Right in the centre - July 12, 1950鈥� More than a memory
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- Published on Friday, July 12, 2019
By Ken Waddell
Neepawa Banner & Press
On a Canadian military website, it is noted: The Korean War erupted on June 25, 1950, when North Korea invaded South Korea. On this day, July 12, a group of Royal Canadian ships stopped in Hawaii on their way to Korea.
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Right in the centre - A reflection on Canada Day鈥� A re-run from 2018
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- Published on Friday, July 5, 2019
By Ken Waddell
Neepawa Banner & Press
A number of questions crossed my mind over the long weekend and so I thought I would share them. With both a 水果视频n and Canadian election this fall, be sure to ask the politicians these questions.
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My perspective - Good enough
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- Published on Friday, June 28, 2019
By Kate Jackman-Atkinson
Neepawa Banner & Press
I used to strive for perfect. I don鈥檛 any more鈥� not all the time at least. There are a lot of times good enough will do.
Right in the centre - When life seems hard
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- Published on Friday, June 28, 2019
By Ken Waddell
Neepawa Banner & Press
This week鈥檚 column leans heavily on words written by two women who wrote very impactful stories about the shortness of life. The first is a poem by Linda Ellis, the second is a 鈥渓etter home鈥� by Elizabeth Ferguson who was writing from Palestine (later named Gladstone) in 1873 to her brother and sister in Scotland. The letter runs un-edited, written in the original fashion.
My perspective - I鈥檝e got a beef
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- Published on Friday, June 21, 2019
By Kate Jackman-Atkinson
Neepawa Banner & Press
The Canadian beef industry took a bit of flack in the regional media last week. It鈥檚 part of a larger problem鈥� many Canadians have lost their connection to the farm and how food is produced. They don鈥檛 know what 水果视频 cattle producers are actually doing and why turning our province鈥檚 pastures into fields of soy might not be the best idea.
