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Opinion General
PARKER: Going without sex; a different kind of cleanse
Listen up — there’s a new cleanse in town and it has nothing to do with juice. Immediately I know you’re intrigued. How do I know this? Because cleansing is like New Years Eve, whenever you want. It’s like being born again. It’s like a blank slate — and we’re all so messed up these...
POULSEN: How would you like the U.S. snooping into your bank account?
Crazy headline: U.S. given right to access tax, bank information of four million Canadians It’s true. The agreement between the U.S. and Canada - approved in Ottawa by the man in the blue suit (Harper) - is the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act, FATCA for short. It’s 1,700 pages but the gist is that the Internal...
LOEWEN: What I found at the Summerland Ladies’ Auxiliary
You never know what awaits you when you enter the Summerland Ladies’ Auxiliary Thrift Shop. At the stroke of one p.m. on any given Tuesday, when the shop opens its doors, the Valley’s savviest shoppers have gathered into a teeming mass for at least the last half hour. Local seniors may be the most unappeasable...
ANDERSON: Justin Trudeau and the glitter of fool’s gold
"Justin Trudeau could be prime minister if election held today" enthused an Ottawa Citizen headline on April 4, 2013, not long before the princeling sailed to overwhelming victory in the Liberal leadership election. It was one of very many such headlines over the following months. As late as early this year Justin still dominated the...
PARKER: An accidental American in Paris
I watched as the waitress with the moon tattoo descended upon our table straight out of the blue cigarette cloud. I prayed that the restaurant would turn into a serve-yourself cafeteria and — for a brief moment — I questioned my level of hunger, despite being fresh off an overseas flight during which I refused...
BEPPLE: The importance of creating community
Kamloops’ Riverside Park is an amazing place. All through the year from early morning to late at night, there are people there. Some are running, playing tennis or lawn bowling. Others are watching their children play in the water park or playgrounds. People have picnics. Others sit on a bench and watch the river flow...
POULSEN: We may need bio-science if mussels invade
The province is checking boats at provincial borders to check for the highly invasive zebra and quagga mussels. This is a commendable proactive approach but I get the feeling it will be like trying to stop computer viruses at the border: Some are going to get in. With these mussels, it doesn’t take much for...
ANDERSON: On broken windows and brown lawns
One of the perks of being a city councillor is that I'm exposed to a flood of ideas from folks all across the political and philosophical spectrum. They come in the form of emails, texts, phone calls, and sometimes handwritten letters. Today I received an email from a citizen concerned about the "broken window syndrome"...
PARKER: Buy me a shot, she’s tying the knot!
Long before I ever thought I would get married in a run-away ceremony at the edge of the Washington wilderness there were elements of the traditional wedding process that just didn’t appeal to me. I was all for the white dress and the cutting of the cake and the one really drunk family member, but...
BEPPLE: There should not be a ‘Canadian’ Islam
There are many different spiritual practices in Canada, and many people who act as spiritual leaders. Most religions are universal, so some of the spiritual leaders have been trained in Canada, and others received training elsewhere. Some Kamloops spiritual leaders were born in Canada while others immigrated. I have a friend who is a Buddhist,...