KNOX – Criticism of English usage, the gift that keeps on gifting
THE BBC thinks I should put down my pitchfork. Or, to be precise, a BBC.com opinion piece has — as a surprising number of readers alerted me gleefully — branded me a [Continue]
Local Voices
FORSETH – What happened to ‘scientific evidence’ for legal age on pot?
AT THE AGE of 18, without parental consent, what legal rights do individuals in British Columbians have? Well it’s pretty minimal. Basically you have the right to vote [Continue]
PETERS – The alt-right can call us elites, but we’ll take it as a compliment
e-lite or é-lite: (French élite, from Old French eslite, from feminine past participle of eslire, to choose, from Latin eligere): The best or most skilled members of a [Continue]
PASSING – ‘Busy man’ John Dormer, former mayor, passes away at 72
John Dormer was fond of saying, “If you want something done, give the job to a busy man.” He knew what he was talking about — throughout his years in Kamloops, he was [Continue]
FORSETH – Shedding some light on those other B.C. political parties
EVERYONE is covering the main political parties in B.C. (ie: B.C. Liberals, B.C. NDP, B.C. Green Party), so I thought I would take a moment to shed some light on the B.C. [Continue]
CHARBONNEAU – Opioid use rises despite crisis; feels like 1908 again
AM I THE ONLY ONE not surprised that the opioid crisis has worsened? Despite the widespread distribution of naloxone kits to save lives from fentanyl overdose. Despite [Continue]
