Right in the centre - Inevitable changes are coming
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- Published on Thursday, November 21, 2024
By Ken Waddell
Neepawa Banner & Press
It’s been a few years now since the Manitoba NDP government of the day enforced amalgamation on municipalities. Their theory was that rural municipalities with less than 1000 residents needed to join forces to form a larger entity. The initiative was not met well by many affected municipalities for several reasons.
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Right in the centre - How the U.S. election was lost
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- Published on Thursday, November 14, 2024
By Ken Waddell
Neepawa Banner & Press
In my column just prior to the US election, I outlined why, if Trump were to win, why that would take place. That column was in no way meant to be an endorsement of Donald Trump. I said was, “if Donald Trump is elected, it will be because people are sick of the stands taken by the Democrats who are shamelessly backed by the majority of the media and the entertainment industry.”
With the majority win by Trump, the people who operate and who back the Democratic Party are in shock and mourning about their defeat. When all the mistakes come out in full view, the Dems should not be surprised. Here are some reasons why their shock is misplaced.
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Right in the centre - Falling short, hollow promises
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- Published on Thursday, November 7, 2024
By Ken Waddell
Neepawa Banner & Press
It has been said that the best prediction of future actions can be seen in past actions.
When it comes to Manitoba health and the Prairie Mountain Health and Manitoba Health, it can easily be said that health care in Manitoba is fairly good but it certainly isn’t time sensitive except in cases of emergency. Obviously, traffic accidents get fairly immediate attention, heart attacks and serious illnesses rank fairly high on the care and attention scale. But when it comes to long term care, elective surgery, hip and knee replacements, both PMH and MH fall down the hill pretty badly.
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Right in the centre - And the winner is...
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- Published on Thursday, October 31, 2024
By Ken Waddell
Neepawa Banner & Press
I have been asked many times recently, “Who will win the U.S. presidential election?”
My answer is simple, “I don’t know.”
Right in the centre - Things to ponder for troubled times
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- Published on Thursday, October 24, 2024
By Ken Waddell
Neepawa Banner & Press
This will be two columns in one. The first one is short and is an “ask”, a request for everybody who reads these words. If you want to do something good for yourself, for your family, for your community and in fact, for our country, please do the following.
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