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Faithfully yours - You have to play the hand you’re dealt

By Neil Strohschein

The Neepawa Banner

Over the past few months, in addition to the federal election, voters in Alberta, Saskatchewan and Ë®¹ûÊÓƵ each elected new provincial governments.

Of the four groups of voters, only those in Saskatchewan saw fit to return the governing party to power. The other three elections saw massive shifts in the vote. The Liberals were swept into power federally. The NDP ended over 40 years of Conservative rule in Alberta, while the PCs did the same to the NDP here in Ë®¹ûÊÓƵ.

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My perspective - An unnecessary choice

By Kate Jackman-Atkinson

Neepawa Banner/Neepawa Press

Where do we want our young offenders to be spending their time? The Winnipeg School Division board chair would like to see them in school. This week, Mark Wasyliw, who is also a defence lawyer, proposed a pilot project that would move bail and probation officers into the division’s schools. The school board will vote on the proposal later this month.  If it’s passed, the provincial government will have to approve the project before it can be implemented.

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Right in the centre - Turning the big ship around

By Ken Waddell

Neepawa Banner/Neepawa Press

Ë®¹ûÊÓƵ had an NDP government for 17 years. The voters overwhelmingly switched to a PC Ë®¹ûÊÓƵ government in last spring’s election. Last fall, voters tossed out a CPC federal government in favour of a Liberal majority. Voters, in both cases, wanted a big change. It’s interesting to watch how slowly actual change comes.

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Thumbs up - To Roadrunners and mutt runners

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Submitted by Adrienne Mack

The Neepawa Press

Two loud and fast thumbs up for the Yellowhead Roadrunners Auto Club! I was very new to the car scene when I joined the club, I was immediately welcomed and made part of the family. I've been away from Neepawa for three years, but I still get texts and updates regularly; I'm grateful to still be included.

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Ë®¹ûÊÓƵbodies - Times tasks...

By Rita Friesen

The Neepawa Banner

It is easier for me to get some of the yard work done if I break the chores down into two minute, ten minute or just get started times! It is surprising how many little tasks really only take two minutes – if you don’t have to find the right piece of equipment – and by whacking them off one by one, the list becomes manageable.

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