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PARKER: The meaning of Easter, according to Bieber
In my garbage can lies an empty two-pound bag of Cadbury Mini Eggs, three rose stems and a poorly folded, canary-yellow leaflet with the words “Eternal Salvation” sprawled across the top like a lazy sun-tanner in June. Despite the paraphernalia — collected both from Safeway and the street-corner evangelist outside of Safeway — I totally...
POULSEN: Why GMOs are as good as Okanagan apple pie
Recent approval of the Okanagan-backed Arctic apple is a far more exceptional scientific advance than most of us have realized. When they hit the market late next year, the Arctic varieties of Granny Smith and Golden Delicious will be virtually the only genetically modified fruit anywhere in a store in Canada and the U.S. We’re...
Canada should be a peacekeeping leader
We are bombarded daily by tales of war and horror in the Middle East. In Syria, Iraq, Egypt, Palestine, Israel and other countries, there are causalities. There is also conflict and strife in other places in the world like Nigeria, Ukraine, and Colombia. Every year, worldwide, about 250,000 people die in armed conflict. Most of...
LOEWEN: A lesson learned from big-box failures and small-town pride
Two business-news stories caught my attention in the last week here in the Okanagan Valley. One of them featured local restaurateur, Neil Martens, responding to some aggrieved local patrons of his business, 19 Okanagan Grill & Bar, over the bitterly-perceived steep cost of glasses of wine at his establishment. The other, was the shutting down...
PARKER: Grieving a television show like an old friend
I suffered quite a large tragedy this week when one of my favorite shows, Hart of Dixie, aired its last episode ever. The show was — graciously — given a three-episode notice of the cancellation, so tying all the ends together was done, albeit quickly and ever-so cheesily. I’m not usually one to scoff at...
HELSTON: Hundreds of bears die every year for this stupid reason
This goes out to anyone who’s left their garbage out and had a bear get into it; you might as well have put a bullet through its head. It sounds harsh, I know, but hundreds of bears across B.C. are killed by conservation officers every year because they’ve grown habituated to garbage. Sorry to break...
POULSEN: About waiting times at Valley Medical labs…
The person drawing my blood at Valley Medical Laboratory in West Kelowna smiles and asks: “How are you?” Answer: Much older than when I came in the door. We’ve all been there, let us count the hours. People have had their birthdays come and pass while sitting in a Valley Labs waiting room. The soon-to-be detainees at...
Kamloops housing will be strong with or without the Ajax mine
Pundits proclaiming the proposed KGHM Ajax Mine will put a damper on real estate in Kamloops are ignoring the latest housing stats for the city. They argue a mine would deter people from living in Kamloops and real estate prices will plunge. Meanwhile, there is ample evidence the proposed mine is not deterring investment. Building...
LOEWEN: How bare breasts keep our eye on the prize
The baring of breasts in public can be unsettling for some and welcomed by others. Indeed, last week there was a local kerfuffle surrounding the issue of breast-feeding in public. And just Monday, in our own institution of indecorous-propriety, the House of Commons, the baring of breasts stole the show from our elected masters of...
JONESIE: How you can help ensure police power doesn’t go unchecked
I want to be careful about this because I want you to know where I am coming from. I have a plan. It’s not to slander anyone, let alone a group of people I respect and admire, but there’s a risk it may sound like that. I want to expand a little on what my...
PARKER: Another Warhol on the wall
I was first introduced to Andy Warhol by a high school teacher who told us to bring in our replicated versions of the Campbell’s soup can print. I, being the talented visual artist I am, brought in a literal Campbell’s soup can. For laziness purposes I even left some of the beef broth in the...
