The view from my chair - Dickensian edition
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- Published on Saturday, December 20, 2014
Submitted by Alan Gillies
G.E.M. Media
鈥楾was the week before Christmas, and all through my shop,
Toys and guitars sat in the light of a Coke machine full of pop,
Whilst I sat at my keyboards, both computer and piano,
Knowing I wouldn鈥檛 sleep until sometime tomorrow;
My Perspective - What do we want
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- Published on Friday, December 19, 2014
By Kate Jackman-Atkinson
The Neepawa Banner
Next summer, the lilies will still bloom in Neepawa, but there will be no festival. Last week, the festival board voted 13 to 2 to cease operations, meaning that there will be no future Lily Festivals in Neepawa.
Right in the centre - Peace among nations and at home
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- Published on Thursday, December 18, 2014
By Ken Waddell
The Neepawa Banner
Normally at Christmas time, an editor might write about the birth of Baby Jesus, the Son of God coming to earth as a baby. It鈥檚 usual to point out that Jesus is Our Saviour, come to earth to save mankind from sin and death. The story is well known, just not well followed.
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Right in the centre - Scanning the news
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- Published on Friday, December 12, 2014
By Ken Waddell
The Neepawa Banner
Needless to say, as a local newspaper owner, I read a lot of newspapers. In recent years, I also read a lot of papers on-line. In general, newspapers have gone downhill. In contrast, our newspapers are very much holding their own and expanding. Our circulations are increasing a bit, our total sales are up and our profits are up slightly as well. All three are indicators of a newspaper鈥檚 health. Our papers are bucking a national trend.
My Perspective - We need more baskets
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- Published on Friday, December 12, 2014
By Kate Kackman-Atkinson
The Neepawa Banner
Over the last few years, Canadians have sat smugly at the world table. We weathered the economic recession and came out relatively strongly; we are expecting a federal government surplus in next year鈥檚 budget. Unlike other developed countries, we have had no rioting in the streets, no crippling austerity measures and no soul shattering unemployment.
But the news this week indicates that we might not have been entirely spared.
