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EDITORIAL – The election is over, now it’s time to get back to reality

October 22, 2019 // 4 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. WELL, ONCE AGAIN B.C. got left out. Despite what the pundits said, the election was pretty well over by the time our polls closed. And, as [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Thanks to those among us willing to stand up and be counted

October 21, 2019 // 0 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. IT’S ELECTION DAY IN CANADA and we’re taking part in one of the most important things we can do as citizens. On this day, let’s take a [Continue]

McQUARRIE – Welcome to Year Six: this lefty is mad as hell and not going away

October 20, 2019 // 6 Comments

TO THOSE WHO ASK why I write, I often say it’s cheaper than seeing a therapist. In most cases, I can usually count on the familiar feel of a keyboard and the expectant [Continue]

POLICE – Five arrested and charged in connection with drug-related killing

October 19, 2019 // 1 Comment

Five suspects have been arrested and charged in the 2018 homicide of Troy Gold in an investigation led by the Kamloops RCMP Serious Crime Unit, police said today (Oct. 19, [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – Don’t worry about the turnout, just think first, then vote

October 19, 2019 // 1 Comment

FIRST THING MONDAY MORNING, I’m going to get up and drive to my designated polling station. It’s a small polling station; very few people vote there so it likely won’t [Continue]

PETERS – Hold your nose and vote, but vote

October 19, 2019 // 0 Comments

IF YOU LISTEN LONG ENOUGH, all political campaigns tend to return to the same set of talking points. One of the most commonly used is that this is the most important election [Continue]