Faithfully Yours - An Earth Day Story
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- Published on Saturday, April 18, 2015
By Neil Strohschein
I spent the first four months of 1990 as “Minister in Residence” at St. Giles’ Presbyterian Church of Prince George, BC. Their minister was away on medical leave; and I was asked to fill in for him. My duties were to staff the Minister’s office four mornings a week, visit congregants who were in hospital and preach at the Sunday morning services (they had two).
One Sunday, as I was preparing for the first service, the Chair of the Sunday Coffee Committee pulled me aside and said: “Neil, here is an announcement we would like you to make. It’s not earth shattering; but it’s important.” Earth shattering—no. Earth saving—definitely.
Not so silent E - Can't we all just get along? No. Okay then...Let's fight!!!
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- Published on Friday, April 17, 2015
By Eoin Devereux
The Neepawa Banner
In my 10 plus years as a member of the media, I can honestly say I’ve sat through some really boring municipal meetings in my time. If I had a dollar for every time I’ve nearly dozed off during a school board or city council meeting in Brandon and Portage la Prairie, or even during town council meetings in Neepawa, well..I’d have enough money to buy a comfy pillow to rest my head on at these meetings and get some solid Z’s.
Fortunately, the Apr. 7 edition of Neepawa Town Council was not one of them snoozers….Well, actually it was for the majority of its two hour and 37 minute run time. But for three minutes and 17 seconds, it went from mundane municipal deliberations to the verbal equivalent of a heavyweight title fight between Muhammad Ali and Smokin Joe Fraser.
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My Perspective - Searching for optimism
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- Published on Thursday, April 16, 2015
By Kate Jackman-Atkinson
The Neepawa Banner
Next week, the federal government will unveil the 2015 budget. New finance minister Joe Oliver is expected to release a balanced budget that also includes tax breaks, particularly ones for families, and no cuts to the services currently used by Canadians. For many Canadians, there is lots to be optimistic about in the coming months.
But that doesn't seem to be the case for Manitoba's businesses owners.
Right in the centre - You don't have to do that
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- Published on Thursday, April 16, 2015
By Ken Waddell
The Neepawa Banner
If individuals and governments at all levels would adopt the title of this column as a one of their pillars of life, the world would be a better place. Individuals and governments at all levels are continually saying they are short of money. In many cases, they aren’t short of money, they are long on spending.
Homebodies - Things I hold dear that I may have to rethink
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- Published on Sunday, April 12, 2015
By Rita Friesen
When our first family was young the writings of Corrie Ten Boom were popular. “The Hiding Place”, the story of a young woman and her family aiding people of the Jewish faith during the Nazi regime, was made into a movie. “God does not have problems. Only plans,” proclaimed Corrie Ten Boom when a clerical error allowed her to be released from a Nazi concentration camp one week before all women prisoners her age were executed. Amid the horrors of the time, faith shone.
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