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ARMCHAIR MAYOR – The day Harry’s parents paid a visit to Kamloops

May 19, 2018 // 1 Comment

BIG DAY, royal wedding and all. Today is all about Harry and Meghan. Seems like only yesterday it was all about Charles and Diana. Chuck and Di. Back when Harry was just a [Continue]

PETERS – We’ve spent eons trying to harness fire, but we still can’t control it

May 19, 2018 // 0 Comments

EVER SINCE humanity learned to harness the power of combustion, we have found it very useful. Fire gave us heat and light, allowing us to exist comfortably in the night time [Continue]

TNRD – Recycling changes will mean more sorting, but more products

May 18, 2018 // 3 Comments

We’ll be able to recycle more products and save money, but we’ll have to do more sorting when the Thompson-Nicola Regional District joins Recycle B.C. this fall. At its [Continue]

IN THE LEDGE – Will government give British Columbians break at the pump?

May 18, 2018 // 0 Comments

Debate during Question Period in the Legislature on Thursday, May 17, 2018 between North Vancouver-Seymour MLA Jane Thornthwaite of the Liberals, and Premier John Horgan. J. [Continue]

ARMCHAIR ARCHIVES – Happy Birthday, Karl Marx from ‘Comrade Rothenburger’

May 18, 2018 // 0 Comments

This month marks the 200thanniversary of the birth of Karl Marx. The following column was published in The Kamloops News on March 30, 1977, very likely the last time I [Continue]

POLICE – Two rescued from river after personal-watercraft collision

May 17, 2018 // 0 Comments

Two personal watercraft operators were plucked from the South Thompson River today (May 17, 2018) after a collision near the 770 block of Shuswap Road. RCMP were called to [Continue]