My perspective - If you eat...
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- Published on Thursday, April 7, 2016
By Kate Jackman-Atkinson
Neepawa Banner/Neepawa Press
“If you eat, you’re involved in agriculture,” the saying goes. Despite their “involvement”, there are many people in Westman, a relatively rural part of Canada, with absolutely no connection to the industry that provides their food. Last week though, people from across the province had the chance to get up close and personal with agriculture during the 109th Royal Manitoba Winter Fair (RMWF).
Faithfully yours - A word written in red
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- Published on Sunday, April 3, 2016
By Neil Strohschein
The Neepawa Banner
Many years ago, so the story goes, a country doctor died. He had moved to an out-of-the-way community in rural America and had spent his life caring for the people there. He had delivered their babies, bandaged their wounds, set their broken bones and sat with them when they took their last breaths. And when he died, the whole community mourned his passing.
Homebodies - The origin of the April Fool
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- Published on Saturday, April 2, 2016
By Rita Friesen
The Neepawa Banner
Got to wondering about April Fool’s Day, so I googled it. [The practice has become so common, even for people of my generation – when a grandchild called grandma to find out what a ‘stick of butter’ meant in cup portions- it was grandma that said, I’ll google it!] Back to April Fool’s Day. There are conflicting reports about the origin.
My perspective - Justice served?
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- Published on Friday, April 1, 2016
By Kate Jackman-Atkinson
Neepawa Banner/Neepawa Press
“Not guilty”. Last Thursday, when disgraced former broadcaster Jian Ghomeshi was acquitted on all charges, those two words sparked protests and widespread debate about the Canadian justice system.
Right in the centre - Good or bad?
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- Published on Thursday, March 31, 2016
By Ken Waddell
Neepawa Banner/Neepawa Press
In response to a PC Manitoba announcement on how to increase private investment in post-secondary education, the NDP spokesman Andrew Tod called the plan "bad for students, bad for families and bad for colleges and universities.” Of course, the NDP didn’t say why it was bad, but we can assume from past performance why they think it’s bad.
