Tuesday, June 05, 2007

Podunk Below the Masthead June 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.

June 29--MOTHER OF TRAGIC TEEN TO SET OFF ON PAINFUL JOURNEY--A preview of a planned march from Prince Rupert to Prince George by a mother who lost her daughter to a murderer on the Highway of Tears.(see story here)

June 28--PORT ED WANTS LOG JAM CLEARED FROM DIANA LAKE--The District of Port Edward is growing frustrated with the lack of clean up at Diana Lake Park. (see story here)

June 27--MAYOR LEAPS TO DEFENCE OF DFO IN STEELHEAD DISPUTE--Mayor Herb Pond rides to the rescue of DFO (see story here)

June 26--‘OPENING PUT STEELHEAD AT RISK’ CLAIM DFO’S CRITICS--Environmentalists and Sports Fishery lobbyists suggest that DFO caved in to political pressure last year. (see story here)

June 25--FEDS GIVE BC FERRIES $13M BREAK FOR NORTHERN SHIP--The Federal Government decides not to charge an import fee for the Northern Adventure (see story here)

June 22--LT.-GOV. ENJOYS ABORIGINAL DAY--The Daily recaps the events and personalities of Aboriginal Day. (see story here)

June 21--CRAB FLEET HOPING FOR BIG HAUL AS NEW SEASON STARTS--The North Coast crab fishery got underway this week with hopes for a better season. (see story here)

June 20--ABORIGINAL DAY DRAWING BIG NAMES--It's a busy day with celebrations of many styles planned in the city, the Daily News had full details. (see story here)

June 19--‘WE COULD RUN OUT OF FUEL IN A DAY’ CITY IS WARNED--With memories of the gasoline shortages of two weeks ago still fresh in our minds, we hear a warning that it all could happen again. (see story here)

June 18--WALKERS START LONG JOURNEY IN MEMORY OF TRAGIC DRIVER--A look back at a tragic accident in Moricetown and the impact it has had all the way to Prince Rupert (see story here)

June 15--GREAT BEAR RAINFOREST CASH NOT ENOUGH TO WOO CULLEN--The local NDP MP finds himself in the spotlight over his vote against the Conservative budget. (see story here)

June 14--STUDENT’S SUMMER WORRIES EASE AS SCHOOLS SAFE FOR NOW--School District 52 makes an about face and keeps all schools open for 2007-08, with plans to readdress the issue in March of 2008. (see story here)

June 13--RECENT FLOODS CLOUDING THE WATERS FOR FISHING FLEET--The High levels and fast flow of the Skeena is providing for some issues for the North Coast fishing fleet just as salmon season gets underway. (see story here)

June 12--MOP UP, REPAIR CONTINUES FOLLOWING EASING OF FLOOD--The Daily news provides a status report on the state of repairs to various northwest services and highways (see story here)

June 11--FLOODS EASE, HIGHWAY NO LONGER ‘ROAD TO NOWHERE’--A review of the weekends happenings in the wake of the Skeena floods (see story here)

June 8--NO RIVER WIDE ENOUGHT TO KEEP STUDENTS FROM HOME--Hawk Air comes to the aid of stranded students in Terrace during the flood. (see story here)

June 7--MAYOR URGES RESIDENTS NOT TO PANIC, SUPPLIES COMING--Wednesday's panic over supplies in the city caused the mayor to issue a statement calling for a bit of calm. (see story here)

June 6--REGION SUNK UNDER DELUGE OF WATER, ROADS WASHED OUT--The fast flowing waters of the Skeena river wreak havoc with the Northwest (see story here)

June 5--MELTING SNOW PAVING THE WAY FOR CHAOS IN THE REGION--The flooding of the Bulkley and Skeena Rivers promises to provide much in the way of troubles for the Northwest (see story here)

June 4--ALL PARTIES EAGER TO GET ON WITH CONTAINER PORT TALKS--The appointment of a liaison in the Container Port controversy provides hope for a resolution to the dispute. (see story here)

June 1--CARS EDGING PAST MASSIVE SLIDE THAT CLOSED HIGHWAY--Work continues to clear the mud and rock slide at Legate Creek east of Terrace, with small windows of travel made available to the public (see story here)

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