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.
My perspective - Back to our roots
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- Published on Friday, October 9, 2015
By Kate Jackman-Atkinson
The Neepawa Banner
Once upon a time, in this country’s early days, most Canadians lived outside of the cities. A hundred or so years ago, Canadians predominantly lived on farms or in small farming, fishing, logging or mining towns. However, during the 1900s, many Canadians left these rural areas for the cities, which offered a better life, characterized by electricity, indoor plumbing and a social life not possible when town was so far away.
Right in the centre - Keeping it all going
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- Published on Thursday, October 8, 2015
By Ken Waddell
The Neepawa Banner
Every week it seems we get a report from somewhere about a newspaper closing. Closing a paper is much different than selling a paper. As most readers know, The Neepawa Banner recently bought out the Neepawa Press. Most of the closures could have been avoided.
