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ROTHENBURGER – Two years in, how are council newbies performing?

November 14, 2020 // 1 Comment

TWO NOVEMBERS AGO, a new Kamloops City council was sworn in. They took an oath to “truly, faithfully and impartially” carry out their duties. Four of the nine members of [Continue]

CHARBONNEAU – Our PM has more power than a rational U.S. president

November 13, 2020 // 0 Comments

LET’S COMPARE THE POWERS of our prime minister and the U.S. president under the assumption that rational persons occupy the positions. Our P.M. has more powers than the [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Some advice for road rage idiots who think it’s all about them

November 12, 2020 // 1 Comment

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO I had just pulled up to a red light at the intersection at the bottom of Summit Drive when my truck stalled and [Continue]

PASSINGS – Gordon R. Gore, founder of the BIG Little Science Centre

November 11, 2020 // 0 Comments

A revered former teacher and the founder of the BIG Little Science Centre has died. The death of Gordon R. Gore was announced today (Nov. 11, 2020) by the science centre [Continue]

SUZUKI – U.S. election shows need to bend the arc toward justice

November 11, 2020 // 0 Comments

AFTER FINISHING HIGH SCHOOL in Ontario in the 1950s, I was awarded a scholarship from Amherst College in Massachusetts. After completing my undergraduate degree, I received [Continue]

BEPPLE: We can’t gather today but we’re together in remembrance

November 11, 2020 // 0 Comments

THIS IS A REMEMBRANCE DAY like no other in Kamloops. In years past, thousands have stood together at Riverside Park on damp ground under bare trees and grey skies. The [Continue]