay points out that terrorist groups raise money in
this country then at times get into terrible battles with their countrymen here in
Canada while we are wasted a billion dollars trying to register hunting rifles.
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 Mistakes were made- Thursday
December 5, 2002
Jason Inness from Calgary considers the pattern of confusion that has been the federal
government and leaves us with a ominous concern.
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 Beeland Co-op pays dividends to over 65 members- Wednesday
December 4, 2002
It was time to celebrate at Beeland Co-opyesterday as cheques were handed out for
a very successful business year.
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 The Economic Garbage
of Tax Cuts and Privatization- Wednesday
December 4, 2002
Mario deSantis lays down his cards and he wins. The free market system of thinking
that tax cuts improve things for everyone is wrong. But don't take Mario's word for
it check out the references and you will discover that what is continuing to be world
economic policy has failed and more of the same will cause more of the same.
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 Billions short without consultants cutting
more- Wednesday
December 4, 2002
Derral Bellaire from London Ontario explains the dire need our country has for a
well equipped and well funded military and is disturbed to discover the minister
is looking for ways to cut even further the force that is already an international
embarassment because of the failure of the government to support the responsiblities
we have around the globe.
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 The iMac revisted- Wednesday
December 4, 2002
Find out about the new flat screen iMac and its new UNIX based operating system.
Faster Than Light Communications is no longer an Apple VAR and sale of these machines
is almost always direct from the manufacturer.
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Bottom Of The Page Picture
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This morning's sunrise at around 0900.
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