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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]

ARMCHAIR ARCHIVES – Time for a new political movement in B.C. Interior

September 5, 2024 // 0 Comments

The following editorial was first published Feb. 5, 2018. I think it’s of interest, even relevance, given the current political situation in B.C. An editorial by Mel [Continue]