Opinion
YO MAMA: Baby’s first unique… word?
OPINION It sounded like he was saying “Dad” with a polite little English boy accent,…
YO MAMA: Burn, baby, burn
OPINION Sometimes, I swear my husband strategically asks me questions when he knows I am…
YO MAMA: “It’s just that easy!”
OPINION It was finally here, that momentous day the kid turned six months old and…
YO MAMA: Your baby is a zen master
OPINION Water vapour floats up in soft wisps and tendrils as I drain my pot…
YO MAMA: The man in the hat
OPINION We have this friend who always wears a ball cap. The guy must have…
YO MAMA: I finally understand everything my mother did for me
About a week after my son was born I felt a desperate need to call…
THOMPSON: The obligation we share to notice, and help, those less fortunate than us
OPINION It’s difficult to ignore someone once you know their name. I discovered that last…
THOMPSON: That good feeling you get returning to Canada from US
OPINION I get a good feeling every time I cross the border into Canada, most…
THOMPSON: Republican misinformation and lies have put America on the brink
OPINION There is good reason to be worried for America. It is on the very…
OPINION: Kelowna, Kamloops mayors say B.C. cities need access to federal housing fund
OPINION People who work in our cities can’t afford to live in them. Young people…
JONESIE: Kelowna’s soulless city and the tyranny of privacy
OPINION This week we told you about Rick Halisheff, a musician in Kelowna who is…
THOMPSON: Do we really need to take our shoes off at the door?
OPINION There are two kinds of houses, those where you take your shoes off at…
THOMPSON: Grief isn’t a problem to solve, it’s a process
OPINION A friend expressed on FaceBook last week how the loss of her father a…
THOMPSON: What you should remember from 94th Academy Awards ceremony
OPINION Actor Will Smith won the Oscar for Best Actor in a Leading Role at…
THOMPSON: As COVID pandemic wanes, it’s not the time to ignore science
OPINION The Omicron coronavirus BA.1 – like an unwanted house guest – is finally leaving…