My perspective - Small price, big payoff
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- Published on Friday, October 18, 2019
By Kate Jackman-Atkinson
Neepawa Banner & Press
My dad was born in 1931 and as a child, he never learned to swim, his mother wouldn’t let him. She wasn’t afraid he’d drown, she was afraid he’d contract polio. The fearful disease could be spread by infected water and left tens of thousands of Canadians with some degree of paralysis.
Right in the centre - Here's the deal
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- Published on Friday, October 18, 2019
By Ken Waddell
Neepawa Banner & Press
The Neepawa Banner has been going since 1989, 30 years this week. The Neepawa Banner now includes the Neepawa Press, which has been going since 1896. The Rivers Banner has been going since 1993 and it includes the Rivers Gazette and the Rapid City Reporter, which date back to 1907.
My perspective - Missed opportunity
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- Published on Friday, October 11, 2019
By Kate Jackman-Atkinson
Neepawa Banner & Press
After close to two years, Manitoba farmers received the good news that new long-term leases for Agricultural Crown Lands (ACL) would be available for next year. The good spirits were dampened once the details of the revised program were understood.
Right in the centre - Today is the day!
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- Published on Friday, October 11, 2019
By Ken Waddell
Neepawa Banner & Press
Yes, today, Oct. 11, is the day! A memorable day, because it was 50 years ago today that my wife, Christine, and I got married.
My perspective - Can't have it both ways
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- Published on Friday, October 4, 2019
By Kate Jackman-Atkinson
Neepawa Banner & Press
Across our communities, we wonder why young people aren’t getting more involved. Last week, I saw why. On Friday, youth across the world took part in a climate strike. I’ll be honest, I wasn’t following it very closely, but I was bombarded by examples of adults acting like children. In posts, comments and memes, I saw adults mocking the young participants, telling them they were wasting their time, telling them all the other things they should be doing, accusing them of not being committed to the cause because they own a cell phone or buy new clothes.
It was a pretty depressing weekend on social media.
