Homebodies - Slow down, breathe deep
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- Published on Saturday, August 27, 2016
By Rita Friesen
Neepawa Banner
How difficult has it become to simply do nothing? How difficult it has become to simply do nothing! It is in the times of quietude that we can hear our own thoughts, feel the power of life flowing through us, contemplate the here and now, and the far aways.
My perspective - A province on the move
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- Published on Friday, August 26, 2016
By Kate Jackman-Atkinson
Neepawa Banner/Neepawa Press
Over the centuries, many things have changed in Manitoba, but throughout our history, one thing hasn’t– the importance of transportation. How we move has changed, but the fundamental importance of transportation to Manitoba and her people hasn’t.
Right in the centre - Is it viable?
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- Published on Thursday, August 25, 2016
By Ken Waddell
Neepawa Banner/Neepawa Press
The viability of industries and communities has come into sharp focus lately. The Port of Churchill was dealt the most recent in a series of death blows with the closure of the Omnitrax shipping port. The Churchill port has not been viable for a long time, perhaps never. To operate, it takes huge government subsidies and enforced usage by way of the former Canadian Wheat Board.
Faithfully yours - National anthem—national treasure
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- Published on Sunday, August 21, 2016
By Neil Strohschein
Neepawa Banner
One of the lessons I learned early in life (then forgot and had to learn it again—many, many times) was that once something is said or done, those who said or did it have to live with the consequences of their actions. Apologies won’t undo the damage that has been done.
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Observation Aug. 19
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- Published on Saturday, August 20, 2016
By Addy Oberlin
Neepawa Banner
The last few weeks many eyes are glued to the television to see how our Canadian sport stars are doing at the Olympics. The thought always occurs to me, that if I practice my musical instruments the way these men and women practice to be worthy of the sport they enjoy doing, I could be a star performer.
