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Volume 5, N. 209
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0800 Thursday - Overcast, cumulus, ceiling
2,000, visibility 6, -4º, wind 18 knots at 260, altimeter 29.72, blowing snow-----WeatherLog
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- Community Action Co-operative Collective Kitchen holds Christmas Dinner
- Thursday
December 19, 2002
Last night amidst a wonderful feast for more than ninety people the Moore Family
from Valparaiso warmed the spirits of all.
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 Winter's here, snow and blowing
snow- Thursday
December 19, 2002
Today we are declaring it the official arrival of winter, no more combining and suntan
lotion. Don't worry about shovelling the drive way the wind brought the stuff there
and it will take it away.
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 Hamper Haven- Thursday
December 19, 2002
Tisdale's Salvation Army is working hard once again this year putting together hampers
for families in this area.
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 A chance to understand
each other- Thursday
December 19, 2002
Stu Innes from Regina gives us his impression of the David Ahenakew speech and its
aftermath as he sees this indicent as a positive thing that could benifit us all.
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 Track- Wednesday
December 18, 2002
A nostalgic look at living on the great central plains and what the railroads meant
when the plains were important.
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 Long gun registry
must be scrapped!- Wednesday
December 18, 2002
Jason Inness from Calgary figures that there is no alternative to dealing with the
wasteful Liberal government but to replace them with a Progressive Conservative government.
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 Learning to think
in circles: arrows of causal relationships Side effects of both tax
cuts and wars waged by the U.S.- Wednesday
December 18, 2002
Mario deSantis clues us in on the serious problem of conservative decision making
that involves repeating errors because of the inability to adopt better decision
making methods.
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 The only good Indian . . .- Tuesday
December 17, 2002
David Ahenakew's apology this morning was pretty conclusive but so much about this
issue is unsaid and burns like a glowing piece of molten metal into our collective
unconscious. We have to talk about this.
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 The Daily by Statistics Canada:
on the move to double our standard of living in 25 years!?- Tuesday
December 17, 2002
Mario deSantis reports on the way the Canadian Statistics agency views the Canadian
economy without reference to the lives of Canadians.
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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
December 16, 2002
The complexion 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, government and economists are compounding the
problems they have created instead of reversing their actions are making things exponentially
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 ceremony 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
possibilities 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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Bottom Of The Page Picture
of the Day
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The trees in the park handling this morning's blow (9:00).
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