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STAHN: We’re not all from the same pile
I am a responsible dog owner. I license them every year. I feed them every day. If they bark when they’re out in the yard, I bring them inside. I take them for walks. And yes, I clean it up if they do their business along the way. With the warmer weather the abundance of...
HELSTON: What we can learn from an Enderby senior’s tragic death
What caused Enderby senior Barbara Derenowski to start the ignition in her old pick-up truck and drive, knowingly without her licence, more than 70 kms from her home up a remote, unplowed road where her body was eventually found, remains a mystery. We know from her neighbours she was a sweet, friendly, self-reliant woman who...
Community cooperation brings Kamloops together
In an effort to bring you even more local content and more local voices we’re happy to introduce you to our newest columnist, Nancy Bepple. Nancy is well-known in the community as a former city councillor and is a passionate community advocate. Never scared to let her opinions be heard we look forward to hearing...
LOEWEN: Is Canada losing its Mind? PM Harper’s anti-intellectualism
Canada is beset by a scourge in our present day; and it stems from the attitudes and pronouncements of our federal government under the leadership of Prime Minister Stephen Harper. The scourge is that of “anti-intellectualism.” And citizens expecting informed thinking to guide policy-making decisions had best begin examining the current style of governance in...
PARKER: Turning off the spotlight
Normal people give themselves an entire year to get skinny for their wedding — naturally then, I only gave myself fifteen days. In truth, I didn’t even really bother trying. I did the Wild Rose cleanse for eight out of the prescribed 12 days and from the time Steve asked me to marry him last...
HELSTON: Ski coach did more than just peep on his students
The case of a Seattle ski coach who secretly videotaped his young students while they were changing at Silver Star Mountain is despicable, creepy, and vile, but perhaps the saddest part is that all those young girls were betrayed and let down by someone they trusted—their own teacher. He wasn't a strange pervert looking through...
STAHN: Why we need more controlled burns in urban areas
Let me start by stating a simple fact we all need to understand — fire is natural. Not only is it natural, it is a much needed part of the ecological cycle. Regular fire is needed to keep noxious weeds at bay, to help encourage new growth and to keep wildfires from getting out of...
LOEWEN: The “poetry” in Canadian politics
For those that follow Canadian federal politics closely, we live in exceptional times. We live in a time when it is becoming increasingly clear that the governments that accommodate the day-to-day business of the world’s most powerful economies are doing just that: Accommodating the interests of business. A cursory glance at the news coming out...
JONESIE: To whoever wrote the threatening letters — just look what you’ve done
I’m just throwing this out there and hoping it finds you. I read the letter you sent. Everyone’s talking about it but it appears no one knows who you are, despite all the clues… your mom in a wheelchair… on welfare… some connection between OK Falls school and Pen High… perhaps your dad owns guns....
PARKER: Forgiving the world for llama drama
When I first sat down to write this column I spent twenty minutes scrolling through BuzzFeed articles that were completely irrelevant — articles about dogs, about biodegradable coffins, about how the art work on the covers of Sweet Valley High novels rivals pornography. I don’t know why I wasted twenty minutes of my life doing...
