Opinion

"What, you ask, makes those of us who hated the idea of a Trump presidency any different than his supporters? Aren't we just as guilty of falling in love with our own views. Yes, we are. The difference, of course, is between facts and, well, alternative facts."

When you've seen people in a hospital at their last, at their worst, you can't help but wonder if there's a better way.

...especially when their only responses to truths are sarcastic retorts, wiseass remarks and yet more lies.

Follow me for a moment as we consider the latest wisdom from Kamloops city council.

Trump and his team offer more problems than solutions, more despair than hope.

This is where cold hard facts give way to the hottest of takes, mostly mine…

"There’s only one way to go on the economic ladder when you’re poor…prosper and become rich. Then, you can suffer with the rest of the idle rich. Probably best to stay poor."

"It appears Penticton-Summerland MLA Amelia Boultbee is going to test one of my favourite Canadian democracy touch points."

Juan Orlando Hernandez can walk along any street in America. He can ride in any fast boat in the Caribbean. I assure you, nothing bad will happen to Juan.

This is where cold hard facts give way to the hottest of takes, mostly mine I suppose. I’m the editor, Marshall Jones.

Rather than paint war as a glorious and gallant pursuit of righteousness by heroic men, Al Rockoff chronicled the sheer brutality of war, showing it for what it is, an utter waste of humanity.

History doesn’t repeat itself, but it often rhymes.

This is where cold hard facts give way to the hottest of takes, mostly mine…

This is where cold hard facts give way to the hottest of takes, mostly mine…

"Adults rolling an empty shopping cart down the first aisle is a little like kids passing through the ticket entrance booth at Disney World…so many things to do…so little time."

"The results of last Tuesday’s off-year elections in New Jersey, Virginia, New York City, Pennsylvania, Georgia and California are unmistakable evidence that Americans are getting weary of Donald Trump."

This is where cold hard facts give way to the hottest of takes.

"Just for the record, no previous president - not Republican, not Democrat - ever asked for a ballroom…especially a ballroom more than one-and-a-half times as big as an NFL football field…including the end zones and sideline areas."

"Forget Trump’s bald-faced lies that the economy - everything from employment to inflation to grocery prices - would be better from day one with him as president. Just for the record…it’s day 280…and all are worse."

Compassion is a wonderful thing…it is one of those qualities that define us as humans.

"Last month, we said goodbye to Andy…our 15-year-old Rag Doll cat…who like every animal I ever knew…had a distinctive personality that could both endear and madden…often within moments."