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PETERS – Apollo astronauts embodied human instinct for exploration

July 20, 2019 // 0 Comments

ON THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE APOLLO 11 mission that saw humans land on the moon for the first time, it is appropriate that we ask the question, what are we doing in space? [Continue]

BEPPLE – Time for some fresh faces on our currency; who should it be?

July 17, 2019 // 2 Comments

THIS WEEK’S ANNOUNCEMENT by Britain that their £50 note would bear the likeness of Alan Turing was heartening for so many reasons. Turing was an extraordinary [Continue]

GINTA – Common sense can make our roads safer, but that’s not enough

July 16, 2019 // 0 Comments

THERE IS HARDLY a week or weekend that goes by without news of car crashes on our highways or within city limits. One too many of them are fatal. Whether you are a driver, [Continue]

STONE – Horgan’s handling of cannabis stores has become laughing stock

July 15, 2019 // 1 Comment

By TODD STONE MLA, Kamloops-South Thompson IT HAS BEEN CLEAR since Oct. 17, 2018, that John Horgan’s NDP government did not have an effective plan in mind for the [Continue]

PETERS – Plastic bags get a bad rap, but we need better options to handle them

July 13, 2019 // 1 Comment

WHEN IT COMES TO the plastic bags we get at the grocery store, the term ‘single-use’ may be a misnomer. Most of the time, it’s really easy to find a second or third use [Continue]

BEPPLE – Kamloops has an opportunity to do both growth and green

July 10, 2019 // 5 Comments

LAST WEEK, at Kamloops City Council, Mayor Ken Christian said “If this is a choice between green or growth I’m gonna go with growth.“ I completely disagree. Green [Continue]