My perspective - On the road again
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- Published on Friday, April 10, 2015
By Kate Jackman-Atkinson
The Neepawa Banner
Across south-western Manitoba, rural medicine is changing. Most communities are desperately short of family physicians and many people have to travel out of town to see a doctor. Some communities are seeing temporary or permanent closures of their emergency rooms because there aren’t enough staff to operate them. Rural medicine in changing and for many Manitobans, one thing is clear, we will be travelling further for health services.
Right in the centre - Two First Nations communities are really on to something
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- Published on Thursday, April 9, 2015
By Ken Waddell
The Neepawa Banner
In a recent article in The Winnipeg Free Press, what may be a very innovative solution is being applied to cases where children are at risk. It was reported that “Grand Rapids will turn parents – not children – out of troubled homes under a new child welfare policy to be adopted on the northern Cree First Nation.
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Faithfully Yours - Making sense out of the nonsense
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- Published on Sunday, April 5, 2015
By Neil Strohschein
Just when I thought I had seen and heard everything, an event took place that caught me totally off guard. I am still trying to make sense out of something that makes no sense at all.
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Homebodies - Did you hear the one about...
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- Published on Friday, April 3, 2015
By Rita Friesen
Ed’s birthday was April 2, and he became accustomed to the wise ones saying –‘ one day away from being a fool!’ Those of you who got to know my beloved know that he had an unusual sense of humour. This column is dedicated to the jokes he told. Laugh if you like.
My perspective - Always playing catch up
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- Published on Thursday, April 2, 2015
By Kate Jackman-Atkinson
The Neepawa Banner
On March 24, 150 people died when an airplane en route to Düsseldorf from Barcelona crashed into the French alps. Shortly after the crash, investigators recovered the black box from the Germanwings plane and the recordings indicated that the plane was purposely crashed by the co-pilot. Investigators have said that the cockpit recordings clearly show that the pilot had been locked out of the cabin– he could be heard pounding on the door and yelling “Open the damn door!”.
