The wife takes a turn - Truth, reality and perspective
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- Published on Friday, December 11, 2020
By Christine Waddell
Neepawa Banner & Press
There is always more to a story than can be told. Political correctness has created a society that cannot handle 鈥渢ruth鈥�, so many want to create their own truth. In spite of the observation that perspective is reality, perspective is not truth.
We can tell our own journey from our perspective and trust it is not skewed.
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Guest column - Hindsight now sharper than one might like to see
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- Published on Friday, December 4, 2020
By Mike Waddell
Neepawa Banner & Press
As the daily barrage of information with the COVID-19 pandemic comes across the airwaves, internet and newspapers, it is a challenge to sort through the static. As a guest editorial writer this week, I would like to isolate one of the underlying tones that is, at times, being lost in the babble.
As one looks back through the carnage, largely in the realm of long term care homes, I have a faint hope. I have hope that as a result of the horrific results we have seen, this will shine a spotlight on the need for a more intense focus on elder care in our country.
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Column like I see 'em - Brian Pallister鈥檚 terrible, horrible, no good, very bad month
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- Published on Friday, December 4, 2020
By Eoin Devereux
Neepawa Banner & Press
November has not been very kind to 水果视频 premier Brian Pallister, but then again, it hasn鈥檛 really been all that kind to any of us, has it?
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Right in the centre - Many in the media have failed us
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- Published on Friday, November 27, 2020
By Ken Waddell
Neepawa Banner & Press
After nine grinding months of daily death count statistics, there are some media types coming to some realizations. Among those realizations, the most tragic one is that the efforts of governments across Canada and around the world are not working to control C-19. After all the lockdowns and fond hopes of bending the curve, few places in the world are winning the battle. The larger the centre and the more closely packed the population, the more people are dying. The sad fact appears to be that we are not winning the battle.
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Right in the centre - More changes needed... again!
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- Published on Friday, November 20, 2020
By Ken Waddell
Neepawa Banner & Press
Last week, I wrote 鈥淚 think that all levels, be it government, staff, medical professionals and volunteers, have done a a lot of great work to try and get our elderly people through the COVID-19 pandemic.鈥� I still believe that to be true. I don鈥檛 think there is one human being anywhere in 水果视频 that wakes up in the morning and says, 鈥淚 am going to go out and do harm.鈥� Everybody is trying very hard to do the best they know how to get us through the C-19 pandemic.
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