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				Christmas sprightsMondayDecember 23, 2002
 Last night we took some pictures of some of the Christmas decorations and today we
				share them with you.
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				 The Greenwater reportMondayDecember 23, 2002
 Gerald Crawford tells about the snow, the good snow that brings the promise of a
				better year to come but recreation now in the park with skiing, skating, snowmobiling
				and sliding.  He also gives us the details on the winter bird population.
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				 The Cherished Ghosts Of Christmases
				PastMondayDecember 23, 2002
 Ron Thornton takes back to Christmases past the memories and the feelings of those
				who made his life and savours the blessing.
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				 Its definitely
				looking like ChristmasSundayDecember 22, 2002
 Fresh snow, shoppers in the streets, a Christmas tree on the roof looks like we are
				set.
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				 The look of winterSundayDecember 22, 2002
 Its official we have passed the moment when the shortest day has come and now each
				day will have just a little more daylight, but here are some scenes seen around Tisdale
				today.
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				 Mission in progressSaturdayDecember 21, 2002
 For me Christmas shopping began in earnest today as we set out to "get the list"
				and we had a great day with more than half of our mission accomplished.
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				 Lumpy countryFridayDecember 20, 2002
 Yesterday's wind and drifting conditions pretty much messed up this community's streets
				with only main street clean, even walking is difficult.
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				 Community Action Co-operative Collective
				Kitchen holds Christmas DinnerThursdayDecember 19, 2002
 Last night amidst a wonderful feast for more than ninety people the Moore Family
				from Valparaiso warmed the spirits of all.
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				 Winter's here, snow and blowing
				snowThursdayDecember 19, 2002
 Today we are declaring it the official arrival of winter, no more combining and suntan
				lotion. Don't worry about shovelling the drive way the wind brought the stuff there
				and it will take it away.
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				 Hamper HavenThursdayDecember 19, 2002
 Tisdale's Salvation Army is working hard once again this year putting together hampers
				for families in this area.
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				 A chance to understand
				each otherThursdayDecember 19, 2002
 Stu Innes from Regina gives us his impression of the David Ahenakew speech and its
				aftermath as he sees this indicent as a positive thing that could benifit us all.
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				 TrackWednesdayDecember 18, 2002
 A nostalgic look at living on the great central plains and what the railroads meant
				when the plains were important.
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				 Long gun registry
				must be scrapped!WednesdayDecember 18, 2002
 Jason Inness from Calgary figures that there is no alternative to dealing with the
				wasteful Liberal government but to replace them with a Progressive Conservative government.
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				 Learning to think
				in circles: arrows of causal relationships Side effects of both tax
				cuts and wars waged by the U.S.WednesdayDecember 18, 2002
 Mario deSantis clues us in on the serious problem of conservative decision making
				that involves repeating errors because of the inability to adopt better decision
				making methods.
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				 The only good Indian . . .TuesdayDecember 17, 2002
 David Ahenakew's apology this morning was pretty conclusive but so much about this
				issue is unsaid and burns like a glowing piece of molten metal into our collective
				unconscious. We have to talk about this.
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				 The Daily by Statistics Canada:
				on the move to double our standard of living in 25 years!?TuesdayDecember 17, 2002
 Mario deSantis reports on the way the Canadian Statistics agency views the Canadian
				economy without reference to the lives of Canadians.
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 Impressive Christmas greetings at John Bob, we saw them yesterday in daylight here
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