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Tuesday, May 27, 2003 Ensign Front
Page Volume 7, N.
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1500 Tuesday - Scattered cumulus 7/10th,
bases 8,000, ceiling 24,000, visibility 15, 25º, wind 18 knots at 300º,
altimeter 29.95-------WeatherLog
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- Nipawin Fire a
year later
- Tuesday, May 27, 2003
by: Timothy W. Shire
This year's fire season is upon Saskatchewan's Northern residents once more as the
folks in Timber Bay may not be able to get back into their homes today after their
fire Sunday night. But a year ago Nipawin was threatened and here is what it looks
like now. This page includes a QuickTime
VR panorama (600K) showing the scene.
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Go to the WebCam page
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Today In Ensign
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* Nipawin Fire a year later
* Lack of Action - Joe
Hueglin
* Whats wrong with the Alliance - Thornton
* Bush's Lying - Mario
deSantis
* The Greenwater Report -
Gerald Crawford
* Martin and the media - Jason
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Today in Ensign years past
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- 1 year ago today,
story 2,
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- 2 years ago today, story
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- 3 years ago today,
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Past Weeks
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May 18
to 24
May 11 to 17
May 4 to 10
April 27 to May 3
April 20 to 26
April 13 to 19
April 6 to 12
March 30 to April
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March 23 to 29
March 15 to 22
March 9 to 15
March 2 to 8
February 23 to March
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February 15 to 22
February 9 to 15
February 2 to 8
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Table
of Contents
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Ensign's Index - Partial
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Contributor's Index -
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Find
out about the contributors to Ensign and the article index of each.
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Tim's Tip
of the Day
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| Orville Wright, Charles Lindbergh, Chuck Yeager, Yuri Gugarin and Neil Armstrong
all firsts, all did what thousands said could not be done. |
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Ensign Notes
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| We will have coverage of the Tisdale NDP nomination meeting in Ensign tomorrow. |
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 Lack of action- Tuesday, May 27, 2003
by: Joe Hueglin
While the federal government takes action with the SARS and Mad Cow issues the persistent
problem of sex offenders is not at the top of the action or "to do list."
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 What is wrong with the Canadian
Alliance?- Tuesday, May 27, 2003
by: Ron Thornton
The Canadian Alliance has slipped in the polls to no longer be viable as a national
political entity while the Progressive Conservative party seems about to elect a
"retro" leader with no appeal outside of his home province.
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 The tools of Bush&Co's
Public Policies: Wrapping up in the flag and lying with secrecy and
opinions polls- Tuesday, May 27, 2003
by: Mario deSantis
Today's story is a refined summary of the extensive research that went into it as
Mr. deSantis has been checking out the huge amounts of information that now confire
the supicions of months ago.
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 The Greenwater
Repoort- Tuesday, May 27, 2003
by: Gerald Crawford
Computer problems out at Crawfordville but we still hear about seeding, park preparation
for summer, geese, wrens and oh yes, fishin'.
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 A monkey could
have done a better job- Tuesday, May 27, 2003
by: Jason Inness
The hype about Liberal leadership leader, Paul Martin, is undeserved and many believe
that the achievements attributed to the man had seriously negative consequences.
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 The Pharaohs and Kings are
gone: but their taxes remain- Monday, May 26, 2003
by: Walter Robinson
Cities have to raise 83% of their revenue by whatever means they can and for the
most part that seems to be property taxes which hit and hurt often those least able
to pay. Its time to consider alternatives.
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 Relay for life
, Hamburgers - Lamb's Hardware- Satureday, May 24, 2003
by: Timothy W. Shire
Just as Hair 2000 pitched in Thursday with a street event for the Cancer fund raiser,
Lamb's Hardware
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 Classy Yard Sales- Friday, May 23, 2003
by: Timothy W. Shire
Today seems to be the day for the upscale yard sales. Most sales are intended to
get rid of what a family doesn't want anymore but today's sales seemed to be estate
dispersals and time for a family to unburden itself of a phase.
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 Mistatim Castle- Friday, May 23, 2003
by: Timothy W. Shire
Farm houses in Saskatchewan tend to be sprawlling ranch style homes as space is rarely
a problem. But this example is truly an exception reminiscent of an English manor
house.
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 Voodoo Economics:Tax
Cuts & Political Hegemony- Friday, May 23, 2003
by: Mario deSantis
The US government is attempting to pass the tax cuts but there is growing awareness
that this tax cut for the rich is more of a joke than a plausible means of improving
the United States' sagging economy.
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 Multlevel Yard- Friday, May 23, 2003
by: Timothy W. Shire
Here is a look at the unusual, Saskatchewan is flat right? Well this yard in Nipawin
is anything but flat and offers its residence a wide variety of living spaces and
includes its own terraces and mini-forest. This story includes a QuickTime VR
panorama (600K).
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 Cuts for Cancer- Thursday, May 22, 2003
by: Timothy W. Shire
Hair 2000 pitches in with sidewalk hair cuts to raise money for the relay for life
project, downtown Tisdale Thursday afternoon.
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 BugCycle- Thursday, May 22, 2003
by: Timothy W. Shire
A Volkswagon customised into a motorcycle tricycle as seen downtown in Tisdale Wednesday
afternoon.
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 The Corporative
Saskatchewan Justice: Avoiding the court of law by the power of money,
private contracts and deceptions- Thursday, May 22, 2003
by: Mario deSantis
UofS researcher settles out of court and the Univesity gets to keep its bribery based
research a secret. And nothing is new.
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 Mistatim- Wednesday, May 21, 2003
by: Timothy W. Shire
Over the years we have featured various communities in our "hometown" series
and today we look at the village of Mistatim mid way between Tisdale and Hudson Bay.
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 MG - Top Down- Wednesday, May 21, 2003
by: Timothy W. Shire
We had this car on this site last year but here it is again, it is definitely worth
a second look.
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 Rise Construction
installs footings for house number 3- Wednesday, May 21, 2003
by: Timothy W. Shire
Here is a quick look at the beginning of what will be come a new house and a picture
of this home's floor plans.
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 The End- Wednesday, May 21, 2003
by: Timothy W. Shire
Cars and people all share one common and ultimate termination. This morning I took
twenty pictures of cars as their life as cars and trucks ended and their new life
as recycled metal, plastic and glass began.
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Bottom Of The Page Picture
of the Day
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Looking West across an emerging crop just North of Tisdale today at noon.
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