Faithfully yours - Getting the government we deserve
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- Published on Sunday, August 30, 2015
By Neil Strohschein
The Neepawa Banner
The more I see it, the more I wonder if those who do these things think before they act.
The setting—a hockey arena. It could be just about any arena in any community. The scene—hockey parents who, from the moment the puck is dropped to start the game, are constantly yelling at the officials, calling them names, questioning their eyesight, parentage, etc.
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Homebdies - Little boxes...
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- Published on Saturday, August 29, 2015
By Rita Friesen
The Neepawa Banner
Pete Seeger’s song ‘Little Boxes’, back in the sixties, expressed the futility of life. Small cookie cutter houses, the humdrum repetitiousness of going to work; the song is a political satire about the development of suburbia and associated conformist middle-class attitudes. Suburban tract housing, “little boxes”, of different colors, but “all made out of ticky-tacky”, and which “all look just the same.” “Ticky-tacky” -the shoddy material used in the construction of housing of that time.
My perspective - The signs and the times
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- Published on Friday, August 28, 2015
By Kate Jackman-Atkinson
The Neepawa Banner
Day by day, more election signs are coming and on October 19, Canadians will head to the polls to elect their federal representatives. On this day, we will select the individual we want to bring forward our views and stand up for the issues that matter to us.
Right in the centre - Only in Canada
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- Published on Thursday, August 27, 2015
By Ken Waddell
The Neepawa Banner
Canada is a great country, a country only held back by a lack of imagination. The same holds true for Manitoba and yes, it holds true for many rural towns. If we had more imagination and better utilization of our financial, human and intellectual resources, we would be much more than we are. However, we are held back by a lack of those same things. Deep down, everyone knows that.
There are some things we could change and do so almost instantly if we really wanted to.
Homebodies - There always is a list of possible yard jobs
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- Published on Sunday, August 23, 2015
By Rita Friesen
The Neepawa Banner
It has been a rewarding week for my goal of 30 minutes extra yard work. I have to admit, when the days were super hot and overly humid, I fell behind in my ambition and achieving my goal.
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