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Tuesday, June 15, 2004 Ensign Front Page Volume
8, No. 13
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The sacrifice of idealism- Tuesday
June 15, 2004
by : Timothy W. Shire
Winnipeg : It
is not a pretty sight, neighbours with rival signs on their lawns, in one case a
duplex with opposite signs and mixed into the federal election is the Winnipeg campaign
for a replacement mayor.
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 A graveyard for
our dreams: why I’m not voting Conservative- Tuesday
June 15, 2004
by : David Orchard
Borden : This is one of the strongest condemnations of Stephen Harper and his Alliance
Party people who now call themselves by another name. But, David Orchard points out,
in their own words what they are really all about.
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Timothy W. Shire - the
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David Orchard - not
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Tim's Tip of the Day
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 A business in Winnipeg has this solidary
with the United States bit painted on its building. We must cherish our freedom of
speech and expression in Canada even when it is ill advised and foolish. |
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Kevin's find of the day
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 Reaganite by Association?
His Family Won't Allow It (pdf) The New York Times
has this interesting story by Sheryl Gay Stolberg that shows the ways the ways the
Reagan family want to distance themselves from association with George W. Bush and
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Ensign Notes
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| Posting from Winnipeg today. I drive to slow or the folks here
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.Happenings In Tisdale:
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Wednesday, June
16
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Saturday, June
12
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Tisdale
Calendar
of Events
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 The Saskatchewan
Air Show 2004- Monday
June 14, 2004
by : Matthew Shire
Moose Jaw : Rain and low ceiling dampened the spirits
on this years airshow but many took the chance and went to participate in one of
the best air shows in North America.
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 The
Greenwater Report- Monday
June 14, 2004
by: Gerald Crawford
Greenwater Provincial Park : The cool weather has delayed development of this year's
cropp of wild flowers and if any birdwatchers are tuning in, Gerald has a hummingbird
problem.
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 Doug Saunders of Globe and
Mail: A little bit of hypocrisy is good- Monday
June 14, 2004
by : Mario deSantis
Nipawin : Ronald
Reagan's death has brought back memories and the experiences of his two terms in
office, Saddam Hussein's buddy as he was called in the Asia Times today. All of this
brings us back to the present and the willingness we all have and seem to continue
to accept rather large doses of hypocrisy.
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 Ice
Cream- Wednesday
June 9, 2004
by : Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale : The
sun is out and its time to indulge in the reason there is summer. For those of you
who don't know the reason there is summer is so we can enjoy the delight of ice cream.
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 The Hypocrisy of the Free
Market: Running public policies as private businesses,
the war in Iraq and health care in Canada- Wednesday
June 9, 2004
by : Mario deSantis
Nipawin : This
story makes the point that perhaps what is at the root of the seemingly endless trouble
we see occurring is the belief by leaders and the acceptance by the public that if
all things were run like businesses all would be well.
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 Keep
on truckin'- Wednesday
June 9, 2004
by : Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale : Those
big units are crucial to resource, agriculture and manufacturing and today we take
a look at the structure of the business as it occurs in and around this community.
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 Running
a personal server- Wednesday
June 9, 2004
by : John Smith
Personal servering is built into the operating system of Macintosh computers but
with a Windows machine you need to obtain the right software and assemble your server.
However, as John explains this is really worthwhile as it lets you move files to
and from your computer over the internet without resorting to e-mail. This story
has the links to get you started.
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 Kansas
Campers- Wednesday
June 9, 2004
by : Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale : The tourist season appears to be on as north bound traffic steadily makes
its way through town. This group were spotted today at noon.
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 PC Party Candidates
Overlooked in CPC's revocation of memberships- Wednesday
June 9, 2004
by : Joe Hueglin
Niagara Falls, Ontario
:The PC party have nominated a surprising number of candidates, most in Ontario but
three in Nova Scotia and one in Alberta.
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 Red
Rabbit- Wednesday
June 9, 2004
by : Kevin McIntyre
Carrot River
: Once again Kevin McIntyre is coming to our rescue with a reading suggestion for
this summer.
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 Bohemian Waxwing- Tuesday
June 8, 2004
by : Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale : So
far a group of five Bohemian Waxwings have been behaving themselves in our back yard
and we have pictures of these boreal forest dwellers who love to eat fruit, but today,
flowers.
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 Dalton McGuinty: Disingenuous or delusional?- Tuesday
June 8, 2004
by : Joe Hueglin
Niagara Fall
: This is one of those, "look who's talking" stories. Joe Hueglin points
out that though McGuinty has caused problems for Paul Martin, it looks like Mulroney
is afoot.
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 Ornamental
Crabapple Tree- Tuesday
June 8, 2004
by : Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale : No
matter how cloudy, or how much rain falls the flowering trees of this season bring
smiles and delight to all who pass by.
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 Fahrenheit
9/11 in theatres June 25th- Tuesday
June 8, 2004
by : Michael Moore
Flint Michigan
: This web site has posted so many stories about the tragic events of September 11
and the wars since. It seems only fitting to highlight the release of film that attacks
the issue and the people who must assume responsiblity for the political instability
shaking most of the world.
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Bottom Of The Page Picture
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A few blocks east of the Manitoba legislature building yesterday afternoon.
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