Right in the centre -Big changes, please

By Ken Waddell

The Neepawa Banner

It’s ironic how government rules aren’t applied uniformly or fairly. The City of Winkler’s mayor is pretty ticked with Manitoba Infrastructure and Transportation (Highways Department), as MIT turned down a request from Winkler for a speed reduction. MIT did the same thing to the Town of Neepawa a while ago. 

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Homebodies - It struck me again how very fortunate I am

By Rita Friesen

The Neepawa Banner

It struck me again how very fortunate I am. In a simple way. I have running water. There is nothing onerous about doing laundry. Push a button and the clean water fills the big white box, it hums and thuds, and in 40 minutes, the dirty is clean. Small load, giant load, all the same amount of effort for me. 

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My perspective - Shovels in the forecast

By Kate Jackman-Atkinson

The Neepawa Banner

If I were a store owner in Westman, I would be thinking about stocking up on rubber boots; it looks like demand might be strong this spring. On Monday, the provincial government released their most recent flood update and it’s looking wet.The report pointed to higher levels of soil moisture going into winter, higher levels of winter precipitation and unfavourable weather conditions in making their forecast. 

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Right in the centre - Information and truth need to line up

By Ken Waddell

The Neepawa Banner

How people get their information is undergoing a huge transformation. That is no surprise given that everyone from toddlers to the oldest of senior citizens have access to the world at their finger tips. With a phone, a laptop or a regular computer, the news of the world is more readily available than at any other time in human history. The old phrase listing of news, weather and sports has been lengthened to include everything from recipes to recreation, from fashion to fatalities.

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Homebodies - Thwarted

By Rita Friesen

The Neepawa Banner

Lovely word, let it roll around in your head for a bit. Thwarted: (1) to oppose or defeat; keep from doing something; (2) to go against; oppose, hinder. My day was filled with great intentions and I was thwarted at every turn.

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