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ARMCHAIR ARCHIVES – Aw shucks, America, no need to keep thanking us

February 14, 2025 // 1 Comment

The following column was first published Feb. 27, 1980 in the Kamloops News. JUST MAYBE, now that Pierre Trudeau is back in power, we can normalize relations with the States. [Continue]

ARMCHAIR ARCHIVES – Kamloops should be proud of being a cow town

February 7, 2025 // 1 Comment

NOTE: The column that follows was first published Feb. 17, 1988 in the Kamloops Daily News. Although Skalbania’s idea of running bulls down Victoria Street never came to [Continue]

ARMCHAIR ARCHIVES – What all of Kamloops was talking about in 1975

January 31, 2025 // 0 Comments

Ever wonder what Kamloopsians were talking about in 1975? The following Mel Rothenburger column was published in The Kamloops News on Jan. 30, 1976. Some of those mentioned [Continue]

ARMCHAIR ARCHIVES – Strange strategies out at the ranch

January 17, 2025 // 1 Comment

The following column was first published in the Kamloops Daily News on Jan. 19, 2012: THE SOUTH THOMPSON INN and Conference Centre out by Rivershore golf course will be a [Continue]

ARMCHAIR ARCHIVES – Losing one of our community’s very best doctors

January 11, 2025 // 2 Comments

Editor’s note: Almost 10 years ago, family physician Paul Yanko announced he was closing his practice due to a personal medical situation. Paul was a brilliant, [Continue]

ARMCHAIR ARCHIVES – Cost of body-worn cameras for police will be worth it

December 1, 2024 // 0 Comments

NOTE: The following editorial was originally published March 7, 2023. Body cams have now been approved by Kamloops Mounties beginning Dec. 9. The units will cost $3,000 each [Continue]