Local Voices

BEPPLE – Kamloops candidates could take a lesson from John F. Kennedy

October 2, 2019 // 2 Comments

I HAD NOT QUITE been born in 1962 when U.S. President John F. Kennedy made his historic speech, “We choose to go to the Moon,” on Sept. 12, 1962. With that speech, the [Continue]

GINTA – We can save ourselves from being buried in our own waste

October 1, 2019 // 1 Comment

LOGICALLY SPEAKING, our waste-related problems would be much smaller if consumption would decrease to begin with. When less product is consumed, less waste is produced. [Continue]

PETERS – One day, we shall defeat the man cold

September 28, 2019 // 0 Comments

I HAVE A COLD, and because I’m a man, it’s a man cold, and because it’s a man cold, it’s one-thousand times worse than any illness ever contracted in history. The [Continue]

BEPPLE – Don’t let controversies stop you from voting on October 21

September 25, 2019 // 1 Comment

IT WAS TOUGH NEWS for the Liberal party last week, when photographs of Justin Trudeau in 2001 and previous years in brown-face and black-face hit the news like a [Continue]

GINTA – The complex price of hoaxes; threats are more than mistakes

September 24, 2019 // 0 Comments

WHEN I RETURNED home from walking the dog that morning my youngest was still at home. Enthusiastic Grade 8 student that he is, skipping was out of the question. He had walked [Continue]

McQUARRIE – Maybe it’s the voters, not the politicians, who are insane

September 22, 2019 // 3 Comments

WHEN IT COMES to the Oct. 21 election, are you expecting different outcomes than what you have experienced with every other federal election? It’s a serious question but [Continue]