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水果视频bodies - Don't have to travel far for a good story

By Rita Friesen

I just finished re-reading 鈥淲elcome 水果视频, Travels in Smalltown Canada鈥 by Stuart McLean. Written in 1992 McLean travels across Canada capturing the essence of small towns. 

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水果视频bodies - We learned so much because we wanted to

By Rita Friesen

Remember when a winter evening meant family gathered round playing table games? Or a slow Sunday afternoon when hours were devoted to Monopoly?  Patience and sportsmanship were gained when siblings or cousins competed in Snakes and Ladders, Parcheesi and checkers 鈥 the round metal Chinese checker game with six sets of different coloured marbles or the flat checked board with the black or white disks. 

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The view from my chair - The Christmas Spirit

By Alan Gillies

G.E.M. Media

鈥淚 hate Christmas.鈥

I鈥檝e heard many people say that, just as often as I鈥檝e heard many others state that they love this time of year. Personally, I鈥檓 not at present all that fond of the season. It's cold, it's expensive and it's far too hectic.

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My Perspective - What we're made of

By Kate Jackman-Atkinson

The Neepawa Banner

On July 1, the patriotism in Canada is palpable. Across the country, from sea to sea, it鈥檚 red and white and maple leaves as we celebrate Canada Day and it鈥檚 easy to feel an overwhelming sense of pride in this great nation. But it鈥檚 now December, why am I talking about Canada Day?

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Not so silent E - I'm always a day early but a litre short

By Eoin Devereux

The Neepawa Banner

I travelled to the city over the weekend to do a little shopping. Fortunately, it did not involve the purchase of overpriced Christmas presents, as my family decided years ago that the greatest gift we could give to one another over the holiday season was the gift of not having to buy stuff for one another. (I鈥檓 a grown man; I can buy my own underwear and toasters, thank you very much.) 

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