My Perspective - Eighteen months and one per cent
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- Published on Friday, October 31, 2014
By Kate Jackman-Atkinson
The Neepawa Banner
Eighteen months, it has been that long since the provincial NDP government raised the PST by one per cent. Eighteen months seems to be how long it has taken for dissention among Manitobans as a whole to grow and spread into the ranks of the NDP government. While the opposition party’s lawsuit to reverse the illegal tax increase failed, they might still win in the end.
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Right in the Centre - Shelf Life
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- Published on Friday, October 31, 2014
By Ken Waddell
The Neepawa Banner
We used to call it “getting stale” but today, most products are measured in terms of shelf life. Usage of the term has spread from the grocery store to all phases of life. It applies to politicians with equal ease. The term “shelf life” has been applied to the Manitoba NDP party in general and is being applied specifically this week to Premier Greg Selinger.
Cherries - One of nature's true healing foods
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- Published on Sunday, October 26, 2014
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Cherries, along with many other berries, are a rich source of antioxidents. They help prevent or repair the damage done to the body’s cells by free radicals.
Homebodies - Always a new scent, a new scene
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- Published on Saturday, October 25, 2014
By Rita Friesen
Tis a gift of balmy days in late October. Some trees have shed all their leaves, some have hints of their fall foliage and others, still glorious gold and red.
Right in the Centre - 25 more years, maybe?
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- Published on Thursday, October 23, 2014
By Ken Waddell
The Neepawa Banner
It’s been 25 years, as of October 23, since the first edition of the Neepawa Banner was published. We took over the Rivers Banner/Gazette/Reporter a few years later.Time didn’t exactly fly by, but maybe that’s because we weren’t having fun all the time.
