Category Archives: Column
Things we learned from the by-election
KAMLOOPS - So, what did we learn from the by-election? Well, for one thing, even though the turnout was diaphanously better than most of us predicted, it was still pitiful. Nobody should be pleased wi...
Oct 02, 2017
Voter turnout less than hoped for
KAMLOOPS - Hope springs eternal- except in elections. In the advance voting leading up to Saturday's byelection, there were hopes that the turnout would be reasonably good, even though only three seat...
Oct 01, 2017
Dear candidates: run again
KAMLOOPS - Among the 27 candidates, there were three winners in Saturday’s by-election - but there could be a whole host of future winners in that bunch, too. Ken Christian was always going to w...
Sep 30, 2017
A topsy-turvy week of politics
KAMLOOPS - It should come as no surprise that, when politicians get together, they talk about politics. They also talk about the weather, the spouse and kids, their golf games, and hockey, but politic...
Sep 30, 2017
Misunderstanding at the heart of kneeling athletes controversy
KAMLOOPS - Those arguing the heated “kneeling during the national anthem” debate are on two different pages, and could benefit from understanding the terms of reference. More and more NFL ...
Sep 29, 2017
The legacy of Occupy Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - No one knew what would happen next. We gathered in anticipation in front of the Kamloops Library on October 15, 2011. The Occupy movement was sweeping the globe and its reach extended to Ka...
Sep 28, 2017
If you just don't know, don't vote
KAMLOOPS - It's common wisdom during elections that everybody should get out and vote. With a civic by-election coming up in Kamloops on Saturday, the one thing candidates can agree on is that a high ...
Sep 27, 2017
Unfinished business with Christopher Seguin
KAMLOOPS - Christopher Seguin was on the phone, and he was not a happy man. It was the day before Halloween 2015, and I was giving Seguin the heads-up that I was going to run a story about him. Seguin...
Sep 26, 2017
Legalizing pot will take time, money and education to do right.
KAMLOOPS - Legalizing pot is taking about as much discussion time these days as the opioid crisis. Now that the Trudeau government is moving ahead on the subject, the questions now center around the p...
Sep 26, 2017
In memoriam Christopher Seguin - Living to the fullest, giving to the fullest
KAMLOOPS - On Friday morning during a hike with a friend and our dogs, the conversation drifted towards what it means to live with gratefulness and to not take people for granted. I carried those thou...
Sep 25, 2017
