Right in the centre - Christmas is a good time to call out to God
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- Published on Friday, December 14, 2018
By Ken Waddell
Neepawa Banner & Press
Idon’t know if I have ever been so upset about a topic in all my years of writing a column. Canada, and especially western Canada, is getting a very raw deal. The federal government’s ill-planned treatment of our oil industry is scandalous.
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Right in the centre - On a number of points
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- Published on Friday, December 7, 2018
By Ken Waddell
Neepawa Banner & Press
It’s been a while since I have written a point by point column, but this week, there just seems to be a few issues that may deserve a few words each.
My perspective - New funding, old problem
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- Published on Friday, December 7, 2018
By Kate Jackman-Atkinson
Neepawa Banner & Press
The newspaper industry is one in flux. While the various components that make up the industry are often lumped together, the reality isn’t nearly such a homogeneous group. There are dailies and weeklies, rural and urban markets, chains and independents. The problems of one aren’t necessarily the problems of all.
Right in the centre - I am skeptical
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- Published on Friday, November 30, 2018
By Ken Waddell
Neepawa Banner & Press
The federal Liberal government has been studying newspapers for several years. A couple of years ago, I was invited to fly to Ottawa to testify before the parliamentary Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage. At that time, I made the case that we need reliable local newspapers to cover local news, sports and political issues. The whole fake news idea was gaining steam at that time and has since become a full-blown epidemic. There are now many “news” outlets that spread falsehoods with pride and others that do it by way of sloppy reporting.
My perspective - Experience, mediocrity
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- Published on Friday, November 30, 2018
By Kate Jackman-Atkinson
Neepawa Banner & Press
Experience, we all know it’s important, but are we valuing the right kind? I listened to a podcast last week that got me thinking about this topic. It was a conversation with Rick Rubin, one of the most influential music producers in America and in 2006, one of Time Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People.
