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JONESIE: In defence of reporting from unnamed sources
OPINION It’s always a risk as a journalist using information provided by unnamed sources. It’s…
JONESIE: Where real men go to get their hair cut
OPINION Eighteen months was long enough. It had to be done. I had to finally…
JONESIE: Kelowna Mayor Norm Letnick and MLA Colin Basran? That’s the plan for 2022
OPINION Want to be the mayor of Kelowna? Someone’s going to need to step up…
JONESIE: E-bikes should spark a transportation revolution
OPINION I bought an electric bicycle a few years ago. A few friends kinda snickered,…
JONESIE: The worst part about covering a federal election in Kamloops, Okanagan
OPINION Fire, smoke, disease… federal election. Can’t wait for the next natural disaster. I’ve got…
JONESIE: The knives are out for Kelowna Mayor Colin Basran
OPINION Kelowna Mayor Colin Basran seemed pretty pleased with himself for raising $31,000 for his…
JONESIE: What’s gotten me through the pandemic (so far)
OPINION What’s gotten me through the pandemic? Well, thanks for asking. It’s an important question,…
JONESIE: Life lessons from readers after a year under a pandemic
OPINION As you know painfully well, it’s now been a year under COVID protection measures.…
JONESIE: TNRD spending isn’t the real issue
OPINION Nice to see shock and a swift reaction in Kamloops when residents learned how…
JONESIE: Oh, you’re concerned about liberties, huh?
OPINION So public health officials and governments have imposed restrictions to stop a pandemic and…
JONESIE: Public health scofflaws making chumps out of the rest of us
OPINION In my newsfeed this week, I counted four people on vacation in Mexico. Another…
JONESIE: One mad man’s idea worth support, another to run from
OPINION Welcome to another edition of news soup, let’s get to it: * Hey did…
JONESIE: The real white man’s burden
OPINION I know you’re all dying to know what watching Wednesday’s Redneck Rebellion in Washington…
JONESIE: There’s no panic here, especially this COVID Christmas
OPINION You know what you don’t see much anymore? Buttons. Like the political kind of…
JONESIE: The thing about anti-maskers
In August 2003, lightning started a small fire in Okanagan Mountain Park, spelling possible danger…
JONESIE: My small role in shutting down B.C.’s Tiger King
OPINION If, like me, you followed the coronavirus backwards in time to discover China’s history…
JONESIE: Blindsiding West Kelowna voters isn’t the only way to get a City Hall
OPINION If you live in West Kelowna and you don’t think it needs a new…
JONESIE: Cowardice and finger-pointing aren’t getting Kelowna an emergency winter shelter
OPINION What’s it going to take? As I write this, it’s -8 C and about…
JONESIE: Turtling and dividing won’t solve Kelowna’s issues
OPINION I can only imagine the balancing act a B.C. mayor must perform these days.…
JONESIE: The united states of Canada
OPINION Look at that new political map. We're suddenly united states of Canada. A left…
JONESIE: Take your stinking paws off my damn dirty vape!
OPINION First they came for the smokers, and of course I spoke out because I…
JONESIE: The biggest disappointment in this election (so far)
OPINION This election is so boring. It shouldn’t be this way. With Prime Minister Justin…
JONESIE: The final shoe drops for a Kelowna killer and other stories
OPINION Ronda Black was found guilty in Kelowna in 2007 of the second degree murder…
JONESIE: Fear and suspicion have brought us to a dangerous place
OPINION We're a long way down a dangerous road with all the anger, fear and…