Faithfully yours - What true charity is
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- Published on Sunday, February 28, 2016
By Neil Strohschein
The Neepawa Banner
Every so often, major newspapers will feature photos of corporate executives and their friends attending gala evenings in support of local charitable organizations (COs).
Here’s how these evenings work.
Homebodies - When you feel alone, reach out
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- Published on Saturday, February 27, 2016
By Rita Friesen
The Neepawa Banner
The past several weeks have been tough slugging with my studies. I feel a need for frivolity coming on. For starters, I decided to practice what I teach. I encourage people who feel alone or lonely to reach out. We are not mind readers and can’t know what someone else needs.
Right in the centre - Neepawa, Minnedosa, we have a problem
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- Published on Friday, February 26, 2016
By Ken Waddell
Neepawa Banner/Neepawa Press
Yes, you read the headline correctly. WE have a problem.
Read more: Right in the centre - Neepawa, Minnedosa, we have a problem
Popular Cherokee leads the way for image and capability
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- Published on Thursday, February 25, 2016
Photo by Ben Castle. In the mango tango pearl of our test model, the styling is both distinctive and attractive.
By Ben Castle
The Neepawa Banner
The original compact Cherokee SUV of 1984 was a pioneer in being one of the first SUVs to combine a genuinely good and refined on-road driving experience with legendary off-road ability, thanks to its unibody construction. It enjoyed a 17 year production run with minimal changes.
Read more: Popular Cherokee leads the way for image and capability
My perspective - Bigger is better, or is it?
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- Published on Thursday, February 25, 2016
By Kate Jackman-Atkinson
Neepawa Banner/Neepawa Press
Bigger is better, bigger is better. For centuries, that’s been the mantra and for the last 100 years, the chants have gotten louder. Almost anywhere you look, we are consistently told that things must get bigger. North America was built, after all, on the premise that we need to fill up all that empty space.
