COLLINS – Time for new theories on our great society
THIS SEEMS to be the week for theories. Our Armchair Mayor, who seems to be getting pretty relaxed in that couch of his, has been speculating on all sorts of things while he [Continue]
Local Voices
KNOX – Grassroots celebrations of Canada’s 150th birthday are best
WHAT’S REMARKABLE isn’t that Pauline Stewart persuaded 96 of her Songhees Point neighbours to hang flags from their condo balconies for Canada’s 150th. No, what’s [Continue]
NEWSTROM – The difference between believing and knowing isn’t always clear
MY RECENT readings and writing have been about the relationships between God (or one’s Higher Power, however you define it) and Quantum physics. The connectivity of [Continue]
PETERS – Keeping bylaw officers unarmed best choice in the long run
THE CITY of Kamloops is overhauling its bylaw department to make it a kinder, gentler group of professionals dedicated to implementing and enforcing the rules city council [Continue]
IN THE HOUSE – ‘Will seniors’ landlord be People’s Republic of China?’
Debate in Parliament Wednesday, June 21, 2017, about Beijing-based Anbang Insurance and unconfirmed reports of the arrest of its chairman Wu Xiaohui: Mark Strahl, [Continue]
GINTA – Our societal habit of not facing the true cost of life
A FEW DAYS ago, I was caught, yet again, in a conversation about lawns in Kamloops. How they should be green and the fact that some people manage to maintain them green all [Continue]
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