Right in the centre - It's decision time
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- Published on Friday, September 8, 2023
By Ken Waddell
Neepawa Banner & Press
By the time you read this column, Manitoba will be well into its provincial election. It will be a short writ period, as election day is Oct. 3. As reported in the Winnipeg Free Press on Sept. 4, “There are 57 seats up for grabs in what is expected to be a tight, bitter battle for control of the legislature, as the province’s first woman to serve as premier tries to persuade voters to give the Progressive Conservatives a third term in office.”
The NDP, led by Wab Kinew, will try to convince the voters that the PCs made way too many cuts and the NDP will have to spend more on just about everything.
I disagree, but my opinion doesn’t matter much, I have only one vote just like everyone else. The real problem is that little more than half the people vote and that in itself is disgusting. Maybe it’s apathy, or maybe a feeling of helplessness, that they don’t vote is appalling to me.
Right in the Centre - Searching for truth
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- Published on Friday, September 1, 2023
By Ken Waddell
Neepawa Banner & Press
Over the past few weeks, I have been noting some news items that seem strange to say the least. It is becoming more difficult to sort out truth from fiction.
Right in the Centre - Recipe for sustainable growth
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- Published on Friday, August 25, 2023
By Ken Waddell
Neepawa Banner & Press
It’s a well known fact that if something isn’t growing, it’s dying. It’s true for people, animals, businesses, organizations, cities, towns and municipalities. People and animals all eventually die, so that is a whole different discussion for another time and place. I am thinking this week more about businesses, organizations, cities, towns and municipalities.
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Right in the Centre - Cling to your local paper
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- Published on Friday, August 18, 2023
By Ken Waddell
Neepawa Banner & Press
The government of Canada passed Bill C-18. The bill essentially demands that companies like Facebook pay news outlets for their content. In response Facebook has removed a number of news media outlets from Facebook and posted the following message:
Right in the Centre - Not much to complain about in rural Manitoba
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- Published on Thursday, August 10, 2023
Ken Waddell
Neepawa Banner & Press
If anyone is bored these days, it sure isn’t the fault of rural Manitoba. Just a week or two ago there were six country fairs in six days. The Ukrainian National Festival was in Dauphin this past weekend. Rockin’ the Fields was in Minnedosa and the ManitobaYouth Beef Round-Up was in Neepawa. Rivers had their recent homecoming and a golf tournament. Rapid City had a golf tournament and it seems like there’s a golf tournament to go to every day at this time of year. Campgrounds are full and if you want a job, just about every farmer in the country is looking for hired help. Construction sites need workers and most businesses could use an extra staff person. This weekend and next, the country is full of events. Most of them aren’t all that expensive to attend either. It’s not so much a matter of what can we do as it is how do we choose what to do?
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