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CHARBONNEAU – Tories can increase chances by decreasing happiness

December 15, 2016 // 0 Comments

THE ANTICS of some Conservative leadership hopefuls are pathetic. Chris Alexander at a rally bobs his head in rhythm to the chants “lock her up” in reference to Premier [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – Shouldn’t our MLAs live in ridings they represent?

December 14, 2016 // 3 Comments

ALL THE CANDIDATES in the Kamloops-North Thompson riding so far have one thing in common — none of them lives there. Dan Hines, Peter Kerek, Peter Milobar and Barb Nederpel [Continue]

SUZUKI – Tread lightly and lift the weight of the world’s ‘technosphere’

December 14, 2016 // 2 Comments

HOW MUCH STUFF will you give and receive this holiday season? Add it to the growing pile — the 30-trillion-tonne pile. That’s how much technology and goods humans have [Continue]

CHRISTIAN – Kamloops Airport still has room to grow

December 14, 2016 // 0 Comments

KAMLOOPS AIRPORT (YKA) at Fulton Field is a critical component of the local economy. The airport adds $40 million to the local economy, direct and indirect employees account [Continue]

McQUARRIE – New RIH parking payment system a backwards step

December 14, 2016 // 0 Comments

AS I ENTERED the hospital parking lot today I was reminded of Richard Dawkins’ quote that went something like, “Don’t ask God to cure cancer and world poverty. He’s [Continue]

COLLINS – Social media: positive influence or demonic scourge?

December 13, 2016 // 1 Comment

I AM NOT an expert in social media. There are those I work with who understand this better than I. The need to publish all our thoughts, all our emotions, all the details of [Continue]