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Opinion General
YO MAMA: Toddler’s first ‘real’ Christmas
We first spotted his red hat through the window of the store. He was scurrying…
JONESIE: No, Virginia, there is no Santa Claus
You’ve been fed a lie your entire life, just like the rest of us. The…
THOMPSON: Shortage of air traffic control workers in North America concerning
OPINION Imagine that your job is controlling a stoplight. You work five days a week,…
YO MAMA: A toddler’s guide to tidying up
I started reading celebrity organizer Marie Kondo’s book “The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up” right…
JONESIE: In Kelowna, new boss is a lot like the old boss
Today’s news is brought to you by The City of Kelowna. It was another slick…
THOMPSON: How Vernon and Irene Castle became cultural icons in 1910
OPINION Long before Derek and Julianne Hough, Gene Kelly and Leslie Caron or Fred Astaire…
THOMPSON: Why advances in drive-thru technology aren’t helping communities
OPINION Not long ago, a 28-year-old man was arrested at a Bank of America drive-thru…
THOMPSON: The ongoing war against cockroaches
OPINION Last count, about one-and-a-half million people live in the Hawaiian Islands. Another ten million…
YO MAMA: I’ll have peeta putta and jam any day
“Me scoopa no vroom vroom, scoopa hitchy wee-oooh-weee-oooh.” I chuckled from the kitchen as I…
JONESIE: The Thompson-Okanagan isn’t the BC United stronghold it once was
We’re about a year away from some major changes to the political landscape in the…
THOMPSON: The parallel universe that is the Republican dominated US Supreme court
OPINION Those who doubt that wealth is the single most important factor when it comes…
YO MAMA: 20 ways I’ll get even with my crazy toddler when he’s older
There is no shortage of hilariously absurd moments when you live with a toddler. My…
THOMPSON: My observations on parenting today (it may seem harsh)
OPINION Loving your children doesn’t necessarily mean that day to day you’re always doing things…
YO MAMA: 10 ways having a kid has made me a better person
I’m not talking about all those cliches about unconditional love and selflessness. This isn’t that…
THOMPSON: Giving George W. Bush credit for something he did 20 years ago
OPINION Ordinarily, I wouldn’t rank George W. Bush anywhere near the top of modern-day U.S.…