My perspective - War on work

By Kate Jackman-Atkinson

Neepawa Banner & Press

What if we’ve been thinking about work all wrong? I recently watched a TED talk by Mike Rowe, best known as the host of the Discovery Channel’s TV show, “Dirty Jobs”. The talk is almost a decade old, but the issues remain relevant today.

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Right in the centre - Things seem to be going backwards

By Ken Waddell

Neepawa Banner & Press

The tragic news out of Alonsa on Aug. 3 was shock wave to everyone. A tornado snuck into the community and when it blew itself out somewhere near the western shore of Lake Manitoba, it left a path of death and destruction. One older man died, two injuries were reported. The physical damage to property was mind-boggling. Houses were destroyed or damaged, trees were torn apart, campers and vehicles destroyed. 

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My perspective - Divide to conquer

By Kate JAckman-Atkinson

Neepawa Banner & Press

As a Canadian sitting in rural Manitoba, it’s hard to believe that we have been unknowingly targeted by cleverly disguised propaganda from a foreign government. But that seems to be the case.

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My perspective - Decline, to be heard

By Kate Jackman-Atkinson

Neepawa Banner & Press

It’s a familiar process— You show up at the polling station, get your ballot and mark an “X” by the candidate you wish to elect.  But what if you don’t want to vote for any of them?

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Right in the centre - Seize the moment!

By Ken Waddell

Neepawa Banner & Press

Some opportunities only come along once in a while. One such opportunity is the movie, For the Moment, and it is coming to Neepawa’s Roxy Theatre on August 10 at 7:30 p.m.

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