HISTORY – Explaining the origin of April Fool’s Day: old-time fake news
By GREG GAZIN Senior Editor Troy Media ON APRIL FOOL’S Day, we’re on red alert for pranks, hoaxes and fake news – and it’s been going on for centuries, from an [Continue]
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MURPHY – The Canadian who helped tame America’s Wild West
IT WAS through the cinema of my childhood that I first heard of Bat Masterson. But it wasn’t until I read Tom Clavin’s new book, Dodge City, that I realized Masterson was [Continue]
Two heritage homes get plaques
COMMUNITY — Two Kamloops heritage homes have been honoured with plaques in recognition of their heritage value to the community. A home at 190 West Seymour St. owned [Continue]
A war story Part 2 — Mysteries still surround circumstances of Easter Sunday air attack
EDITOR’S NOTE: Kamloops resident Nihal Maligaspe has kindly obtained permission to publish the following article by Capt. Elmo Jayawardena, who says, “I am no [Continue]
An Easter war story: The Rising Sun comes with bombs on Easter Sunday in Sri Lanka
EDITOR’S NOTE: Kamloops resident Nihal Maligaspe has kindly obtained permission to publish the following article, a chapter from a book by Capt. Elmo Jayawardena, who says, [Continue]
McMurtry’s Custer just as disappointing on second reading
BOOK REVIEW — Being in the Christmas reading spirit and all, I thought a second chance for Larry McMurtry’s Custer was in order. It’s every bit as disappointing now as [Continue]
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