So What?
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- Published on Thursday, November 5, 2015
By Vern May
Minnedosa & Area Community Development Corporation
Sometimes the complacency I encounter in rural Manitoba drives me nuts! For example, there are those who will say, “So we’re a bedroom community for Brandon, there’s nothing wrong with that. If that’s our identity, so what?”
Corolla — a force to be reckoned with
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- Published on Monday, November 2, 2015
By Ben Castle
The Neepawa Banner
The iconic Porsche 911 celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2013, but are you aware that another very different car, Toyota Corolla, reaches its half-century next year?
Faithfully yours - Lessons we must not forget - Part two
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- Published on Sunday, November 1, 2015
By Neil Strohschein
The Neepawa Banner
One brief announcement was all it took to send North American economies reeling. The man making the announcement was sitting in an office half a world away; but his announcement had an immediate impact on people who live very close to you and me.
Read more: Faithfully yours - Lessons we must not forget - Part two
Observation - Oct. 30, 2015
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- Published on Saturday, October 31, 2015
By Addy Oberlin
The Neepawa Banner
Do not forget to change your clock this weekend! A reminder again that we are falling back into the winter months. Clocks are an important part of my life. We have many of them in our home. The ticking of a clock has a calming effect and the sound of it every hour brings back memories. I am also a person who likes to be on time for appointments, or maybe even early.
Homebodies - Balance between purpose and play
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- Published on Saturday, October 31, 2015
By Rita Friesen
The Neepawa Banner
It almost never happens, but the other morning, I slept in. Really slept in. The dogs and I had made ourselves comfortable around six thirty, and the plan was to laze about, dreamily for a little longer. Nine forty-five is a little longer! Probably didn’t help that it had been a busy several days and I had been up till midnight baking cookies! (Why that late? That’s when I had time to do it!) The morning espresso had seldom tasted better.
