Right in the centre - Stop Russia now
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- Published on Friday, March 4, 2022
By Ken Waddell
Neepawa Banner & Press
Over 60 years ago, I was visiting in my sister-in-law’s parental home in Winnipeg. Her father was a Canadian-born Ukrainian and I believe her mother was born in Poland. Her mother and grandmother survived WWI in Poland. If I remember the story correctly, they didn’t know which soldiers would be sleeping on their kitchen floor on a given night.
Right in the centre - Examining facts
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- Published on Friday, February 25, 2022
By Ken Waddell
Neepawa Banner & Press
It is frustrating when people don’t get the facts straight. I am the first to admit that I have made errors, lots of them. Throughout the past few weeks, a number of errors have been committed in both speech and print.
Right in the centre - Revisiting the four Ps
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- Published on Friday, February 11, 2022
By Ken Waddell
Neepawa Banner & Press
Principles, policy, politics and polling are four mainstays of democracy and they should be in this listed order.
Guest column - Blue collar disconnect
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- Published on Friday, February 11, 2022
By Mike Waddell
Neepawa Banner & Press
It is said that every scar tells a story. When I was a child our family was establishing a mixed farm three miles East of Arden. As the farm took shape there were tasks for everyone.
Right in the centre - Excellence should be the goal
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- Published on Friday, February 4, 2022
By Ken Waddell
Neepawa Banner & Press
I got into a fairly deep discussion with someone a generation younger than me. We were discussing how my parents, and in-laws, stayed with their farming roots decades ago in very difficult times.
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