My perspective - Which do we want?
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- Published on Friday, August 7, 2015
By Kate Jackman-Atkinson
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When it comes to the viability of rural Canada, one of the most important factors is connectivity. It can鈥檛 be underestimated.
Right in the centre - Why we should love elections
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- Published on Thursday, August 6, 2015
By Ken Waddell
The Neepawa Banner
We are now into a federal election campaign. It will be a long campaign and many people will wrinkle their nose at such a long campaign, we shouldn鈥檛. We should be thankful. Compared to some countries where they don鈥檛 have fair elections or hold elections at all, we are a very well off country. Over the next number of weeks, people will get a chance to hear the leaders, hear the candidates and to decide how they want to vote. If you don鈥檛 vote, you have no reason to complain. It鈥檚 that simple. If you are going to complain about the government, then get out and vote. If you aren鈥檛 going to vote, then keep your mouth shut, you have no basis to speak.
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水果视频bodies - Are you listening?
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- Published on Monday, August 3, 2015
By Rita Friesen
The Neepawa Banner
Moms and grandmas, do you remember being too busy to really listen as a child repeatedly asked a question or tried to tell you something when we were simply too busy, we thought, to pay attention? We said 鈥測es鈥� when we should not have, ignored warning signs when we should have paid attention. Probably happened to dads and grandpas as well, but there I can not speak from experience! (There were a great many 鈥渨atch me鈥漵 that I missed as well)
Faithfully yours - When organization replaces organism, part one
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- Published on Saturday, August 1, 2015
By Neil Steohschein
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There are two ways to study ancient history. One way鈥攖he common way鈥攖he way that can put an insomniac to sleep in 10 minutes鈥攊s to memorize lists and lists of people and dates, places and dates, events and more dates. That鈥檚 how I studied history in college. It鈥as鈥oring!
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My perspective - A proactive approach
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- Published on Friday, July 31, 2015
By Kate Jackman-Atkinson
The Neepawa Banner
Like hockey and maple syrup, universal health care is an identifiable feature of Canada. The problem is that, unlike hockey and maple syrup, there are shortages within the health care system that leave many people paying for services they can鈥檛 access. We aren鈥檛 just paying a little bit either. In 2015/2016, the province in planning to spend $6 billion on Health, roughly 38 per cent of the entire $15 billion budget.
