My perspective - Hay, there’s a problem

By Kate Jackman-Atkinson

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It’s been a dry summer, after a winter that didn’t see a lot of snowfall and another dry summer last year. For livestock and forage producers, this prolonged dry spell has meant that hay crops are down, way down.

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Letters - Erasing history does nothing for betterment of our nation

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Neepawa Banner & Press

Sir John A. MacDonald was a flawed figure as most politicians are.

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Right in the centre - It is amazing

By Cassandra Wehrhahn

Neepawa Banner & Press

Yes, it is amazing how dumb some of today’s politicians can be. Seems that the mayor of Victoria, B.C. took it upon herself to get all upset about a statue of Canada’s first prime minster, Sir John. A. Macdonald.

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My perspective - War on work

By Kate Jackman-Atkinson

Neepawa Banner & Press

What if we’ve been thinking about work all wrong? I recently watched a TED talk by Mike Rowe, best known as the host of the Discovery Channel’s TV show, “Dirty Jobs”. The talk is almost a decade old, but the issues remain relevant today.

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Right in the centre - Things seem to be going backwards

By Ken Waddell

Neepawa Banner & Press

The tragic news out of Alonsa on Aug. 3 was shock wave to everyone. A tornado snuck into the community and when it blew itself out somewhere near the western shore of Lake Manitoba, it left a path of death and destruction. One older man died, two injuries were reported. The physical damage to property was mind-boggling. Houses were destroyed or damaged, trees were torn apart, campers and vehicles destroyed. 

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