Category: Opinion

I don’t know what made me have a lifelong interest in death. Perhaps it was because my grandmother died in our dining room, converted sick room, when I was only four. My older brother told me long ago that she thought of me as her sweetheart. As the oldest daughter of four, I had the special…

There has been a lot of lost opportunity with this current city council. Despite some strong efforts and accomplishments, I lament at what more could have been accomplished if our mayor and our city councillors had a collaborative working relationship. Finding our incredible community on the provincial and national news for all the wrong reasons…

Carney meets Trump Dear Editor: Watching the first part of the meeting today on CBC between Mr. Carney and Mr. Trump was the first step toward a new beginning. Following that, Mr. Carney took questions from reporters from the roof top of the Canadian Embassy where all questions were answered. From the get-go it was…

Well, it looks like another election season is behind us again, and I, for one, am grateful. It feels like it’s been a one-two punch of election hysteria between the U.S. election in November, and then our own just a few short days ago. Now that it’s all behind us, though, I’ve seen some people…

Nothing — not grass nor chickweed — grows more profusely everywhere in the world than dandelions. Moments after the last snow disappears, dandelion leaves appear like a child’s drawing of a pointy Christmas tree. Yellow faces overtake lawns, fields, roadsides, and ditches. They congregate in churchyards and farmyards, and sneak into back yards. They creep…

As much as we criticize our elected leaders and representatives, they really reflect us back to ourselves. Political campaigns often go negative because campaign managers and candidates know negativity can absolutely and powerfully motivate support. When we are our best selves, however, I would like to think most people would want to support positive visions,…

Let’s share the road Dear Editor: I’m an active cyclist and a vehicle owner. I’d like to see us all get along much better. I’m tired of horns honking, finger gestures, and scary moments. First of all, the Motor Vehicle Act, section 183, mandates that bicycles use the roads and specifically mentions not using sidewalks.…

It has been a whirlwind my friends. We are now on issue five of the Kamloops Chronicle. We’ve got a wonderful board of directors for our local news non-profit. We have an experienced and engaged editor, designer,  and freelance reporter team. People are in touch regularly about submitting information for publication. It’s been so wonderful…