Category Archives: Column
A ‘tail’ too many – why terms limits are worth considering
Term limits have never floated my boat. I've always been of the view that voters are capable of deciding when a politician has overstayed his or her welcome. I might be rethinking that. This week, Gre...
Mar 11, 2017
Backups are essential for critical infrastructure
KAMLOOPS - There’s a good reason a power problem at the Kamloops water treatment plant this week caused such panic. The issue knocked the treatment component of the centre’s operations off...
Mar 10, 2017
Slaves didn't see America as a land of dreams and opportunity
KAMLOOPS - Comments made by U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Dr. Ben Carson this week deserve a response. Dr. Carson was talking about the work ethic of immigrants who came to the New Worl...
Mar 09, 2017
Sometimes you can carry criticism too far
KAMLOOPS - Oh, c'mon. Sophie Grgoire Trudeau can't post a picture of herself holding hands with her husband without being criticized? The wife of the prime minister got a lot of brickbats on Internati...
Mar 09, 2017
The future of smart radios
KAMLOOPS - I imagine that the future of radio will combine traditional FM with the technology of smart phones. I'm not talking about the distant future: the FM broadcast protocols already exist and mo...
Mar 09, 2017
Feeling like a healthcare football these days
KAMLOOPS -You'll have to excuse me if I'm feeling like the proverbial football these days when it comes to my health care, and I'm willing to bet a lot of others are feeling the same way. A couple of ...
Mar 08, 2017
RCMP deserve praise for ‘slow but steady’ investigation
KAMLOOPS - There was a collective sigh of relief in the community Monday when Supt. Brad Mueller announced that charges have been laid in the hit-and-run death of Jenn Gatey, a teenager killed as she ...
Mar 07, 2017
Teachers need to come to the table, too
KAMLOOPS - Now that teachers have a new contract, there will be many more teachers in the classroom come September, and students will be able to learn better and both they and teachers will have more ...
Mar 07, 2017
The writ hasn't dropped, but silly season is well underway
KAMLOOPS - Okay everyone, I take a short break from this column, leave you alone with the province for just a few weeks and what do you do while I'm not looking? You let the pre-election silly season ...
Mar 07, 2017
Best thing for all would be a graceful exit by KGHM
KAMLOOPS - Can there be any doubt that the proposed Ajax mine is dead? The importance of the decision by local First Nations to unequivocally reject the project can't be under-estimated. This past wee...
Mar 06, 2017
