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THOMPSON: Remembering Henrietta Lacks’ incredible contribution to medical science
OPINION Perhaps the greatest contribution to modern medicine – all of science for that matter…
JONESIE: Where real men go to get their hair cut
OPINION Eighteen months was long enough. It had to be done. I had to finally…
THOMPSON: How not to be eaten by a bear
OPINION It’s Fall and one of my favourite animals – bears – are busy foraging…
JONESIE: Kelowna Mayor Norm Letnick and MLA Colin Basran? That’s the plan for 2022
OPINION Want to be the mayor of Kelowna? Someone’s going to need to step up…
THOMPSON: Will Republicans do the right thing when next viral pandemic arrives?
OPINION We don’t have any idea when we’ll face another viral pandemic, or where it…
THOMPSON: The art of saying ‘No’ will save you time, effort – and your sanity
OPINION I don’t know when I first learned the power of the word, “No!” I…
LETTER: Kelowna outdoor sheltering site
OPINION Dear editor, The following sentence from your article on the City of Kelowna’s outdoor…
THOMPSON: How can Democratic candidates win votes in November?
OPINION A couple months ago, the Florida Democratic Party asked me to serve on the…
LETTER: Provincial COVID-19 messaging steeped in politics
OPINION In August, federal Health Minister Patty Hajdu said Alberta's July decision to lift all…
JONESIE: E-bikes should spark a transportation revolution
OPINION I bought an electric bicycle a few years ago. A few friends kinda snickered,…
THOMPSON: Anti-vaxxer deathbed confessions about belief in science too little, too late
OPINION Stephen Harmon, a 34-year-old Los Angeles native…and an outspoken member of the Hillsong megachurch…
JONESIE: The worst part about covering a federal election in Kamloops, Okanagan
OPINION Fire, smoke, disease… federal election. Can’t wait for the next natural disaster. I’ve got…
THOMPSON: American democracy has a disease of its own making
OPINION In medical parlance, American democracy might well be a stage-four lung cancer patient. The…
THOMPSON: When will the anti-vaxers and anti-maskers admit they’re wrong?
OPINION It could have been so different…so much more simple…so much better for everyone. But…
LETTER: MPs should represent all constituents
OPINION I was recently on the House of Commons of Canada website and noticed that…
LETTER: Asking people to get vaccinated, carry proof is not comparable to the Holocaust
OPINION I am growing ever-more sickened by dangerous false equivalencies – namely, the comparison of…
THOMPSON: Get ready to share highway with self-driving commercial trucks
OPINION About two million 18-wheelers in the U.S. move more than 70 percent of the…
LETTER: Kelowna MP Tracy Gray playing political game of bait-and-switch
OPINION Tracy Gray’s vote against a bill banning conversion therapy is a “principled decision?” Really?…
THOMPSON: Florida’s response to COVID crisis criminal
OPINION In a just world, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis would be charged with manslaughter…enough to…
THOMPSON: Wildfires, pandemic, climate change make it tough to be an optimist
OPINION I’ve been an optimist my entire life. Admittedly, that’s not always easy. After all,…
THOMPSON: It is long past time to make vaccinations mandatory
OPINION The take-a-way from those who choose not to be vaccinated against COVID-19 is clear…they…
THOMPSON: The art of choosing a new mattress
OPINION When you’re 18 you can sleep anywhere…in a hammock…on a board…on the ground. At…
THOMPSON: Art collecting by wealthy rarely a pretty sight
OPINION While most of my painting has involved two coats on a bedroom wall, I’ve…
B.C. has turned its forests into a ticking time bomb: Zeman
OPINION After record temperatures seared much of the province, this year's fire season got off…