My perspective - Riding out of history

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.

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Homebodies - A ‘swinger of branches’

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. 

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Faithfully yours - God’s everlasting love

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.

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My perspective - Questionable? Questions

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. 

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Right in the centre - Liberals and NDP still seeking candidates

By Ken Waddell

Neepawa Banner/Neepawa Press

As of March 15, a scan of the party candidates for the April 19 election makes for some interesting reading. The PC Manitoba party has a full slate of 57 candidates. It has been in that position for a few weeks now. One would think the other parties would be too, especially the governing NDP. But not so. The NDP are still short 12 candidates and the Liberals are short 20. How can that be?

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