My perspective - A shrinking civil service?
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- Published on Friday, October 14, 2016
By Kate Jackman-Atkinson
Neepawa Banner/Neepawa Press
Last Thursday, the provincial government announced that they would be streamlining senior management levels within core government. In making the announcement, Finance minister Cameron Friesen explained that since 2005, the number of senior managers has increased by nearly 33 per cent, almost four times more than the rate of overall staff growth within the civil service.
Right in the centre - How far the flaky have fallen
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- Published on Thursday, October 13, 2016
By Ken Waddell
Neepawa Banner/Neepawa Press
Once upon a time, we looked to our politicians to be statesmen. I think that it’s safe to say statesmen and not offend any upstanding women who have been in positions of government leadership. At times, we had to be satisfied when our leaders at least pretended to be statesmen. That happened sometimes in history.
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Observation Oct. 7
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- Published on Sunday, October 9, 2016
By Addy Oberlin
Neepawa Banner
This Sunday we celebrate a day, maybe with family and friends, where we express our thankfulness for a year passed. Maybe the year has been full of challenges or even grief, but in the midst of it all there are moments and occasions where we can say “thank you” for what happened or did not happen.
Homebodies - Home again, home again, sniggly snot…
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- Published on Saturday, October 8, 2016
By Rita Friesen
Neepawa Banner
It happened. I caught a cold. Perhaps a flue/cold, but the results are the same. Much nose blowing, much coughing and hacking, much, much fatigue. It started my first morning in Slave Lake. Early morning I snuck into the kitchen for a spoonful of honey. I wanted instant relief from the itch in my throat, and I did not want to disturb the household. Honey worked. Short term.
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Faithfully yours - Two little, powerful words
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- Published on Saturday, October 8, 2016
By Neil Strohschein
Neepawa Banner
I’ve been thinking lately about the power of two little words. We use them a lot. Sometimes we abbreviate them (as in a text or instant message). Sometimes we use their shortened form. Sometimes we mutter them under our breath. Sometimes we use them, but our tone of voice suggests that we might not really mean what we’re saying. The words are there, but the feeling isn’t; and that needs to change.
