Faithfully yours - The personal side of war: part two
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- Published on Friday, November 11, 2016
By Neil Strohscein
Neepawa Banner
The year was 1944. In Europe, Britain and North America, all eyes were on England’s south east coast where a massive build up of men, munitions and machinery was under way. Everyone in Europe knew that a major allied invasion of France was about to happen. What they didn’t know was where or when the armies would land. So while the Generals and their aides met behind closed doors to plan the invasion, British, Canadian, American and other allied troops assembled near the coast of England; ready to go at the moment the command was given.
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My perspective - Remembrance forgotten
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- Published on Thursday, November 10, 2016
By Kate Jackman-Atkinson
Neepawa Banner/Neepawa Press
Some days, looking at the news, the world looks to be standing at the precipice of an all-out war. Tensions are high, with terrorist attacks targeting major cities, conflicts in the Middle East drawing stronger world powers into proxy wars and world leaders, both hopeful and elected, advocating aggression. Refugees are fleeing oppressive and dangerous regimes as those elsewhere in the world look on with skepticism and concern.
Right in the centre - Cooperation is the key-part two
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- Published on Wednesday, November 9, 2016
By Ken Waddell
Neepawa Banner/Neepawa Press
Last week I wrote in general terms about the Neepawa Area Planning District. Whether it be the NAPD or any other multi-municipal discussion, it doesn’t take long until people are talking about costs and how to share them. More likely, it’s a discussion about how to avoid sharing the costs or at least minimizing the cost.
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Observation Nov. 4
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- Published on Sunday, November 6, 2016
By Addy Oberlin
Neepawa Banner
According to my calendar we will change our clocks this weekend. We ‘fall’ back an hour. Clocks have always intrigued me. When I sat in a doctor’s office I counted the seconds on the clock and counted exactly till 60 when the minute changed.
Homebodies - Chance of showers...
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- Published on Saturday, November 5, 2016
By Rita Friesen
Neepawa Banner
Rain, rain, go away… note the absence of the invitation to ‘come back another day’. Cool and cloudy, wet and windy, the forecast for yesterday and tomorrow. I recognize that I have little right to complain. I have no crops lying in the mud, I have no resort that has been affected by the surplus of moisture. A weather watcher and a tree hugger, that’s what I am.
