Right in the centre - If only the bosses would listen!

By Ken Waddell

Neepawa Banner & Press

Unfortunately my wife and I have been hospitalized many times in the past five years. With stays in four Manitoba hospitals and three U.S ones, we have a wide range of experience. It has been mostly good experience and we received good care. We have met and interacted with dozens of medical staff and for the most part, the care has been very good. There are hundreds of extremely dedicated staff and quite frankly, I can’t believe how they do all that they do. I dedicate this column to them in the faint hope someone, somewhere will listen to these suggestions to help us all along the road to better, faster health care.

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Right in the centre - Repair or replace, that is the question (reprint)

By Ken Waddell

Neepawa Banner & Press

Following is a re-do on a column I put out around this time last year when I was asked a pointed question by a person who lives in the region and knows about Neepawa but doesn’t live in the town. The question was, “Neepawa is a progressive town, isn’t it?”

I paused with my answer and then offered, “Yes, it is a progressive town, but sometimes reluctantly.”

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Right in the centre - Watching the world around us

By Ken Waddell

Neepawa Banner & Press

Driving by a field on Hwy. 5 on Sunday north of Neepawa reminded me of a line of thinking I have been working through for a few years now. Sunday was very windy and so it wasn’t surprising that a bunch of ravens and several bald eagles were grounded. I am sure they could have been flying but they chose not to do so. One raven was flying into the wind and looked like it was actually going backwards.

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Right in the centre - I just want to cry

By Ken Waddell 

The Neepawa Banner & Press

As Remembrance Day arrives again this weekend, my mind is filled with a mixture of memories and thoughts for the future.

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Right in the centre - In praise of local

By Ken Waddell

Neepawa Banner & Press

Last year at this time I wrote about newspapers and press releases. Seeing as we have a new Manitoba government, maybe it’s time to re-visit that topic.

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