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0800 Wednesday - Ceiling and visibility unlimited,
-34º, wind calm,,
altimeter 30.8-------------WeatherLog
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- Soup
N sandwiches for 157
- Wednesday, January 22, 2003
by: Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale's Golden Age Centre held a luncheon today, the place was full and what a
lunch!
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 Just a little chilly- Wednesday, January 22, 2003
by: Timothy W. Shire
Though it is definitely cold outside it is also normal for this time of year for
a few days to a week of similar temperatures. Time to say to folks "Cold enough
for yuh?" Some day in my old age I will eventually figure out just what that
greeting means and why it is used.
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 Saskatchewan Wheat
Pool: not a co-operative- Wednesday, January 22, 2003
by: Joyce Neufeld
Less than a month may be left in the life of what was once the major grain handler
for all of Canada. Joyce Neufeld tells us about the warnings given the provincial
government in 1995 but they and the company went ahead and privatised the Saskatchewan
Wheat Pool out of business.
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 Anti Canadian
Wheat Board proponents lack credibility- Wednesday, January 22, 2003
by: Henry Neufeld
The elections for the four open seats on the Canadian Wheat Board were filled with
only one going to the anti-wheat board forces but that hasn't stopped the rhetoric
and Henry Neufeld points out the simple lack of credibility.
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 Stop president
Bush's madness to wage a war against Iraq, for OIL and only OIL- Wednesday, January 22, 2003
by: Mario deSantis
This is one of the most important stories you will read today as Mario deSantis explains
the underlying unsettling situation that is motivating the American government to
secure oil reserves as the American economy and way of life is so heavily dependent
upon the lifestyle that requires cheap oil. The references for this story are remarkable.
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 The Greenwater report- Monday, January 20, 2003
by: Gerald Crawford
Snowmobiling and cross country skiing are the main event out at Greenwater park but
Gerald has much more for us this week as we see some truly fabulous flowers.
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 Political Princes To Party
Likes Its 2003- Monday, January 20, 2003
by: Ron Thornton
As polls were not published until Tuesday Ron Thornton briefs us on the Canadian
political scene. The surprising poll results show how accurate Ron's view is as the
Alliance has slipped to 4th place behind NDP and PCs while the Liberals ride at 52%.
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 Toy Sale 2003- Sunday, January 19, 2003
by: Timothy W. Shire
The gasoline and grease crowd gathered at Schapansky's Auction today as it was time
for wheeling and dealing on snowmachines.
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 Drawing a blank- Sunday, January 19, 2003
by: Timothy W. Shire
A trip to Weekes to get the story, amazing images and then everything vanished. A
tale of digital woe.
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 Federal firearms fiasco:
A billion dollars of waste is the real crime- Sunday, January 19, 2003
by: Walter Robinson
Mr. Robinson of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation outlines the staggering proportions
of the most monumental failure in government.
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 Bush's Tort Reform to Quick-Fix Higher
Medical Insurance Premiums: Cap on jury awards, no frivolous lawsuits,
limited punitive damages- Sunday, January 19, 2003
by: Mario deSantis
The private medical system in the United Sttes is becoming mired in impossible premiums
for medical doctors boosting the over all cost of medical care. The ugly loop of
overworked doctors and reduced proper care is leading the US president to fire the
symptom with tort reform.
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 Chicken Delight
adds new menu- Saturday, January 18, 2003
by: Timothy W. Shire
I has been a while since we last had a QuickTime Virtual reality image but here is
one from inside Chicken Delight looking across at the RECPlex and the South part
of Tisdale.
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 Fudge Snowplane
Brochure- Friday, January 17, 2003
by: Timothy W. Shire
We can step back in time and see the mid war development of a machine built to cope
with the harsh winter travel conditions of the late forties.
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 Media Uninformed- Friday, January 17, 2003
by: Brad Thomson
Brad Thomson is the secretary of the Progressive Conservative riding association
for Ottawa South and is not happy with the way the Ontario based news media looked
upon the Conservative leadership race that has just begun as they ho-hum over the
"might-have-run" stars.
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 American War against
Iraq: Bush's Weapon of Mass Distraction- Friday, January 17, 2003
by: Mario deSantis
The warmongering both of the US government and the television news system is unprecidented
in modern history and Mario deSantis points out the utter disregard being given the
rest of the world.
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 Official Grand Opening Nipawin
Metis Local Building- Thuesday, January 16, 2003
by: Mario deSantis
Wednesday afternoon there was the grand opening of the Metis Nation's building in
Nipawin and Mario was there and has picture to show us what happened.
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 President Bush opposes the University
of Michigan's Admissions Policies: The hard facts and soft facts of
students' performance- Thursday, January 16, 2003
by: Mario deSantis
The United States Republican government pushes forward its extreme rightwing agenda
as it moved yesterday to challenge in the supreme court the quota system in the University
of Michigan's Law school.
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Great scarf and coat combination for -32ºC weather.
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