My perspective - A taxing problem
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- Published on Friday, March 13, 2020
By Kate Jackman-Atkinson
Neepawa Banner & Press
Last week, the provincial government announced a new tax, a $25 per tonne Green Levy. They also announced some tax relief in the form of a 1 per cent reduction in the PST. Both changes will come into effect July 1 and I’ll be honest, the whole proposal has me confused.
Column like I see 'em - What’s the score with media and modern politics?
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- Published on Friday, March 13, 2020
By Eoin Devereux
Neepawa Banner & Press
Sports and politics; the parallels are pretty obvious. Whether it’s in the local coffee shops, around the workplace or online, we all love to talk about who’s winning, who’s losing and how well or how badly our “team’” is doing.
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My perspective - Up a creek?
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- Published on Friday, March 6, 2020
By Kate Jackman-Atkinson
Neepawa Banner & Press
In the more than 13 years I’ve been covering the news in the Neepawa area, one of the handful of stories that have really stuck with me took place in the summer of 2011. In August of that year, I spent a day with then-MLA, the late Stu Briese. Stu and I travelled from north of the Narrows, down the west side of Lake Manitoba, to talk to those who had recently seen their homes and livelihoods impacted by flooding.
Right in the centre - Ancient humour
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- Published on Friday, March 6, 2020
By Ken Waddell
Neepawa Banner & Press
It’s a good thing that we can believe that God is in control of our world. If it wasn’t so, we would have to believe that the politicians are in control and that would be truly scary.
My perspective - Use it or lose it
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- Published on Friday, February 28, 2020
By Kate Jackman-Atkinson
Neepawa Banner & Press
Communities are more than just the sum of the people who live there. Within each community, there is infrastructure that is vital to creating a sense of community, a sense of home. In almost all cases, it comes down to public facilities.
