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			 Saturday, June 19, 2004 Ensign Front Page Volume
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				- Philip
				Harper, died August 28th 1944
  
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				June19, 2004 
				by : Timothy W. Shire 
				Togo : Canadians
				went to Europe and Asia in two world wars, many did not come back. This is the story
				of one of them who is buried in Caen France and remembered there as well as here
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						 Today In Ensign
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					Timothy W. Shire - Philip Harper 
						Ron Thornton - After
						the great debate 
						Patricia Green - Why I'm not
						voting conservative 
						Susan Walsh - Open letter to
						Stephen Harper 
						Antoinette Martens - Saying
						it in an image 
						Mario deSantis - Bush's
						America 
						Kevin McIntyre - The
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						 Today in Ensign years past
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							- 1 year ago today, story 2, story 3
 
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						 Tim's Tip of the Day
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					 If you haven't seen Harry Potter and the Prisoner
						of Azkaban better put it on your todo list. I have not read the books so
						with this being the third installment of the series this is the first one I had some
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					 Blind man charged after driving golf
						cart (pdf) Appearing on CNN this
						AP story tells of a blind Georgia man and his drunk friend who crashed a golf
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					| We were home yesterday but unable to post, back on the road tomorrow
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						 .Happenings In Tisdale:
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								Carrot River's Family festival 
									
 
 
									Chamber of Commerce Golf Tournament 
									
 
 
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				 After
				The Great Debates, It Is Now Up To Us To Choose 
				- Saturday
 
				June 19, 2004 
				by : Ron Thornton 
				Edmonton : The
				issues make the difference for this writer as he mulls over the options he decides
				that his religious convictions and political beliefs come out on top and he has made
				his decision.
			  
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				 Why
				I'm not voting Conservative 
				- Saturday
 
				June 19, 2004 
				by : Patricia Green 
				The real threat of a conservative victory has many Canadians and non-Canadians as
				well very worried. The very fabric of the country is threatened simply because we
				are grossly aware of the way things have gone in the United States with this form
				of government policy and of course the last Conservative government did so much damage
				that our fate as a country may already be doomed.
			  
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				 Thanks,
				but no thanks 
				- Saturday
 
				June 19, 2004 
				by : Susan Walsh 
				Mississauga, Ontario
				: The Conservative Party bulled its way into existance by bribing the PC leader Peter
				MacKay, paying off his campaign debts and it boldly continues to assert that the
				whole take over was fair and legal. It has now issued membership cards to members
				of the PC party further antagonising already bad feelings.
			  
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				 Say it in an
				image 
				- Saturday
 
				June 19, 2004 
				by : Antoinette Martens 
				Saskatoon : As long as there has been politics there have been political cartoons.
				Often these works say far more than the written word as images have a different address
				in one's intellect. On this site we have taken some liberty in the past with images
				but always in the electronic format, these are done the traditional way.
			  
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				 Bush’s America: lack of moral grounds and consequential violence 
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				June 19, 2004 
				by :  Mario deSantis 
				Nipawin : It might be called stirring the pot as the President of the United States
				desperately wants to hold on to his role. It is neglegent to blame he alone for the
				woes of America for indeed his followers must themselves accept responsiblity for
				a never ending ever escallating cycle of violence. These people seem bent on murder
				and destruction and they are succeeding.
			  
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				 The prime directive 
				- Saturday
 
				June 19, 2004 
				by : Kevin McIntyre 
				Carrot River
				: The television science fiction show Star Trek, captured the imagination
				and the intellectual curiousity of millions because much of the underlying principles
				were worked out over the years examining just what exactly does it mean to be human.
				Kevin explores one of the most fundamental principles worked out in the show and
				gives us reason to consider it application in our present day world.
			  
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				 Winnipeg's
				Special Place: The Forks 
				- Wednesday
 
				June 16, 2004 
				by : Timothy W. Shire 
				Winnipeg : The
				market-place, cultural centre, community meeting place, all of that and then some.
				Winnipeg's Forks is one of the most interesting and stimulating place I know of and
				almost suggests that we should take a very long look not only what it is but what
				it does in terms of bringing a community together. This story has some pictures that
				show the way it looks now and includes a QuickTime VR panorama (2.4MB) of the whole
				overview of the scene.
			  
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				 The
				Great Sandhills mistake 
				- Wednesday
 
				June 16, 2004 
				by : Edwin Wallace 
				Success : Mr.
				Wallace is a bit cranky about the recent decision by the Saskatchewan government
				to increase the amount of drilling for natural gas in the Great Sandhills area of
				western Saskatchewan. Environmentalists and scientists appear to agree on the ecological
				mistake of this decision.
			  
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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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				 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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