Observations - May 14/2017
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- Published on Sunday, May 14, 2017
Addy Oberlin
The Neepawa Banner
This weekend we celebrate a day where our mothers are shown they have a very special place in our life.
Faithfully Yours - Traits that must be reborn
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- Published on Sunday, May 14, 2017
Neil Strohschein
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In 1992, Canadian author (and self-confessed freethinker) William Gairdner released the first edition of his book “The War Against the Family.” It was updated in 2007, but the central theme remained the same. In his book, Gairdner argues that to establish absolute control over society, governments must first undermine and ultimately destroy every institution that they perceive to be a threat. Their primary target, according to Gairdner’s book, is the family.
Homebodies - And when I feel afraid...
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- Published on Saturday, May 13, 2017
Rita Friesen
The Neepawa Banner
I whistle a happy tune? Doesn’t quite do it for me! The source of our fears change over the years, as does our manner of dealing with them. It’s cute to watch a young child meet their own shadow for the first time. This grey and moving thing is mocking and evasive, can’t make it stop or go away, it follows wherever the body goes. Shadows don’t scare me any more. As I gently age – actually I am railing against the advancing years- I draw comfort from a phrase found in Psalm 23, “Even when I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil.” Death is but a shadow, I love that image.
Out of Helen's kitchen - Feeding the threshing crew
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- Published on Saturday, May 13, 2017
Helen Drysdale
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This year, Canada is celebrating 150 years since Confederation (the Sesquicentennial). I thought I would spend the next several months showcasing some historic recipes in Canada’s honour.
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