Wednesday, May 02, 2007

Podunk Below the Masthead May 2007

A daily look at the BIG TYPE headline of the Podunkian Daily News. We'll list that day's BIG STORY, the one the Daily puts out in the big type just below it's masthead, for all Podunkians to ponder. There will be a link to this feature on the right hand side of the blog.

On Wednesdays and Friday's you can access all the stories of the Daily News free on their website, on the remaining days you end up at a dead end, asking you to go purchase your paper, for (as Paul Harvey would say) the rest of the story.


MAY 31--AREA HARBOURS BUOYED BY $750,000 UPGRADES PLAN--Local harbours benefit from Federal monies (see story here)

MAY 30--PORT OPPORTUNITIES HAVE THE WHOLE WORLD TALKING--The city receives a visit from international business leaders, looking at the port and the region for potential investment (see story here)

MAY 29--'AWESOME' CHSS CLASS IS TAKING IT TO THE NEXT LEVEL--The Daily provides details of the Friday convocation for Charles Hays Senior Secondary. (see story here)

MAY 28--NEW ADVENTURE BEGINS FOR PRSS ‘CLASS OF INDIVIDUALS’--The Daily provides details of the Friday convocation for Prince Rupert Senior Secondary (see story here)

MAY 25--RESIDENTS URGED TO HELP SHAPE THE CITY'S FUTURE--The city takes it's draft of the Official Community Plan on the road (see story here)

MAY 24--CHILD CARE SYSTEM WORTH FIGHTING FOR, SAY ADVOCATES--Making a stand for Child care was the topic of Thursday's Daily News headline grabber. (see story here)

MAY 23--FRASER INSTITUTE'S RANKING OF SCHOOLS FULL OF SURPRISES--
The Daily News provides its coverage of the always controversial Fraser Institute elementary school rankings. (see story here)

MAY 22--HATS OFF TO GRADS AS COLLEGE HELPS THEM MAKE THE GRADE--The Daily News celebrates the class of 2007 with a full report on last Friday's convocation ceremonies for the Prince Rupert campus of NWCC. (see story here)

MAY 18-- PARENTS SET TO SPEAK OUT IN BATTLE TO SAVE SCHOOL--School District 52 plans two nights for two schools, allowing parents to comment on plans to close up to two local schools for next school year (see story here)

MAY 17--‘BAN FISH FARMS FROM THE NORTH COAST’ REPORT URGES--The much anticipated and now controversial report into fish farms was released. (see story here)

MAY 16--‘SNEAKY' DENIALS OF TANKER BAN RILES NORTH COAST MLA--The rather confusing status of tankers along the coast of BC comes up for discussion once again. (see story here)

MAY 15--MEGA-SHIPPER COSCO IS HEADING FOR RUPERT’S PORT--The long awaited naming of the shipping line to service the Port of Prince rupert is made. (see story here)

MAY 14--FEDS FIND CASH TO BEEF UP CONTAINER PORT’S SECURITY --The Federal government makes $1.8 million available for security projects at Fairview Terminal. (see story here)

MAY 11-- CITY'S BLUEPRINT FOR FUTURE GROWTH STARTS TO SHAPE UP--The early draft of the Quality of Life plan for the city has been unveiled, providing a preview of what the city's future may be like. (see story here)

MAY 10--TRUSTEES CALL FOR ANSWERS AS SCHOOL CHANGES KICK IN--Recent planned legislation by the province leaves local school officials with many questions. (see story here)

MAY 9--PLANS FOR MORE TESTING IN SCHOOLS SLAMMED BY MLA--The plans by the government through Bill 20 to utilize more testing procedures finds itself under attack from many sides, including this from the region's MLA who provided his thoughts on Thursday's front page (see story here)

MAY 8--NDP ATTACKS ‘GOUGING’ AS NATION’S GAS PRICES SOAR--With gas prices rising, the politicians start to suggest that a watchdog is needed. (see story here)

MAY 7--EXPECT PORT PROGRESS ‘IN NEXT FEW DAYS’: MINISTER--David Emerson seeks to reasure Northwest residents that a solution to the impasse between First Nations and the Container Port project is close. (see story here)

MAY 4--ALL ABOARD! NEW CRUISE SEASON IS READY TO SET SAIL--Another season of cruise ships is almost here, the Daily provides details of Wednesday's anticipated first ship of the season. (see story here)

MAY 3-- OTHER FIRST NATIONS GET BEHIND COAST TSIMSHIAN--The Metlakatla and Lax Kw'alaams First Nations find support from other First Nations across the Northwest. (see story here)

MAY 2--CITY IS TO TARGET POTHOLES, BRIDGES ON ROAD AHEAD--It's almost road construction season and the city has a list of projects to get underway shortly (see story here)

MAY 1--THREE YEARS LATER, DREAM OF COMMUNITY FOREST ALIVE--Prince Rupert and Port Edward dust off the dreams of a Comunnity Forest licence, first contemplated three years and two mills ago. (see story here)

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