Faithfully yours - When Parliament went to church
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- Published on Sunday, October 18, 2015
By Neil Strohschein
The Neepawa Banner
On May 8, 1945, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill stood at his podium in the House of Commons and confirmed a rumour that had been circulating for the past 24 hours.
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Homebodies - Thanksgiving of laughter and memories
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- Published on Saturday, October 17, 2015
By Rita Friesen
The Neepawa Banner
Our family gathering this Thanksgiving will long be a topic of laughter and memories. There were fifteen of us at my sister’s country home. The weather allowed us to mingle and mix outside, while a few choose to engage in a game of Cribbage.
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Not so silent E- 'Muricans getting it right…No, seriously, they are
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- Published on Friday, October 16, 2015
By Eoin Devereux
The Neepawa Banner/Neepawa Press
I haven’t a bloody clue who the heck I’m voting for on Oct.19. I’m not alone in this predicament. I asked a friend how he was going to vote in the federal election. His response perfectly stated what many voters in this tightly contested race are likely thinking, “Damned if I know. I’ll figure it out while I’m in there. Maybe flip a coin or something.” Hopefully the rest of Canada will not decide in that manner and go with the much more scientific “eeny, meeny, miny, moe” approach.
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My perspective - Planning for the future
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- Published on Thursday, October 15, 2015
By Kate Jackman-Atkinson
The Neepawa Banner/Neepawa Press
Imagine your community without volunteers– you can’t, it’s impossible. Rural communities exist because of volunteers, it’s only because of them that we have things like festivals and facilities. It’s volunteer work that makes our communities the places in which we want to live.
Right in the centre - Decision time
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- Published on Thursday, October 15, 2015
By Ken Waddell
The Neepawa Banner/Neepawa Press
With election day looming next Monday, the whole country is holding its breath to see who will form the next government. It would appear that The Banner readership area will vote Conservative. It has usually done so and that’s because the people of Dauphin-Swan River-Neepawa have made their assessment that the Conservative Party most closely represents their views. It’s a pretty simple process.
