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THOMPSON: Saying goodbye, or maybe good riddance, to 2020
OPINION The year 2020 is almost over, just 10 more days. You might feel like…
JONESIE: There’s no panic here, especially this COVID Christmas
OPINION You know what you don’t see much anymore? Buttons. Like the political kind of…
LETTER: ‘We are people too:’ Merritt’s top cop responds to tragic incident outside detachment
As many of you know, on December 5, 2020 at approximately 4:40 p.m., a major…
POLL: Do you think B.C. should extend Christmas break for schools like other provinces are doing?
B.C.'s second wave of COVID-19 has prompted another wave of closures and restrictions across the…
THOMPSON: Canada is ahead of the U.S. in privacy protection
OPINION The weather was pool-perfect in the Okanagan this past July 19…four months into life…
JONESIE: The thing about anti-maskers
In August 2003, lightning started a small fire in Okanagan Mountain Park, spelling possible danger…
POLL: Will you follow Dr. Bonnie Henry’s health orders and keep Christmas this year small and cozy?
There was some hope B.C.'s Provincial Health Officer would lift health orders before Christmas but…
THOMPSON: One of the world’s most dangerous volcanoes
OPINION I don’t remember too much about my first trip to Portland, Oregon. After all,…
THOMPSON: COVID-19 ‘long haulers’ exemplify pandemic uncertainties
OPINION They call themselves “long haulers”…people who contracted COVID-19 and months later continue to suffer.…
THOMPSON: Rudy Giuliani is not funny, he’s scary
OPINION Last Thursday, with streams of mascara-stained sweat rolling down his cheeks, Rudy Giuliani led…
THOMPSON: COVID-19 numbers don’t lie but President Donald Trump does
OPINION Combat veterans know truths…universal, brutal truths. One is what gets you through days or…
THOMPSON: One major issue decided the US election
OPINION In the greatest voter turnout ever, Americans chose Joe Biden as the 46th president…
THOMPSON: How Donald Trump will be remembered after US Election Day
OPINION Some things never change. After Donald Trump’s inauguration in 2016, he was most concerned…
THOMPSON: Fools comprise Donald Trump’s base
OPINION No doubt there are fools in Canada. But in America…there are tens of millions…
THOMPSON: The Grand and Glorious Semi-Annual Adventure
I am starting this column on Thanksgiving Day. Tomorrow traditionally marks the beginning of the…
THOMPSON: Americans aren’t just choosing a president in November
OPINION Most Americans have not met – and never will meet – either Donald Trump…
POLL: Will the state of ICBC and insurance rates influence your vote?
Not long before COVID-19 disrupted everything, ICBC was shaping up to be a key election…
THOMPSON: After nearly 4 years in office, Trump has shredded the fabric of American culture
OPINION It’s a chilling photo from the early 1960s…a couple dozen Southern white kids facing…
POLL: Who lost the U.S. presidential debate last night?
It was quite a debate between U.S. presidential candidates last night. President Donald Trump and…
THOMPSON: With COVID-19, what you don’t know can hurt you
OPINION We’ve all heard the idiom, “What you don’t know can’t hurt you.” Some of…
THOMPSON: America is not number one, it’s ranked 28th for quality of life
OPINION I’ve got good news, and bad news. Canada ranks seventh worldwide among 163 nations…
THOMPSON: The dangers of having Donald J. Trump as president
OPINION Like rats fleeing a sinking ship, those who have tied themselves inextricably to Donald…
THOMPSON: A message for Trump supporters
OPINION You are my enemy. It’s just that simple…and just that complex. It’s taken 70…
THOMPSON: Why some people can’t understand the Black Lives Matter movement
I have friends, even relatives, who say they don’t understand the Black Lives Matter movement.…