Right in the centre - Falling short, hollow promises

By Ken Waddell

Neepawa Banner & Press

It has been said that the best prediction of future actions can be seen in past actions.

When it comes to Manitoba health and the Prairie Mountain Health and Manitoba Health, it can easily be said that health care in Manitoba is fairly good but it certainly isn’t time sensitive except in cases of emergency. Obviously, traffic accidents get fairly immediate attention, heart attacks and serious illnesses rank fairly high on the care and attention scale. But when it comes to long term care, elective surgery, hip and knee replacements, both PMH and MH fall down the hill pretty badly.

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Right in the centre - And the winner is...

By Ken Waddell

Neepawa Banner & Press

I have been asked many times recently, “Who will win the U.S. presidential election?”

My answer is simple, “I don’t know.”

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Right in the centre - Things to ponder for troubled times

By Ken Waddell

Neepawa Banner & Press

This will be two columns in one. The first one is short and is an  “ask”, a request for everybody who reads these words. If you want to do something good for yourself, for your family, for your community and in fact, for our country, please do the following.

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Right in the centre – A Thanksgiving and Anniversary wrap-up

By Ken Waddell

Neepawa Banner & Press

Last week, I wrote about the upcoming Thanksgiving weekend and how it coincided with our 55th wedding anniversary. For about two weeks before the big day, I asked my wife what she wanted to do for our anniversary. No real plans were forthcoming so I went about our regular business of doing the best we can to publish three newspapers and help out at the Neepawa Access Community Television Station (NACTV). The Thursday before our anniversary was the regular paper delivery run to Rivers and Rapid City.

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Right in the centre - 55 years in the making

By Ken Waddell

Neepawa Banner & Press

Fifty-five years ago on Oct. 11, it was a Saturday and it was a bit cool and blustery. It can easily be said that it was the most important day in my life. Christine and I got married that day in the Virden Presbyterian church. Our wedding reception was at the former Scarth School which, by 1969, had been converted into a community centre.

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