Faithfully yours - Making a fresh start in the New Year
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- Published on Saturday, January 2, 2016
By Neil Strohschein
The Neepawa Banner
Well, we did it鈥攚e made it through another year. It鈥檚 been a year of changes for this country of ours鈥攕ome have been positive, some have been negative and as for the rest, we won鈥檛 see the results or feel the impact of those changes for at least three or four years.
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My perspective - Rethinking Canada
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- Published on Friday, January 1, 2016
By Kate Jackman-Atkinson
Neepawa Banner/Neepawa Press
In 1872, it took settlers three months to cross Canada, travelling by oxcart, horse and boat. When the trans-continental railway was built in 1885, it took about a week to cross the country. Today, it can be done in about eight days by car or seven hours by plane.
Right in the centre - A view from many angles
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- Published on Thursday, December 31, 2015
By Ken Waddell
Neepawa Banner/Neepawa Press
Year end 2015 can be viewed from many angles. We are well into the 21st century and it is becoming increasingly obvious that some assumptions of the past are no longer valid.
Faithfully yours - Take it personally鈥攎ake it personal
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- Published on Saturday, December 26, 2015
By Neil Strohschein
The Neepawa Banner
My favorite part of the Christmas story is the account of the angel鈥檚 visit to the shepherds. They were not in Bethlehem the night Jesus was born. In fact, they were probably a mile or two away, doing what shepherds did鈥攕pending every hour of every day looking after their sheep.
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水果视频bodies - Looking for a bit of colour
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- Published on Friday, December 25, 2015
By Rita Friesen
The Neepawa Banner
The weather has co-operated wonderfully with all those who had contemplated outdoor lights this year. I can鈥檛 help but think that the retailers felt the effects of the impulse to decorate, to illuminate brightly and dispel the darkness of our short daylight hours. Personally, I love to take an evening drive around our town and simply enjoy the creativity. Truthfully, I get a little creeped by the deflated inflatables drooping on the front yard and in particular if there is an empty Santa suspended from the eaves.
