Armchair Archives

ARMCHAIR ARCHIVES – A visit to Auschwitz provides a stark reminder

January 27, 2026 // 1 Comment

Today is International Holocaust Remembrance Day, and the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Berkenau in 1945. An estimated 1.1 million people, mostly Jews, perished [Continue]

ARMCHAIR ARCHIVES – Fifty years ago, the ‘riff raff’ were a problem downtown

January 24, 2026 // 5 Comments

The terminology, drugs of choice, degree and our own tolerance level may have changed but downtown Kamloops had the same kinds of problems in 1976 as it does in 2026. The [Continue]

ARMCHAIR ARCHIVES – Proof of God’s existence is on the streets of Kamloops

July 21, 2025 // 2 Comments

This week’s Armchair Archives blast from the past was first published July 8, 2017. God continues to watch over drivers. ALL MY LIFE, I’ve been skeptical about the [Continue]

ARMCHAIR ARCHIVES – Losing the battle over a summer dress code for reporters

July 4, 2025 // 3 Comments

I expect the word “dinosaur” will come to some readers’ minds when they go through the following column, which was first published in the Kamloops Daily News on June [Continue]

ARMCHAIR ARCHIVES – Next time you worry about immigrants, spit into a tube

June 29, 2025 // 1 Comment

Here’s something to think about as we approach Canada Day. This column was first published Feb. 18, 2017. I SPIT INTO A PLASTIC TUBE a few weeks ago and popped it in [Continue]

ARMCHAIR ARCHIVES – A ray of sunshine from the land of rainbows

May 31, 2025 // 0 Comments

Ideas come and go for projects that would bring tourism to Kamloops and the region. Most never get off the ground but the point is, we keep thinking them up. I’ll bet you [Continue]