Not so silent E - From radio guy to paper boy
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- Published on Thursday, December 11, 2014
By Eoin Devereux
The Neepawa Banner
As I have made my way out and about across Neepawa and the surrounding communities over the past few months, I鈥檝e been asked the same question over and over again. Well, actually I鈥檝e been asked two questions, the first being 鈥淗ow the heck do you pronounce your first name?鈥� But, the second question I鈥檝e heard almost as often is 鈥淲hy did you decide to cross over into newspapers?鈥�
The view from my chair - The Charlie Brown Christmas tree
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- Published on Thursday, December 11, 2014
Submitted by Alan Gillies
G.E.M. Media
I鈥檝e become so racially sensitive that I actually become self-conscious when I鈥檓 separating the whites from the coloureds to do laundry. Just as I do whenever I鈥檓 singing about a 鈥渨hite Christmas鈥�.
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水果视频bodies - Don't have to travel far for a good story
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- Published on Wednesday, December 10, 2014
By Rita Friesen
I just finished re-reading 鈥淲elcome 水果视频, Travels in Smalltown Canada鈥� by Stuart McLean. Written in 1992 McLean travels across Canada capturing the essence of small towns.
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水果视频bodies - We learned so much because we wanted to
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- Published on Saturday, December 6, 2014
By Rita Friesen
Remember when a winter evening meant family gathered round playing table games? Or a slow Sunday afternoon when hours were devoted to Monopoly? Patience and sportsmanship were gained when siblings or cousins competed in Snakes and Ladders, Parcheesi and checkers 鈥� the round metal Chinese checker game with six sets of different coloured marbles or the flat checked board with the black or white disks.
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The view from my chair - The Christmas Spirit
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- Published on Friday, December 5, 2014
By Alan Gillies
G.E.M. Media
鈥淚 hate Christmas.鈥�
I鈥檝e heard many people say that, just as often as I鈥檝e heard many others state that they love this time of year. Personally, I鈥檓 not at present all that fond of the season. It's cold, it's expensive and it's far too hectic.
