Right in the centre - In praise of local
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- Published on Friday, November 3, 2023
By Ken Waddell
Neepawa Banner & Press
Last year at this time I wrote about newspapers and press releases. Seeing as we have a new Manitoba government, maybe it’s time to re-visit that topic.
Right in the centre - Little mistakes and big ones too
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- Published on Friday, October 27, 2023
By Ken Waddell
Neepawa Banner & Press
Needless to say, I read a lot of newspapers in hard copy and online. I also take in some news on CBC-TV, CNN stations and online.
Credibility in news reporting is not increasing and it’s partly due to reporters being in too big a hurry to meet deadlines and partly because many in the news business are just plain sloppy. (And maybe lazy!).
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Right in the centre - Keep them poor and uninformed
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- Published on Friday, October 20, 2023
By Ken Waddell
Neepawa Banner & Press
Last week I wrote about the danger of the elites and allowing an elite group of people run organizations. The organization in question last week was the Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba. I outlined how, over a few decades, a once vibrant, grassroots party let its organization and leadership to become, at best, mediocre. I got some definite feedback on that subject.
Another thought came to me today and that is, “Why do governments like keeping people poor and uninformed?”
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Right in the centre - Beware of the elites
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- Published on Friday, October 13, 2023
By Ken Waddell
Neepawa Banner & Press
After the Oct. 3 Manitoba election, there were some very happy people and some not so happy. In fact, a fair amount has been reported about how the Progressive Conservative Party, how it fared so badly and why.
Right in the centre - Disappointment abounds
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- Published on Friday, October 6, 2023
Ken Waddell
Neepawa Banner & Press
When the Oct. 3 Manitoba election dust settled there were some happy people but there were a lot of disappointed ones as well. Likely more disappointed people than happy ones.
The good news is there is a way to turn that disappointment around and it covers every voter and every party. The bad news, it requires more work than most people are willing to perform.