Business

I love the smell of ink ruboff in the morning

November 26, 2011 // 3 Comments

This will gain me a few new nicknames, I’m pretty sure. Dinosaur, Troglodyte, Luddite and Idiot come to mind. Well, okay, I’ve been called Idiot before. It’s quite [Continue]

Labour negotiator Gerry Bell is going to be missed

September 23, 2011 // 0 Comments

“We’re right where we should be.” That’s what Gerry Bell always used to say when we were in the middle of bargaining with our union and we’d hit [Continue]

Former Kamloops newsman writes of life as a war correspondent

September 22, 2011 // 0 Comments

BOOK REVIEW By MEL ROTHENBURGER TITLE: Kings, Killers and Kinks in the Cosmos (paperback) AUTHOR: Robert Egby PUBLISHER: Three Mile Point Publishing Have you ever known [Continue]

Former newspaper owner Allie Campbell passes away

July 22, 2011 // 1 Comment

A former Kamloops newspaper man died this week. He was Allie Campbell, one of my former partners in the ownership of this newspaper way back when it was locally owned. While [Continue]

Almost a strange new chapter in the story of Pollux the dog

July 11, 2011 // 0 Comments

We’ve all heard of breaking news. Then there’s breakaway news. This newsroom can be an interesting place to work in. Friday afternoon, reporter Michele Young was [Continue]

CBC Radio could start new era in Kamloops

May 27, 2011 // 0 Comments

I for one, am thrilled with the announcement that CBC Radio will launch a Kamloops-based morning show next year. It is about time. For too long we’ve had to be [Continue]