Category Archives: Column
British Columbians just couldn’t decide what they wanted
KAMLOOPS - Time for a change? To listen to all three party leaders, you'd think that's what British Columbians voted for. The NDP's John Horgan and the Greens' Andrew Weaver stuck to their well-worn c...
May 10, 2017
Voting is a true mood enhancer; do it
KAMLOOPS - If you’ve already voted by the time you read this, good for you. If you haven't, and aren't sure whether you'll bother, reconsider. It feels good to vote. There's something about park...
May 09, 2017
The elephant in the room is pretty darn big
KAMLOOPS - It's easy to play tough when it's only talk. It's much more difficult when the talking ends and it's time for action. We've been watching in frustration for the first 100 days of Donald Tru...
May 09, 2017
Climate change like a cancer grows
KAMLOOPS - Last week I wrote about the choices we have between denial or acceptance of climate change. In the comments that followed, those unable or unwilling to accept climate change focused on the ...
May 09, 2017
GINTA: In defense of spring and wildflowers
In defense of spring and wildflowers By Daniela Ginta It is finally here. The warmth we've all been looking forward to after a long-drawn winter. Hills are dressed in emerald green, and peppered with ...
May 08, 2017
How the Greens will win Kamloops for the Liberals
KAMLOOPS - Would you like to know who's going to win the election? Of course you would, so I'll tell you. The pollsters are calling it a horse race, too close to call. "It's anyone's to win," a guy fr...
May 06, 2017
Kamloops-North Thompson deserves a resident MLA
KAMLOOPS - We keep harping on this, but certainly it deserves to pointed out: once again after next Tuesday, Kamloops-North Thompson will have an MLA who doesn’t live there. Whether it’s P...
May 05, 2017
North Shore business ED indulges in election scare tactics
KAMLOOPS - Fear-mongering is a common occurrence in election campaigns and this one is no different. The BC Liberals fear-monger about tax raises if the NDP wins; the NDP fear-mongers about exactly th...
May 05, 2017
Online dating and racism
KAMLOOPS - When my wife died, I considered online dating as way of meeting people. Hadiya Roderique's shares her experience with online dating in The Walrus magazine (March, 2017). "I was searching fo...
May 04, 2017
What would you have done if you were the candidate?
Sometimes we worry too much about what's politically ethical and what's not. Here are a couple of examples. Imagine you're the mayor of Kamloops. A former mayor, someone you knew for many years, passe...
May 03, 2017
