Right in the centre - Budgeting for better results
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- Published on Friday, March 25, 2016
By Ken Waddell
Neepawa Banner/Neepawa Press
As municipal budgets fall into place this year, I strongly encourage people to go out to the public budget meetings.
Ask some questions, dig into the figures and see what your town or municipality is really doing. It will be an eye opener. You will be met with several surprises.
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My perspective - Riding out of history
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- Published on Thursday, March 24, 2016
By Kate Jackman-Atkinson
Neepawa Banner/Neepawa Press
It’s one of the most iconic Canadian images; wearing a tan hat and red jacket, a Mountie sits atop a black horse. This image, known around the world, is one of our greatest cultural icons.
Homebodies - A ‘swinger of branches’
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- Published on Sunday, March 20, 2016
By Rita Friesen
The Neepawa Banner
“One could do worse that be a swinger of birches.” Robert Frost, poet, philosopher, teacher and farmer, speaks a language that I love. A quote from his musing on fences – “good fences makes good neighbours”– had me digging out a volumes of his, now my bedtime reading.
Faithfully yours - God’s everlasting love
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- Published on Saturday, March 19, 2016
By Neil Strohschein
The Neepawa Banner
We’ve all been there at least once in life. Someone that we dearly love, for whom we have cared and into whose life we have invested years of time, talent and treasure suddenly walks out of our lives, leaving us feeling abandoned, lonely and very much alone.
My perspective - Questionable? Questions
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- Published on Friday, March 18, 2016
By Kate Jackman-Atkinson
Neepawa Banner/Neepawa Press
With the provincial election about the kick off, we got yet another reminder of how a candidate’s past comments on social media can come back to haunt them. Last week, two candidates found themselves facing tough questions over questionable things they have previously said, or tweeted.
