ARMCHAIR ARCHIVES – The night The Daily News published for the last time
This column was first published Jan. 11, 2014: I DON’T THINK I’VE EVER SEEN more strength of character in one room than I did at the wake held by Kamloops Daily [Continue]
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ARMCHAIR ARCHIVES – Frontline firefighters are the heroes of this terrible summer
The following column was originally published on Aug. 21, 2021. FIGHTING WILDFIRES is one of the toughest jobs on earth. You won’t find it on those lists of “worst [Continue]
ARMCHAIR ARCHIVES – Is a return to big institutions the answer to street problems?
The following column was originally published on Oct. 2, 2021. THERE WAS A TIME when the streets weren’t full of homeless, addicted, and unstable people. A time when you [Continue]
ARMCHAIR ARCHIVES – ‘International law’ is just political convenience
The following editorial was first published on March 11, 2014. HYPOCRISY IN POLITICSs is as old as politics itself, but the crisis in Ukraine is taking it to a new level. On [Continue]
ARMCHAIR ARCHIVES – Have a nice day… seriously
The following column was first published in The Kamloops Daily News on Feb. 22, 1985. ‘SHOOT! SHOOT! You lousy!” This is the gentleman sitting one row up and a couple of [Continue]
ARMCHAIR ARCHIVES – Violence, nudity and coarse language in the movies
The following column was first published in The Kamloops Daily News on Nov. 18, 1983. A COUPLE OF NIGHTS AGO, I scanned the movie ads. The line-up went like this: some very [Continue]
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