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0800 Monday - Broken, strato-cumulus 4/10ths,
ceiling 1,500, visibility 15, -1º, wind 19 knots at 180º, altimeter 29.48-----WeatherLog
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- The Greenwater Report
- Monday
December 16, 2002
Gerry Crawford gives us some tips on putting up the lights. Shares a tale or two
about beaver stealing a fishing shack and worries about oats.
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 Hello Santa!- Monday
December 16, 2002
Saturday Santa was at the Tisdale Mall as Christmas shoppers dropped by to visit
and get a picture taken with the old guy.
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 Chicken Delight
takes up the challenge- Monday
Decmber 16, 2002
The complection of the fast food business in Tisdale has been altered considerably
with the success of A&W but in general the competition has not had a negative
effect on most businesses. However, Chicken Delight is putting up a fair fight.
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 New Box on the
desk- Monday
December 16, 2002
Michael Townsend tells us about his new computer and the use to which he will put
his machine and its new flat LCD 17" screen.
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 Making a new home for Student
Support Centre- Monday
December 16, 2002
Work has begun as the store front downtown is being transformed into the new Student
Support Centre for Tisdale School Division.
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 When It Comes to Explaining
Politics, Just Give Me Sex- Monday
December 16, 2002
Ron Thornton wonders about how he could make a plausible explanation of some of Canada's
political realities to his twin grade three boys.
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 A prescription
to reverse the trend of a divided society: Focus on living wages and
full employment- Monday
December 16, 2002
Mario deSantis explains the business, govenment and economists are compounding the
problems they have created instead of reversing their actions are making things exponentally
worse.
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 Is there a roadside test for
impairment?- Monday
December 16, 2002
Joe Hueglin is disconcerted with the possibility of wider use of marijuana and is
disturbed that this could pose a mortal threat to everyone using our highways.
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 Nipawin's Parade of Lights- Sunday
December 15, 2002
You may have heard of this unusual Christmas parade but here is your chance to take
a look at one of Saskatchewan's most unusual parades as Kevin McIntyre lets us take
a quick look at some of Nipawin's home decorations and the remarkable parade which
took place last night.
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 SYSTEM DYNAMICS: A tool
to understand our world- Sunday
December 15, 2002
Mario deSantis takes us along with him on a journey into understanding the whole
process of conceptual modelling that will allow us to understand the dynamic processes
that involve interactive and interrelated systems. Mario provides us with real life
examples of how these concepts come into play in the real world.
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 A & W Tisdale
Grand opening- Saturday
December 14, 2002
At ten this morning it was time for the official grand opening ceramony but the crowds
have been on hand all day with CJVR there to celebrate the official opening of this
outlet.
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 Smoke, mirrors
and smog- Saturday
December 14, 2002
Kin Wilson from Nelson B.C. voices the deep distrust most Canadians feel about the
Kyoto Protocol. Most Canadians realise a need to do something but with the gun registration
crowd running the show there is cause for concern.
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 Global warming and the discounting of
our economists- Saturday
December 14, 2002
Mario deSantis points out that the economists of today have a tendency to view the
possiblities only through their eco-political point of view therefore developing
remarkably different results from scientists considering the same problem.
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 Christmas Shopping
in Tisdale Part V - the Mall - continued- Friday
December 13, 2002
Some times I bite off more than I can chew and so today we pick up where we left
off with a look at Christmas shopping in the Tisdale Mall.
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 Brothers Fine
Jewellery- Friday
December 13, 2002
The sparkle of gold, diamonds and crystal, timeless treasures for Christmas on the
corner in the Tisdale Mall.
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 Christmas at Extra Foods- Friday
December 13, 2002
One of the main reasons Tisdale people really have no need to leave town to shop
are the two fine well stocked food stores in the community. Extra Foods holds
down one end of the Tisdale Mall.
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 My Way Restaurant- Friday
December 13, 2002
Tisdale Mall's very own fine dinning place is one of those places to put on your
shopping list in Tisdale.
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 Craft Sales at
the Tisdale Mall- Friday
December 13, 2002
The Tisdale Mall has the retail outlets that most of us need to finish off that Christmas
shopping list but it also has a regular and varied group of crafts people with their
various unique and special items for sale.
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 Wentz Sporting
Goods- Friday
December 13, 2002
From the hottest looking runners to ski jackets that turn winter into spring better
take a look at Wentz Sporting Goods in the Tisdale Mall.
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 Saskatchewan social
justice as the controlling medium of the Free Market: A case for lawyers
and SGI- Friday
December 13, 2002
Mario deSantis points out the disconcerting evidence that our lives and what we want
to do with them is really the issue and with SGI definitely its is about control.
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 Christmas Shopping
in Tisdale Part V - the Mall- Thursday
December 12, 2002
So far we have looked at Christmas shopping downtown and today we turn our attention
to the Tisdale Mall, though Santa Claus and a reindeer are on had later
today these pictures were taken this morning before they arrived.
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 The Clothesline- Thursday
December 12, 2002
Ladies wear makes a great gift but it also is an enormous challenge. Here is how
to meet the challenge.
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 TSL Computers- Thursday
December 12, 2002
CD burner and Scanners on sale but more than that local expertise and local service,
find out why that's important.
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 Valle Mens Wear- Thursday
December 12, 2002
A shop with a large inventory of exceptional quality clothing and styles to match
all and every taste.
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 The Dollar Store Plus- Thursday
December 12, 2002
One of the busiest stores in the Tisdale Mall. Time to drop in and look around.
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 Zellers at Christmas- Thursday
December 12, 2002
Here is a visit to Tisdale Mall's department store anchor as we take a good look
at the toy department.
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 On Screen- Wednesday
December 11, 2002
A discussion about web browsers and what we are looking and doing.
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 So, What about
a tree?- Wednesday
December 11, 2002
Each year I put it off wanting to delay the rush to Christmas so that I can truly
appreciate the meaning of the event and each year I put the family under a lot of
pressure. Nothing's changed.
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 How Fast?- Wednesday
December 11, 2002
The speed limit on highway three running from end to end through Tisdale is a mere
forty kilometres per hour and for a very good reason.
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 Daylight decorations- Wednesday
December 11, 2002
Here are a couple of homes that their owners have made an effort to create the attractive
Christmas appearence during daylight hours.
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 Christmas newsletters- Tuesday
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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Bottom Of The Page Picture
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The strong South wind this morning (9:00) is ripping these clouds across the morning
sky.
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