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NEWSTROM – The difference between believing and knowing isn’t always clear

June 25, 2017 // 1 Comment

MY RECENT readings and writing have been about the relationships between God (or one’s Higher Power, however you define it) and Quantum physics. The connectivity of [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – Goodbye, Sears – mourning the end of the Wish Book era

June 24, 2017 // 1 Comment

THIS THING with Sears marks the end of an era, and the ending of eras is almost always sad. Fifty-nine stores closing, 2,900 jobs lost. It’s called [Continue]

PETERS – Keeping bylaw officers unarmed best choice in the long run

June 24, 2017 // 0 Comments

THE CITY of Kamloops is overhauling its bylaw department to make it a kinder, gentler group of professionals dedicated to implementing and enforcing the rules city council [Continue]

CHIDIAC – Coming clean about the crimes of colonialism, here and abroad

June 24, 2017 // 1 Comment

GENOCIDE and colonialism are related and they are global issues. The world is still hurting from their wounds, and they’re hindering the growth and advancement of humanity. [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Council’s position on Ajax isn’t just a simple yes or no

June 23, 2017 // 9 Comments

An Armchair Mayor editorial by Mel Rothenburger THURSDAY’S meeting between City council and SLR Consulting was an oddly subdued affair, given the importance of the topic. [Continue]

TAUBE – Why Canada should bring back leadership reviews

June 23, 2017 // 1 Comment

U.K. PRIME MINISTER Theresa May’s snap election on June 8 to get a bigger majority government during Brexit didn’t pay off. May could pay the ultimate price and her fate [Continue]