Homebodies - Really? Again?
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- Published on Sunday, April 22, 2018
By Rita Friesen
Homebodies
There are a few errors of judgment that I have repeated. Sadly. This week, for the third time in 20 years, I attempted to exit the garage, with the car, without opening the door. Alas.
Teeny-tiny tax increase in Neepawa
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- Published on Saturday, April 21, 2018
Town unveils 2018 financial plan
By Eoin Devereux
Neepawa Banner & Press
Municipal taxes for Neepawa property owners are going up…but not really. On Tuesday, Apr. 17, Town Council reviewed the details of its 2018 financial plan. The impact to the average homeowners will see them paying an additional $3.14 in taxes per $200,000 of their assessed property value, or the cost of a large coffee and a donut. This proposed increase is applicable to commercial properties as well.
Right in the Centre - Distracted driving, distracted living
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- Published on Friday, April 20, 2018
By Eoin Devereux
Neepawa Banner & Press
In today's world, we have many more distractions than we used to have, whether it is on the highway or life itself.The change is two-fold. Fifty, or even 20 years ago, we were not flooded with all the information we have today. There may well have been as much going in the world but we didn’t know about it. We certainly didn’t hear about it instantly like we do today. If there was an outbreak of war, a disaster or a tragedy, we might not even hear about it, let alone view it over and over again on our TV, computer or phone. Our lives are one big distraction, played out in our heads and fed by both organized media and by social media.
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My perspective - A tale of two papers
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- Published on Friday, April 20, 2018
By Kate Jackman-Atkinson
Neepawa Banner & Press
The newspaper industry has a problem, but it’s not what most people think. More than anything else, the newspaper industry in North America has an ownership problem. Long known by those in the industry, the public watched this story explode a little over a week ago. The spark? A series of editorials in the Denver Post blasting their owners, a hedge-fund called Alden Global Capital.
