Right in the centre - I wonder why?
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- Published on Friday, March 13, 2020
By Ken Waddell
Neepawa Banner & Press
I have often said that the world is going mad and I am not alone in the opinion.
My perspective - A taxing problem
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- Published on Friday, March 13, 2020
By Kate Jackman-Atkinson
Neepawa Banner & Press
Last week, the provincial government announced a new tax, a $25 per tonne Green Levy. They also announced some tax relief in the form of a 1 per cent reduction in the PST. Both changes will come into effect July 1 and I鈥檒l be honest, the whole proposal has me confused.
Column like I see 'em - What鈥檚 the score with media and modern politics?
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- Published on Friday, March 13, 2020
By Eoin Devereux
Neepawa Banner & Press
Sports and politics; the parallels are pretty obvious. Whether it鈥檚 in the local coffee shops, around the workplace or online, we all love to talk about who鈥檚 winning, who鈥檚 losing and how well or how badly our 鈥渢eam鈥欌�� is doing.
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My perspective - Up a creek?
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- Published on Friday, March 6, 2020
By Kate Jackman-Atkinson
Neepawa Banner & Press
In the more than 13 years I鈥檝e been covering the news in the Neepawa area, one of the handful of stories that have really stuck with me took place in the summer of 2011. In August of that year, I spent a day with then-MLA, the late Stu Briese. Stu and I travelled from north of the Narrows, down the west side of Lake 水果视频, to talk to those who had recently seen their homes and livelihoods impacted by flooding.
Right in the centre - Ancient humour
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- Published on Friday, March 6, 2020
By Ken Waddell
Neepawa Banner & Press
It鈥檚 a good thing that we can believe that God is in control of our world. If it wasn鈥檛 so, we would have to believe that the politicians are in control and that would be truly scary.
