Category Archives: Column

KAMLOOPS - Dear Christy: I was sorry to hear of your loss and know how difficult these times can be. Rejection, disapproval and being avoided can be difficult things to deal with, even in the best of ...

KAMLOOPS - How far should we go in erasing recognition of those who played a role in wrongs and perceived wrongs of the past? At what point does it become tantamount to rewriting history? Recently, a ...

I admit to no longer looking forward to checking the news. After a weekend spent with my family, out of reception, on the shore of a little-known lake near Little Fort, the return to the fast-moving, ...

KAMLOOPS - If we believe everything we've been told so far, Tiger Woods was arrested for driving under the influence because he had been taking prescription drugs prior to driving. We won't know for s...

KAMLOOPS - City councils come in cycles, and Kamloops is about to start a new one. Those cycles consist of long stretches of stability followed by dramatic change. The current stability has lasted alm...

KAMLOOPS - The Green Party, whether here in BC or in other jurisdictions across Canada, has made its name first on its commitment to the environment, and second on its refusal to compromise on matters...

Kamloops municipal politics has thankfully remained untainted by partisan politics throughout its history, and thankfully so. Other than a couple of failed attempts at forming and sustaining civic par...

KAMLOOPS - Ever since we came out of Africa, humans have carried myths to every corner of the globe. Cultural anthropologist Julien d’Huy traces their journey. One myth, which d’Huy calls ...

KAMLOOPS - Donald Trump's mouth must be getting stretched from putting his foot in it so many times. We're going into a new month now, so let's see if things get any better. So many things in May, cap...

KAMLOOPS - All the bargaining and deal-making in Victoria is good entertainment but, in the end, what difference will it really make to us way up here in the hinterlands? The answer is, quite a lot. T...