Category Archives: Column
Days away from October 17, the consequences of cannabis legalization are still hazy
BY THIS TIME NEXT WEEK, we’ll all be smoking pot. Or at least, we’ll be able to smoke pot legally, trusting of course that there are no underagers in the audience. Hey, there’s a fir...
Oct 12, 2018
Give amnesty to those with old pot possession convictions
THE FIRST TIME I HEARD about the movement to wipe the record clean for people convicted of old charges of marijuana possession I thought, "no way." The legalization of recreational marijuana next Wedn...
Oct 11, 2018
The rise of populism in the attention economy
WE ONLY HAVE SO MUCH ATTENTION to give and as such, it's a valuable resource. Everyone wants our attention: social media, advertisers, politicians, family and friends. Attention is a limited resource ...
Oct 11, 2018
Give amnesty to those with old pot possession convictions
THE FIRST TIME I HEARD about the movement to wipe the record clean for people convicted of old charges of marijuana possession I thought, "no way." The legalization of recreational marijuana next Wedn...
Oct 11, 2018
The rise of populism in the attention economy
WE ONLY HAVE SO MUCH ATTENTION to give and as such, it's a valuable resource. Everyone wants our attention: social media, advertisers, politicians, family and friends. Attention is a limited resource ...
Oct 11, 2018
‘Kids are more important than potholes’
KAMLOOPS - IT WAS AN ENCOURAGING turnout at Tuesday night's school board election forum. That is, if you consider 50 or 60 people out of a population of 93,000 encouraging. Eleven candidates laid out ...
Oct 10, 2018
‘Kids are more important than potholes’
KAMLOOPS - IT WAS AN ENCOURAGING turnout at Tuesday night's school board election forum. That is, if you consider 50 or 60 people out of a population of 93,000 encouraging. Eleven candidates laid out ...
Oct 10, 2018
It will be a sad day when we have to pay people to vote
KAMLOOPS - SPECULATION CONTINUES that the turnout for this civic election will be somewhere between lousy and dismal. Kamloops council candidate Gerald Watson thinks turnout could be improved if voter...
Oct 09, 2018
It will be a sad day when we have to pay people to vote
KAMLOOPS - SPECULATION CONTINUES that the turnout for this civic election will be somewhere between lousy and dismal. Kamloops council candidate Gerald Watson thinks turnout could be improved if voter...
Oct 09, 2018
Giving thanks in Kamloops, every day
The first morning of October was cold and drizzly and the tall withered grass was wet and just as cold. Dog and I went on our daily hike, heading up the steep trail as fast as we could to keep warm. B...
Oct 08, 2018
