The Week of May 14 to 20, 2000

Fox and Geese Sunday May 14, 2000 Clever goose gets onto her perch to avoid the wiley fox. This page included the "Fox" folk song.

Are We There Yet? Monday May 15, 2000 A bit heavy for a Monday morning perhaps, but today we consider the markers that we observe as we proceed this existance of ours.

Eldorado Monday May 15, 2000 A chance meeting with a black wonder prompts a lip-liking page on this Cadillac.

Houses of Law: Moose Jaw Tuesday May 16, 2000 Today we take a look at the remarkable structure in Moose Jaw that houses the federal court in that city. Designated a historical site this is one of many Saskatchewan court houses constructed in this formative era of the province.

Wednesday May 17, 2000 This is the May sky greeting us in this part of the province this morning with the wind almost still and the sun breaking through the patchy sky. We take a second look at another court house, this one in Swift Current.

Houses of Law: Swift Current Wednesday May 17, 2000 This is a photo essay of the outstanding Swift Current Court house building in 1915.

Saskatchewan health plans/budgets: an ever changing methodology Wednesday May 17, 2000 Mario deSantis explains the confusion being created by the abandoment of traditional accounting methods as "needs-based funding allocation" exacts resource waste and the inability to identify problems.

Rise Gets New House Underway Thursday May 18, 2000 Rise construction has the basement in place and is proceeding with a new house as water and sewer lines were run into the lot Wednesday.

Minister of Health Pat Atkinson says "We need a provincial plan" Thursday May 18, 2000 Despite the apparent attonomy given district boards the Department of health continues to confuse planning and operations so that priorities can not be set and ad hoc decisions hamper effective operations.

We And Our Sky Friday May 19, 2000 What a morning! There is a warm damp smell to the air this morning and the picture above was taken at 9:15. The story with this picture and its 360 degree panorama let's you see the clear sky to the South and the rain clouds to the North.

The Right To Medical Equality Friday May 19, 2000 Timothy Shire examines the litany of concern published in Ensign about Medicare and suggests a solution.

An Uplifting Event Friday May 17, 2000 The town crew has time this morning to remove an unused power line from the former trailer park on the town's North side.

Houses of Law: Melfort Satruday May 20, 2000 Today we look at the Melfort courthouse in this continuing series of stories about Saskatchewan's public buildings.