Thursday, March 06, 2008

Podunk Below the Masthead March 2008

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.


MARCH 31--FISH FARM CRITICS WELCOME NORTH COAST MORATORIUM--More feedback on last weeks annoucement of a moratorium on fish farms on the North Coast (see story here)

MARCH 28--FISH FARM FOES JUBILANT AT NORTH COAST MORATORIUM--The Provincial government announces a moratorium on Fish Farms north of Aristazabal Island (see story here)

MARCH 27--CITY GETTING BEHIND EARTH HOUR CONCEPT ON WEEKEND--The City of Prince Rupert joins cities and towns around the world to commemorate Earth Hour on Saturday (see story here)

MARCH 26--LOCAL TEACHERS WANT TESTS EXPELLED FROM CLASSROOM--The Prince Rupert District Teachers Association presents its case for FSA testing to be boycotted (see story here)

MARCH 25--HARTLEY BAY FRUSTRATION IS UNDERSTANDABLE SAYS MP--NDP MP Nathan Cullen explains how he sees the dispute between Hartley Bay and B C Ferries (see story here)

MARCH 24--TORIES TRYING TO COOL DOWN CLIMATE CHANGE PANIC: MP--The Conservatives reticence in releasing their own report into the environment has the NDP MP for Skeena Bulkley Valley frustrated with their attitude (see story here)

MARCH 20--TWO-YEAR PROBE ENDS IN JAIL TIME AND A HUGE DRUG HAUL--A two year investigation which recently went to court has the RCMP celebrating succes in the battle over drugs (see story here)

MARCH 19--FISHERMEN WORRY GROUNDS MAY BE CLAWED FROM THEM--NaiKun's wind farm plans still have local crab fisherman concerned for their future (see story here)

MARCH 18--EDMONTON BUSINESS ELITE IN TOWN TO FORGE CLOSER LINKS--Directors of Edmontons Chamber of Commerce and World Trade Centre spent two days in Prince Rupert on a retreat (see story here)

MARCH 17--PARENTS URGED TO HELP MAKE SCHOOL TRANSITION SMOOTH--The School district explains its plan to help students, parents and educators make the transition from school closures. (see story here)

MARCH 14--MLA COONS POINTS FINGER AT MAINTENANCE OVER SINKING--The MLA for the North coast wants maintenance inssues to be examined when it comes to the sinking of the Queen of the North (see story here)

MARCH 13--REPORT ON FERRY SINKING STILL LEAVES QUESITONS HANGING--Details of the Transportation Safety Board into the sinking of the Queen of the North don't provide all the answers. (see story here)

MARCH 12--KANATA, SEAL COVE SCHOOLS CLOSE AS DISTRICT REORGANIZES--School District 52 makes it official as they announce closure of two east side schools (see story here)

MARCH 11--RUPERT’S CRUISE CONNECTION CONTINUES FULL-STEAM-AHEAD--As another Cruise ship season draws near, plans continue to make sure shore amenities are ready (see story here)

MARCH 10--RUPERT DIGS DEEP TO DONATE THOUSANDS AT BIG FUNDRAISER--The Prince Rupert Regional Community Foundation raises close to 70,000 dollars during a Saturday night fundraiser (see story here)

MARCH 7--CITY LOOKING TO RE-GROW ITS WITHERED PARKS INVENTORY--A trial balloon in council to think about revitalizing some of the city's closed parks, now that there are apparently funds available to do so (see story here)

MARCH 6--THINK-TANK WANTS TO GET TO BOTTOM OF SALMON ISSUE--The Pacific Salmon Foundation begins its study of the Skeena River management system. (see story here)

MARCH 5--EMPLOYEE SHORTAGE LOOMS AS RUPERT'S WORKFORCE AGES--An aging population is destined to leave employers seeking out new employees as the current workforce heads to retirement (see story here)

MARCH 4--U. S. FISHERNEN’S ‘CARNAGE’ OF CHINOOK HAS MP FUMING--Fishing in the Bering Sea for pollock is having a drastic effect on Canada bound chinook salmon (see story here)

MARCH 3--SCHOOL DISTRICT STAFF EXPLAIN REASONING BEHIND CLOSURES--Details of last Thursday's heated school district meeting explaining the planned and potential closures of schools in the district (see story here)

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