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Ë®¹ûÊÓƵbodies - The books on my bedside table

By Rita Friesen

The Neepawa Banner

On my bedside table… There are always a number of books awaiting me. When the stack begins to lean precariously, I sort and re-start the priority reading. Top five, not in order of urgency!

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My perspective - Back to our roots

By Kate Jackman-Atkinson

The Neepawa Banner

Once upon a time, in this country’s early days, most Canadians lived outside of the cities. A hundred or so years ago, Canadians predominantly lived on farms or in small farming, fishing, logging or mining towns.  However, during the 1900s, many Canadians left these rural areas for the cities, which offered a better life, characterized by electricity, indoor plumbing and a social life not possible when town was so far away.

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Right in the centre - Keeping it all going

By Ken Waddell

The Neepawa Banner

Every week it seems we get a report from somewhere about a newspaper closing. Closing a paper is much different than selling a paper. As most readers know, The Neepawa Banner recently bought out the Neepawa Press. Most of the closures could have been avoided.

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Observation - Oct. 8, 2015

By Andy Oberlin

The Neepawa Banner

This coming weekend, we celebrate Thanksgiving Day. Can you count your thankfulness? My list would be very long if I start writing what I am thankful for:

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Faithfully yours - Caring for people — the principle

By Neil Strohschein

The Neepawa Banner

In last week’s column, I suggested a simple strategy to help us look after the planet. In a caring society, we take personal responsibility for how we relate to the environment around us. We do all we can to keep the place clean and if we make a mess, we clean it up.

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