The Week of January 20 to 26, 2002

Waiting For Snow
Sunday
January 20, 2002
Across the province there is only one topic that everyone shares and that is water, frozen or otherwise.
Coming to A Computer Near You
Sunday
January 20, 2002
Kevin McIntyre warns of email virus wandering around cable modem set ups.
The Free Market Capitalism Identified by Enron's Collapse: A System Corrupted
Sunday
January 20, 2002
Mario deSantis describes for us the journey of thought that compells us to look closely at the forces piling up against a free society.
A Political, Socio-Economic Predisposition
Monday
January 21, 2002
Today we challenge you to consider the starting point and then examine the present within a given context.
The Greenwater Report For January 21, 2002
Monday
January 21, 2002
So it has been snowing out at the park but that hasn't damped the fun of the folks playing shinny. This week Jerry wonders about the Coyote derby at Fort Qu'Appelle.
Letting Enron CEO Kenneth Lay Chew His Words
Monday
January 21, 2002
Enron's top people urged their employees to buy Enron stock right up to the time the company submerged overwhelmed by insolvency.
The Woes of The Canadian Dollar
Monday
Janaury 21, 2002
Andrew Lane from Brandon explains why the loonie's a louser and what has to be done to fix the situation.
Dick Cheney's Meeting of June 27, 2001 with Indian Leader Sonia Gandhi: Greasing the Free Market for Enron Corporation
Monday
January 21, 2002
Though this story gives you the basics the details are buried in the extensive links provided in the references. Mario deSantis has given us the benefit of his research and with a click or two a person can be reasonably informed.
What Did This Do To Us?
Tuesday
Janaury 22, 2002
This question needs to be asked, though it may be far to soon to answer the question we need to keep the changes and complications of reality in some sort of perspective even as events unfold before us.
The Thought that the Free Market is a Big Bubble supported by the U.S. Military
Tuesday
January 22, 2002
Today Mario deSantis examines the consequences of economic ideology combining with government and military might.
Dr. Rey Pagtakhan's Appointment A Concern of Veteran's Affair's Critic Roy Bailey
Tuesday
January 22, 2002
Saskatchewan MP Roy Bailey voiced his concern about the appointment of the new veteran's affairs minister but all the press heard was his reference to "Chinese chap". Ron Thornton wonders about the press.
Get This Man A Blanket!
Tuesday
January 22, 2002
John Sheltus from Bedford Quebec is less than enthusiastic about the Department of National Defence's plan to outfit Canadian Army troops with camouflaged blankets.
Dollarization and Terence Corcoran: Wake Up Mr. Corcoran!
Tuesday
Janaury 22, 2002
Mario deSantis has pulled out the stops on this one and provided us with a thorough review of references that discuss the problems of Canadian and American money. This remarkable story explains and informs so that you can formulate some understanding of this puzzling problem.
The mantras of savings and friendly privatization: Privatization of Health Care and Police State in Canada?
Wednesday
January 23, 2002
Mario deSantis reports his sadness and concern as we watch in horror as our country and the things about it we cherish are about to be destroyed by our own free enterprise politicians
Make Things JODA Clean
Wednesday
Janaury 23, 2002
Dawn Marleau and Joan Broughton make soap. A Tisdale home business that provides something clean and special.
Pole Talk
Thursday
January 24, 2002
With such a horizontal landscape Saskatchewan once was the place for planting poles, thousands of them. Today we think about what they meant.
The Scandal of the Century: Thank you again Richard Klassen and Fifth Estate!
Thursday
January 24, 2002
CBC tells the story of criminal misadventure by Saskatoon's police department and the Province of Saskatchewan's justice department. Mario deSantis puts this story of governmental abuse in perspective.
No French Fries
Thursday
January 24, 2002
Enjoying the fresh morning air looking for breakfast.
Mr. Canada - Peter Gzowski, Dies at 67
Friday
January 25, 2002
From a reporter at the Moose Jaw Herald to Canada's most recognised and revered journalist, Peter Gzowski died yesterday and today we remember a great man.
Do Birds Have A Sense of Smell?
Friday
January 25, 2002
Shawn Ratushniak spotted an error in yesterday's story about a Raven and tells us more about the bird's ability to smell.
The misconception of education as a mean of making money, and of economic productivity as a mean of social well being
Friday
January 25, 2002
Mario deSantis gives us a chance to think about the whole rationale of thinking the productivity actually means something in terms of our lives.
Shifting Economics
Saturday
January 26, 2002
What makes money one place loses money somewhere else as we see the alfalfa dehydration industry radically altered.
The Biggest BUBBLE of the Free Market: The Myth of the Booming 90ies
Saturday
January 26, 2002
This is not light reading, Mario deSantis takes you through the myth of the good times of the past decade and explains why the economy is facing dire consequences. The references in the story are extremely important so be sure to check them out.
Are You Sure Birds Can't Smell?
Saturday
January 26, 2002
Ken Styan who spent some of his live in Yellowknife weighs in on the issue of birds being able to smell. In particular, Ravens.