Category Archives: Column

KAMLOOPS - It's not hard to find fault with the BC Liberals on a lot of stuff but I think there's one thing on which we can all agree - their PR machine is first-rate. The slightest hint of anything t...

KAMLOOPS - For Christians, this week is one of the highlights of the calendar, the celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ. For non-Christians, a time for a few days of relaxing and celebrating, for ...

KAMLOOPS - Like you, I've heard most of the Trans Mountain pipeline arguments from both sides. I've watched and listen to the pre-sanitized sound bites from the politicians as well as corporate and en...

I spent almost ten minutes learning what hatchimals are. Not having cable television keeps us out of the loop, but we like it that way. It was strangely unsettling to learn about the silliness of hatc...

KAMLOOPS - I know I will be vilified for saying this, but I don't get the reasoning behind free childcare. A family wants to have children, and expects everyone to pay them for raising the kids? The N...

KAMLOOPS -There is no Santa Claus. We know that statement is a bald-faced lie. It is fake news. Newspaper editor Francis Pharcellus Church of the New York Sun fact-checked it in 1897 and concluded, "H...

KAMLOOPS - They say if you aren’t moving forward, the world is passing you by, and it’s never been more obvious than in the Kamloops downtown this year. Nearly two years ago, the city put ...

KAMLOOPS - Surely, very few people feel as passionately about their community as Kelowna City manager Ron Mattiussi. As he defended his staff's proposal for a tax increase of 4.4 per cent on Thursday,...

KAMLOOPS - Just great. Now we can look forward to riding the hotel elevator with a drunk guy sucking back a gin and tonic. John Yap, the Parliamentary Secretary for Liquor Policy Reform, announced the...

KAMLOOPS - The antics of some Conservative leadership hopefuls are pathetic. Chris Alexander at a rally bobs his head in rhythm to the chants "lock her up" in reference to Premier Rachel Notley, tone ...