Guest column - Blue collar disconnect
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- Published on Friday, February 11, 2022
By Mike Waddell
Neepawa Banner & Press
It is said that every scar tells a story. When I was a child our family was establishing a mixed farm three miles East of Arden. As the farm took shape there were tasks for everyone.
Right in the centre - Excellence should be the goal
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- Published on Friday, February 4, 2022
By Ken Waddell
Neepawa Banner & Press
I got into a fairly deep discussion with someone a generation younger than me. We were discussing how my parents, and in-laws, stayed with their farming roots decades ago in very difficult times.
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Right in the centre - Can we not learn from our mistakes?
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- Published on Friday, January 28, 2022
By Ken Waddell
Neepawa Banner & Press
Manitoba has had its share of mistakes and it wouldn’t be so bad if we would learn from them.
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Right in the centre - Words are still important
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- Published on Friday, January 21, 2022
By Ken Waddell
Neepawa Banner & Press
I think I have used a title similar to this before. It was taken from the title of a junior high work book from days gone by. It speaks of a long neglected art, that of actually knowing, understanding and using the meaning of words.
Right in the centre - The three-legged stool
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- Published on Friday, January 14, 2022
By Ken Waddell
Neepawa Banner & Press
I am going to take a bit of a different turn with this week’s column. As I have stated many times, a newspaper is like a three-legged stool. You need all three legs, or it’s tough to keep the stool upright when your butt is perched on it.
