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.
July 31-HUGE STAR IN ASIA IS GETTING BACK TO HER RUPERT ROOTS--Bernice Liu is coming home for her high school reunion and the Daily provides a little catching up for the community (see story here)
July 30--HOSPITAL BOARD BOSS LIKES HEALTH MINISTER’S DIAGNOSIS--Tony Briglio finds many kind things to say about Health Minister George Abbott. (see story here)
July 27-HIGHRISE LANDMARK AMONG RENTALS GETTING MAKE-OVER--A property development firm lays claim to a number of rental properies and begins the renovation process. (see story here)
July 26-SIDES BLAME EACH OTHER AS STEELHEAD RUN DISAPPOINTS--It wouldn't be summer without a dispute in the fishery,this one pitting the sports fishery against the commercial fleet. (see story here)
July 25-CLEAN-UP EFFORTS TRASHED AS SLOBS CARRY ON DUMPING--Rupertites continue to dump their garbage alon the side of the road on Wantage road. (see story here)
July 24-‘ALASKA FERRY’S FUTURE IS IN RUPERT UNTIL AT LEAST 2013--The fate of the Alaska Ferry in Prince Rupert is secure until at least 2013. (see story here)
July 23-HEALTH MINISTER CHECKS ON ACROPOLIS MANOR PROGRESS--The Daily's front page story for a new week, recounts the visit of Health Minister George Abbott to Prince Rupert on Friday (see story here)
July 20-PORT MAY HAVE KEY ROLE TO PLAY FOR BEETLE-HIT AREAS--Details of a planned study to examine the role of the Fairview Container port in expanding industry in the pine beetle plagued parts of the province (see story here)
July 19-CITY HOPES TO TURN THE TIED ON FISH-TABLE DECISION--The City of Prince Rupert, led by Mayor Herb Pond attempts to find a solution to the fish table controversy at Rushbrook Floats. (see story here)
July 18-SALMON FISHERY CHANGES A ‘STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION’--A look at the mixed reaction to the pending changes to the Pacific fishery.(see story here)
July 17-FEDS SAY $175 MILLION FISHERIES SHAKE UP WILL END CONFLICT--The Federal government plans a major overhaul of the fisheries strategy for the Pacific coast, which will see the current system see some drastic changes (see story here)
July 16--DECISION TO GIVE FILLETING TABLES THE CHOP DEFENDED--The Port Edward Harbour Authority provides their side of the debate (see story here)
July 13--SPORT FISHERS FUME AS FISH TABLES ORDERED OFF FLOATS--Controversy surfaces at Rushbrook Floats over the removal of fish tables on the docks, a situation that has not been received well by the sport fishing industry (see story here)
July 12--PRINCE RUPERT COUNCIL HEARS CONCERNS ABOUT FERAL CAT POPULATION--The wild cats of Prince Rupert have become one of the main topics of conversation around the city (see story here)
July 11--VILLAGE DEMANDS ANSWERS AS FERRY FUEL WORRIES RISE--The residents of Hartley Bay seek out answers from BC Ferries over continuing fuel issues from the sunken Queen of the North (see story here)
July 10--PARTNERS TURN ATTENTION TO PHASE TWO OF PORT UPGRADE--The Prince Rupert Port Authority begins the process of seeking out financing for phase two of the container port project. (see story here)
July 9--HOUSE PRICES CONTINUE TO SPIRAL UP ACROSS REGION--The latest data from the Northern BC Real Estate board gets featured on the front page (see story here)
July 6--CRANE DELAY WILL NOT HOLD UP PORT START DATE: KRUSEL--The arrival date will have to be modified, but the start up date shouldn't be a problem as the giant container cranes wait in line for a chance to come to Prince Rupert (see story here)
July 5--CHINESE BIG BUSINESS LIKES PORT’S PROGRESS: MINISTER--Over in China they're keeping an eye on the progress of the Container Port, as Colin Hansen reports back to the Daily News. (see story here)
July 4--‘FRUSTRATION’ IN REGION IS BELOW SURFACE, SAYS MP--A reminder from the local MP Nathan Cullen, that there are still frustrations percolating below the surface between First Nations of the Northwest and the Federal Government. (see story here)
July 3--MINISTER’S VISIT REPAIRS RIFT WITH SCHOOL TRUSTEES--The Daily examines a recent meeting between Education Minister Shirley Bond and local school trustees. (see story here).
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