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POLL: Are you making travel plans this year?
While vaccinations are slowly being rolled out, variants of COVID-19 have been spreading fast throughout…
THOMPSON: Dissecting America’s racism problem
OPINION America has never really faced its racism…not yesterday…not today…and we’ll see what tomorrow brings.…
THOMPSON: How will the American Rescue Plan be remembered?
OPINION I treasure the talks I had with my father before he passed away. He…
JONESIE: Life lessons from readers after a year under a pandemic
OPINION As you know painfully well, it’s now been a year under COVID protection measures.…
THOMPSON: Texas, Mississippi ignore science, end mandatory mask wearing
OPINION There isn’t a single state among the Divided States of America where you can…
JONESIE: TNRD spending isn’t the real issue
OPINION Nice to see shock and a swift reaction in Kamloops when residents learned how…
THOMPSON: Some tips to make cooking easier, and fun
OPINION Anyone who can read a recipe can cook…and I mean deliver the kinds of…
POLL: Should schools and teachers dictate how students should dress in class?
A Grade 12 student from Kamloops was told to change or go home earlier this…
THOMPSON: Cats and the eternal battle with the litter box
OPINION When my wife, Bonnie, asked me if spending $500 on a litter box for…
THOMPSON: Why Democrats are better for the economy
OPINION There’s a Democrat in America’s White House. You know what that means…slower economic growth…lower…
THOMPSON: Overwhelming sense of relief comes with COVID-19 vaccination
OPINION It was 10:30 A.M. last Tuesday – after more than 600 busy signals –…
JONESIE: Oh, you’re concerned about liberties, huh?
OPINION So public health officials and governments have imposed restrictions to stop a pandemic and…
THOMPSON: A life lesson worth learning, even if it was the hard way
OPINION Some of life’s lessons you learn the hard way. It is always better that…
JONESIE: Public health scofflaws making chumps out of the rest of us
OPINION In my newsfeed this week, I counted four people on vacation in Mexico. Another…
POLL: How do you feel about Dr. Bonnie Henry asking you to ‘do more’?
At a press conference, earlier this week, provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry implored residents…
LETTER: Kelowna protest against public health orders not about masks and restrictions
Dear Editor, Out of curiosity, I put my mask on and travelled into downtown Kelowna…
THOMPSON: America has changed, and not for the better
OPINION Last week driving the back roads of Marion County in Florida where I was…
JONESIE: One mad man’s idea worth support, another to run from
OPINION Welcome to another edition of news soup, let’s get to it: * Hey did…
THOMPSON: The amazing adaptations nature makes for survival
OPINION The crested rat – a rodent that roams Eastern Africa – is a creature…
THOMPSON: Time for Republicans to admit Trump’s failings, and their own
OPINION Maybe some people just don’t have a conscience. Donald Trump supporters – whose zeal…
JONESIE: The real white man’s burden
OPINION I know you’re all dying to know what watching Wednesday’s Redneck Rebellion in Washington…
POLL: How well did you follow health orders through the holidays? Give yourself a grade
Before Christmas, we asked about your intentions to follow B.C. Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie…
THOMPSON: We should listen to Bill Gates’ pandemic prognostications
OPINION It’s a new year and who’s to say what 2021 might bring with the…
THOMPSON: Kamala Harris for president 2025
OPINION In just 23 days Kamala Harris will make history, becoming vice president of the…