Opinion General
THOMPSON: Why it’s good to be a kid growing up in Canada, and not the US
OPINION There’s good reason to be a child growing up in Canada, rather than the…
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THOMPSON: Air travel isn’t fun anymore but you definitely need a sense of humour
OPINION If you’re like me, going to the airport to fly somewhere has all the…
JONESIE: Just kill the problem deer, already
OPINION My wife and I were driving to our favourite local park last year when…
THOMPSON: More money needed for DNA testing in criminal justice system
OPINION More than 65 years ago, nine-year-old Candice Rogers came home from school on Friday,…
THOMPSON: Americans won’t let Trump win the election
OPINION Ironically, nothing has really changed about Donald Trump. Oh, yes, he’s a convicted felon…
JONESIE: How Canadian news became victims in its own story
OPINION Have I ever got a story for you. It’s about an international robbery, a…
THOMPSON: Red Lobster: From fine dining to bankruptcy
OPINION I was in Lakeland, FL, for a baseball tournament the Summer before entering university…
THOMPSON: Why Republicans have become an enemy to freedom, democracy in America
OPINION I’m asked often by my Canadian friends, “Why are Americans so divided?” It is…
THOMPSON: Canada needs to hold big pharma to account for opioid epidemic
OPINION The opioid epidemic has been around longer than any of us might like to…
THOMPSON: Here’s hoping the jury in Trump’s hush money trial does the right thing
OPINION Irony – perhaps like so many words – is not one that Donald Trump…
THOMPSON: Why it’s called ‘The Grand and Glorious Semi-Annual Adventure’
OPINION We – meaning my wife, Bonnie, and I – arrived back in Vernon from…
JONESIE: Kamloops mayor could learn from Kelowna’s mayor about wielding power
OPINION Kamloops City Councillors should consider themselves lucky. They have a bit of a bully…
THOMPSON: Why do so many Christian Evangelicals support Trump for president?
OPINION A large group of self-proclaimed religious people in the U.S. don't seem to be…
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