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KNOX – In his last days as president, Barack Obama takes time to attend the wedding of a B.C.-raised friend

January 15, 2017 // 3 Comments

AFTER EIGHT frustrating years of being blocked by an often hostile Congress, U.S. President Barack Obama finally got to see one of his goals accomplished last weekend: Marvin [Continue]

CHARBONNEAU – Kick the bucket list

January 12, 2017 // 1 Comment

BUCKET LISTS have a grim quality about them. Once they’re completed, what else is there to live for? They nag at you. Even if life gets in the way of completion, they sit [Continue]

McQUARRIE – Who you trying to fool?

January 11, 2017 // 1 Comment

FOR THOSE who follow this column on a regular basis, you probably know that January is a traditional springboard for my semi-annual, ”Who You Trying To Fool?” fees and [Continue]

FORSETH – It’s getting harder and harder to see positive future for B.C.

January 10, 2017 // 1 Comment

HAPPY (?) New Year … and from the “Just in case you missed it” files, news of what you’ll be paying more for… As of Jan. 1, Medical Services [Continue]

GINTA – The stuff we need more of

January 9, 2017 // 1 Comment

EVERY NOW and then I come across a quote that resides in my thoughts for days. Such was the case of the words I later discovered to belong to David Orr, professor of [Continue]

KNOX – In 2017, eat less kale, don’t break the maximum-item rule, and don’t correct the grammar

January 8, 2017 // 2 Comments

(Editor’s note: It’s worth pointing out that one of the things that makes Kamloops better than Victoria is that we’re allowed more items.) ‘IT’S [Continue]