My perspective - Something unique in store
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- Published on Friday, February 15, 2019
By Kate Jackman-Atkinson
Neepawa Banner & Press
Located at the northern edge of Nebraska sits the village of Cody. Home to 150 residents, Cody is also home to something extremely unique, Circle C. At first glance, it appears to be like any other grocery store, except that it’s run by the students at nearby Cody-Kilgore High School.
Right in the centre - Pay for the smoke to hide the mirrors
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- Published on Friday, February 15, 2019
By Ken Waddell
Neepawa Banner & Press
It is understandable that Justin Trudeau’s federal Liberal party wants to retain as many seats as possible and to expand the number of seats, if possible. It is therefore quite reasonable to see that the Prime Minister flew into Winnipeg this week to visit and campaign a bit with his MPs. A couple of things about the visit are a bit puzzling, though.
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My perspective - A tale of two cities
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- Published on Friday, February 8, 2019
By Kate Jackman-Atkinson
Neepawa Banner & Press
Nothing quite beats the sense of community in rural Canada. I had two reminders of this in the last week.
Right in the centre - To afford or not to afford
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- Published on Friday, February 8, 2019
By Ken Waddell
Neepawa Banner & Press
In a letter to the editor in the Minnedosa Tribune, Elvin Birch poses the question of whether Minnedosa and area can afford a new arena. The letter seems well documented and raises a lot of questions that don’t seem to have been part of the public debate. It is the kind of debate that every community goes through, but few have the debate as thoroughly as they should.
My perspective - Much ado a bot nothing
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- Published on Friday, February 1, 2019
By Kate Jackman-Atkinson
Neepawa Banner & Press
You can’t believe everything you see on the internet, we’ve known that for a long time. However, maybe it’s time to question whether you can believe anything on the internet? Since 2012, Imperva Incapsula, an online security firm, has published an annual report on bot traffic. Between 2012 and 2016, bots were responsible for more traffic than humans, four out of five years.
