Right in the centre - COVID-19 lockdown could be handled better
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- Published on Friday, March 26, 2021
By Ken Waddell
Neepawa Banner & Press
I think just about everyone is at the end of their patience with COVID-19 and it’s hard to blame them.
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Right in the centre - Education review long overdue
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- Published on Friday, March 19, 2021
By Ken Waddell
Neepawa Banner & Press
The Province of Manitoba has received, and now released, a K-12 education report with 75 recommendations and Education Minister Cliff Cullen said the province has accepted all of them in spirit and principle. Some, but not all, are incorporated into Bill 64.
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Right in the centre - This isn’t what I wanted
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- Published on Friday, March 12, 2021
By Ken Waddell
Neepawa Banner & Press
They told me, “You have MG.” I would much rather they had said, “You have an MG,” you know, the British sports car, a red one, fully restored and ready to roll. I would have figured out how to fit my somewhat older, chubby body into it. I really would have.
Right in the centre - Listening to the information - Part 2
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- Published on Friday, March 5, 2021
By Ken Waddell
Neepawa Banner & Press
Here is another batch of comments and information that I have received in response to a request I put out two weeks ago for readers to share their experiences with health care and especially with COVID-19
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Column like I see 'em - Facebook isn’t our friend, but in this one case, it’s certainly not our enemy
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- Published on Friday, March 5, 2021
By Eoin Devereux
Neepawa Banner & Press
I can’t stand Facebook. While many users of the networking platform are able to use it to great efficiency to keep in touch with friends and family, I think it has outlived its usefulness. For me, Facebook is just the place to find out which relatives/former co-workers are unexpectedly racist or to quietly resent the fact that my friends are much better at vacationing than I am. Those complaints, however, are more of a “me” problem. It’s not Facebook’s fault that I’m not very social with social media.
