Opinion
THOMPSON: Now is not the time in COVID pandemic to throw caution to the wind
OPINION Tired of this whole pandemic, are you? You say life seems worse now than…
JONESIE: As sun sets on pandemic, here come the clowns
OPINION No one’s going to be sad to see the back side of COVID. It’s…
THOMPSON: Caribbean fighting disease that kills coral
OPINION The charms of the Caribbean – St. Croix, Jamaica and hundreds of islands, some…
THOMPSON: It’s time for a new definition of a ‘living wage’
OPINION What would you say is a living wage? Is it $15 an hour? $20?…
THOMPSON: How do we help healthcare workers as global pandemic nears two year mark?
OPINION Going on two years now we’ve talked about how the COVID-19 pandemic has punished…
THOMPSON: We didn’t know what we had until it was gone when it comes to global travel
OPINION The old adage, “you don't know what you've got until it's gone” is true.…
THOMPSON: The mysterious ‘Havana Syndrome’
OPINION It started five years ago. U.S. and Canadian diplomats and their families in Havana,…
THOMPSON: We’re not out of COVID-19 pandemic woods yet, not by a long shot
OPINION Nearly two years into the worst pandemic in a century the world can take…
JONESIE: Come on, Penticton, do the right thing
OPINION In a week when the spectacular and devastating failure by the City of Penticton…
POLL: What goes on top of your Christmas tree?
If you've ever put up Christmas decorations, you probably had this debate. Perhaps more than…
THOMPSON: Welcome to the new normal
OPINION What’s life been like for you the past two years? No, don’t laugh, I’m…
LETTER: B.C. land is sinking and I don’t want to swim
OPINION To the editor, A new investigation by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives has…
THOMPSON: Republicans campaign on lie that equality is a zero sum game
OPINION “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was…
JONESIE: That time Ron Cannan actually said something
OPINION It should surprise no one that the interior of B.C. — and Kelowna more…
FUHR: Addressing the social deficit
OPINION Dear Editor, Budget 2017 recognizes that it is the right time to make investments…