Category Archives: Column
GINTA: What’s the best way to deal with lack of empathy?
KAMLOOPS - Every now and then certain news makes me go silent. 'How is that possible?' is all I can think. Such was the case of the recent break-ins (yes plural, since it happened in two consecutive n...
Nov 19, 2018
NEUSTAETER: Looking out for my number one — my lesson in poverty
I’D LIKE TO THINK that I'm a person who cares enough about others to notice both them and their needs, but that belief was put to the test this week and I'm pretty sure I failed miserably. The U...
Nov 18, 2018
ROTHENBURGER: Does Christianity need more atheist church ministers?
WHAT'S ORGANIZED RELIGION coming to? When a minister in the United Church not only is an atheist, but is supported in her atheism by her church, you know times they are changing on the God front. Rev....
Nov 17, 2018
PETERS: In an age when we know all the answers, people still love a good mystery
WITH ALL OF THE world’s knowledge now available on the internet, it can be kind of jarring to come across an answer we don’t immediately know. Harprit Singh sent us a video this week of so...
Nov 16, 2018
CHARBONNEAU: Reboot Statistics Canada
Statscan needs to update its operating system and reboot. They now operate on a paper system in which only 40 per cent of surveys on spending habits are returned. Those that are returned are sometimes...
Nov 15, 2018
ROTHENBURGER: Winter Olympics are no longer an affordable party
NEXT DOOR IN ALBERTA, an important plebiscite was held Tuesday. Calgarians were deciding whether or not to support a bid to host the 2026 Winter Olympic Games. They narrowly voted no and though the bi...
Nov 15, 2018
NEUSTAETER: Type 1 Diabetes and how you can help — Maison's story
Adrianne Erlandson, owner of Scoopz Ice Cream Parlour (i.e. the raddest store in town), walks into Caffe Motivo with a huge smile on her face, just like usual. We hug, Adrianne orders something that s...
Nov 14, 2018
ROTHENBURGER: Is this any way to decide a referendum?
KAMLOOPS - THE REFERENDUM on proportion representation is in a shambles. Cheer leaders for prop rep accuse First Past the Post defenders of fear mongering, and demand to know what the other side is af...
Nov 14, 2018
ROTHNBURGER: Are our governors-general really worth the bother?
OUR GOVERNORS-GENERAL are getting to be a bit of a handful. Either they're travelling the world, spending too much money, or they aren't doing much of anything. Are they worth the bother? As I watched...
Nov 13, 2018
ROTHENBURGER: Let’s keep one special day every year free of blowout sales
KAMLOOPS - ONE OF THE HALLMARKS of the free enterprise economy is our great enthusiasm for using just about any occasion on the calendar to go on a marketing spree or hold a sale. If there isn't alrea...
Nov 12, 2018
