Category Archives: Column

KAMLOOPS - There but by the grace of God go I. Even if you’re not a believer in the man upstairs, you recognize the significance and truth inherent in this popular idiom. It’s a phrase tha...

KAMLOOPS - Did you get your postcard in the mail this week inviting you to take part in the federal Liberals' online survey on "democratic values"? The Libs are getting lambasted for it, and at least ...

KAMLOOPS - Award-winning Kamloops author Steven Galloway has problems of his own making. They could have been avoided. Galloway was raised in Kamloops and attended the University College of the Caribo...

KAMLOOPS - This is Jesse, a much-loved member of our family. Almost a year ago he was diagnosed with lymphoid cancer that would have killed him within a few weeks. We decided to fight it, and about on...

KAMLOOPS - Why is it that politicians are so determined to employ social media to self-destruct? The shreds of once-promising careers litter the political landscape thanks to Twitter, Facebook and Ins...

KAMLOOPS - There's an easy way to silence the press. Almost all politicians will at some point in their career blame the media for the ills that are befalling them. With raised voice and fingers point...

KAMLOOPS - Nothing like a good environmental debate to get the juices flowing. Last week, the federal government approved the Kinder Morgan Pipeline expansion. It has sparked debate that has become so...

KAMLOOPS - A couple of days ago, a CBC news headline caught my eye. It was about the myth of Santa and whether it is a beloved tradition or a damaging lie. A study concluded that perpetuating the Sant...

KAMLOOPS - I am very much in conflict over a case in Calgary where a mother has been charged with criminal negligence causing death because her son wasn't given life-saving medication and died of a si...

KAMLOOPS - Excuse the locker-room talk but this idea of holding a mayoral by-election is just nuts. Here's how the chain of events plays out, in simplified form. When the writ is dropped 28 days befor...