One Man's Opinion
Doug Collins has had a wide background in the broadcast industry, having done virtually every type of news and sports broadcasting, including news anchor, sports play-by-play, and editorialist. His “One Man’s Opinion” aired on TV from 1973- 2013. He retired from his management roles in the station in October 2018 but continues to write his column. In 2019, Doug was awarded the Freedom of the City, the highest honour a municipality can bestow upon a resident or organization. Doug’s wife, Sue, has been his strength for more than 50 years, and they spend much of their free time with their six grandchildren.
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COLLINS: Note to government - don't screw this up!
NOT SURE IF THE RUMOUR is true, but I'm hearing that the machines that print our money are wearing out - so what money we have, we need to spend wisely. The government, this week, announced it was putting well over a billion dollars into the forest industry, one of the sectors hit hardest by Donald Trump's tariffs. Our...
Aug 10, 2025
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COLLINS: How long is long enough?
THE WHEELS OF JUSTICE grind slowly but grind exceedingly fine. That saying, a paraphrase of an ancient Greek proverb, or an ancient Chinese philosopher - whoever you want to credit - says sometimes justice takes forever but it eventually happens. That statement really doesn't have relevance anymore. Maybe there was a t...
Aug 07, 2025
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COLLINS: New leaders take the stage in troublesome times
SOMETIMES A FEW INSPIRATIONAL WORDS can cause people to show up and provide leadership that we didn't think was possible. In normal times, these people would simply go about their work without much fanfare, but when circumstances present themselves, they move to a higher level of performance. As the old proverb says &q...
Aug 03, 2025
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COLLINS: Will we let Trump win?
"I WOULDN'T TRUST DONALD TRUMP as far as I can throw him." And those words from Ontario Premier Doug Ford were never more accurate.While we are trying to hold on against increasing pressure, Trump is working hard to strangle us. He yearns to force us to capitulate and sign a trade deal that will prove favorab...
Jul 31, 2025
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COLLINS: No winners in hockey assault trial
As the trial of five hockey players accused of sexual assault by a young woman started to wind down last week, testimony became more and more emotional. The young complainant, who stuck with her testimony and persevered despite the graphic description of her alleged behaviour that night seven years ago in a London, Ont...
Jul 27, 2025
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COLLINS: Trust in others is waning
TRUST IS A WORD that is used more and more in a negative sense than a positive one. We put a lot less trust, for example, in the news comments that inundate us every day. If it's FOX News, do we believe the content more or less than if it came from another source? I tend to trust certain sites over others. Obviously, b...
Jul 24, 2025
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COLLINS: It would be so nice if seniors could catch a break.
INTERESTING THAT A NUMBER of critical medical procedures cannot be done outside a clinic. Seniors are finding that they are on the outside looking in when it comes to a number of critical procedures. We can do portable ultrasounds, x-rays, blood work, some scans, and we have started to do dental work in some care homes...
Jul 20, 2025
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COLLINS: Just another day keeping tourists away
I HAVE WRITTEN IN THE PAST about the impact all the road construction has on tourists trying to make their way through the new tourist attraction known as the Kamloops Maze. Unfortunately, the mess doesn't just bother tourists, who only stay for a couple of days. It's far harder if you are a regular commuter trying to ...
Jul 17, 2025
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COLLINS: Trump's stupidity is contagious
JUST WHEN YOU THOUGHT you'd had enough of Donald Trump something happens to make you say "my God, enough punishment already." The latest isn't actually precipitated by Donald himself. At least not directly. It's more like others are getting caught up in his rapidly-increasing ludicrous behaviour. A group of s...
Jul 13, 2025
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COLLINS: The NDP continues its ignorance
THE NDP GOVERNMENT OF DAVID EBY continues to try to blind us with BS. For example, why do politicians and "experts" sitting behind desks in Victoria think they know more than the people in the trenches?The government continues to postulate that they have developed the best plan they can for the new cancer car...
Jul 10, 2025
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COLLINS: How do you keep track of all the rules?
OK, I ADMIT IT. I like rules. They put order in my life. I've done my share of bending, or even breaking them from time to time, but the rules don't let me get too far astray. The City has done a good job of letting us know about the rules in Kamloops. But sometimes, it's just too much. In this stretch of roadwork, go ...
Jul 06, 2025
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COLLINS: The true sign that summer is here
HOW DO WE KNOW that summer is here? There are all sorts of markers that people use. But I can tell you that there is only one true indicator. It's not the increase in heat outside leading to an increase in my power bill to run my air conditioning. It's not the increase in the number of wildfires or the campfire bans. I...
Jul 03, 2025
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COLLINS: Truth Social - an oxymoron to last for centuries.
EVERYTHING THAT DONALD TRUMP says seems like a lie because even as he speaks he has to find ways to shift blame to someone else, to lie about the "truth", or just ignore the lie and put it out of our mind by unleashing an even bigger lie and we just keep believing the stories as they unfurl. "Iran's nucl...
Jun 29, 2025
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COLLINS: Too many 'crises'
I AM GETTING TIRED of hearing the word "crisis". Every time I look at a story, the word is in big, bold letters. Teachers are saying education is in a crisis mode, doctors are saying health care is facing a crisis, with major shortages of doctors and nurses creating a shutdown of emergency facilities in small...
Jun 26, 2025
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COLLINS: Playing catchup requires a huge focus
I MADE A STARTLING DISCOVERY last week. And when I realized it, it was hard to process. As curious as I am about new innovations and new discoveries, it struck me that I know nothing about artificial intelligence. Well, virtually nothing. I am embarrassed to admit it. The whole development has passed me by. Oh, I've wa...
Jun 22, 2025
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COLLINS: Potential water issue is no joke
SOMETIMES WE ROLL MERRILY ALONG, paying no real concern to danger until it hits us in the face. Even the best-laid plans can fail, but at least there are some foundation stones that we can use to rebuild.This week, the City of Kamloops, after extensive study, issued what I would call a caution flag. Our water treatment...
Jun 19, 2025
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COLLINS: You can't have your cake and eat it, too
THIS LITTLE ADAGE has been around for a while now. Maybe a better explanation of the phrase is "You can't have it both ways."BC Ferries has announced four additions to its fleet will be built in China. As you might expect, there has been a hue and cry from all sides that we are spending billions to benefit a ...
Jun 15, 2025
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COLLINS: Don't open a can of worms
MOST OF US have heard the saying, "Don't open a can of worms," implying that if you do, all hell will break loose.There's another statement that carries a lot of weight in light of our losing battle against climate change: Mother Nature has had enough. A few decades ago, Chiffon became one of the first margar...
Jun 12, 2025
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