The Week of April 8 to 14, 2001

Cloven Hoofed Herds
Sunday
April 8, 2001
Out of the forest to graze and gaze herds of deer and Wapiti make travelling from Porcupine Plain to Weekes a challenge.
"Heah, Yeah Wanna Help Me Launder Some Money?"
Sunday
April 8, 2001
You may have heard of the "Nigerian Scam" here is a sample of a recent letter that shows what it is about.
Waiting To Fall
Sunday
April 8, 2001
Contest at Weekes to see when the ice gives out on a borrow pit and dumps a Ski-doo into the water.
The Way of Elections
Sunday
April 8, 2001
Edwin Wallace warns of creating a divisive agricultural structure in Saskatchewan simply because the formation of APAS is disregardomg the lessons learned from the destruction of the Wheat Pool.
My Signs of Spring
Monday
April 9, 2001
That snowy owl atop that pole would blend in better in a whiter countryside. Here are some images and thoughts on the progress of this season.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology:
the Economics of Ideas and the Public Domain Economics
Monday
April 9, 2001
You have to really think about this radical concept, is it time to make sure that information and learning are for everyone, free and without copywrite? Superior article, read this carefully.
Echo Valley Model Train Guild
Monday
April 9, 2001
"Chug, chug, too, too off they go" here is a set of pictures by Stu Innes that shows off a great display of model trains from this weekend at Davin School in Regina.
Change of Tempo
Tuesday
April 10, 2001
Its not one of those subtle changes that sneak up on you, it is instead a clear departure from the waiting-time, of the end of winter as commerce, industry and agriculture turn up the action a notch.
Cornerstone of Granny Ghetto
Tuesday
April 10, 2001
Here are the floor plans and block plan for the new Golden Age Senior Citizens Centre in Tisdale.
Quality of life is not economic growth but democracy
Tuesday
April 10, 2001
Amartya Sen won the Nobel Prize, if you know nothing of him here is an outstanding introduction to one of the great thinkers of the modern era.
Democracy is not a matter of capitalism or communism:
it is the shared will to eradicate poverty and to get a continuous education
Tuesday
April 10, 2001
Mario deSantis helps us think through the natural consequences of uncontrolled corporate power and the mighty need to educate and address the issue of global poverty.
First New Home of 2001 and Last for Newmarket
Wednesday
April 11, 2001
Yesterday Mr. Chupa began digging in the service for a new basement on the last empty lot on Newmarket.
Journey Down The Lewvan
Wednesday
April 11, 2001
We travel down the CN Lewvan subdivision and see the spring flooding in South Eastern Saskatchewan with Stu Innes.
The Falseness of Globalisation and Communism
Wednesday
April 11, 2001
Cassandra Loiselle responds to some of the common myths about Communism, globalisation, and direct investment.
Precipitation, Yes Indeed, April Showers
Thursday
April 12, 2001
There was drizzle and light rain almost all Wednesday and during the night the temperature slipped and we all awoke to a white coat this morning.
Clouding Around
Friday
April 13, 2001
Thursday we were treated to more showers and flurries as a mild weather disturbance took up permanent residence over the prairies. Here are a set of pictures showing the interesting clouds over head.
Ken Fyke's prescription to cure health care: more downsizing and more phony savings
Friday
April 13, 2001
The editor of Ensign has been to emotional to even discuss the Fyke report, but Mario deSantis has been able to put it in perspective and explain what this report means and why it like other initiatives in the past will not produce successful results.
Ouch, That's Gotta Hurt!
Saturday
April 14, 2001
Let's find out about Don and how he messed up his computer, it could happen to you, so read this carefully.
Effects of Fyke's Perscriptions:
Saturday
April 14, 2001
Mario deSantis shares some insight into the implusibility of the conclusions drawn by Mr. Fyke's report on medicare.