My perspective - Off? To work?
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- Published on Friday, July 19, 2019
By Kate Jackman-Atkinson
Neepawa Banner & Press
On any statutory holiday, at any time of the day or night, I can make a few taps on my phone and buy just about anything I want. Unfortunately, I can’t do the same in person. The reason isn’t economics, or the availability of staff, and it isn’t the case across the board. The reason is a jumbled mess of provincial regulations that guide which types of business can be open on holidays and which can’t.
Right in the centre - One has to wonder
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- Published on Friday, July 19, 2019
By Ken Waddell
Neepawa Banner & Press
Given how much sense it makes to develop Canadian oil resources, one has to wonder why it is taking, or has taken, so long to get the job done. Canada exports a lot of oil, but it imports a lot as well. Why? It doesn’t make any sense.
My perspective - What you know, and what you don’t
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- Published on Friday, July 12, 2019
By Kate Jackman-Atkinson
Neepawa Banner & Press
In a world that’s increasingly fragmented and siloed, we need newspapers. Or at least the service they provide– a place to get a variety of news and advertising. Today, you can find out anything about anything. But what if you don’t know what you’re looking for? Or that you’re even looking for something?
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Right in the centre - July 12, 1950– More than a memory
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- Published on Friday, July 12, 2019
By Ken Waddell
Neepawa Banner & Press
On a Canadian military website, it is noted: The Korean War erupted on June 25, 1950, when North Korea invaded South Korea. On this day, July 12, a group of Royal Canadian ships stopped in Hawaii on their way to Korea.
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Right in the centre - A reflection on Canada Day– A re-run from 2018
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- Published on Friday, July 5, 2019
By Ken Waddell
Neepawa Banner & Press
A number of questions crossed my mind over the long weekend and so I thought I would share them. With both a Manitoban and Canadian election this fall, be sure to ask the politicians these questions.
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