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EDITORIAL – Pity Harry and Meghan; all they want is their cake and to eat it too

March 10, 2021 // 5 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THE QUEEN IS NOT AMUSED. She is “saddened” by the challenges faced by Meghan and Harry as outlined in an interview with Oprah Winfrey [Continue]

BEPPLE – Time to consider opioid dispensing machines in Kamloops

March 10, 2021 // 1 Comment

YESTERDAY, at the Kamloops City Council meeting, Kamloops’ top cop said it’s time to think of having a safe supply of opioids for drug users. Kamloops RCMP Supt. Syd [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Remembering the great toilet-paper panic of March 2020

March 9, 2021 // 1 Comment

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. WHAT A DIFFERENCE A YEAR MAKES. You might think things haven’t changed much since last March — COVID-19 still dominates every aspect of [Continue]

EDITORIAL – City council should stick to its guns on social housing security

March 8, 2021 // 3 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. HOW MUCH CONSULTATION is needed before something is done about the security issue around supportive housing in Kamloops? A week ago, Coun. [Continue]

KNOX – Some saw only the addict, others the man inside

March 7, 2021 // 0 Comments

WHAT WAS SHOCKING about Wayne Samson’s fall is that it came from such a height. One day he was a successful, middle-aged Victoria businessman — wife, kids, house, the [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – Crackdown against KFS shows science isn’t everything

March 6, 2021 // 0 Comments

FOLLOW THE SCIENCE. That’s been the mantra of those in charge of the strategy to defeat COVID-19 and it’s a good one. Too many people don’t get that. They refuse to [Continue]