Opinion

The most frustrating part about Tuesday night's provincewide television broadcast of the provincial leadership debate was how Vancouver-centric the entire affair was.

I had just spent over $40,000 on my MBA and in the months before I graduated I wasn't sure what I was going to do with that investment.

Everyone should vote. It is a privilege and a right that we have within our country. It allows us the freedom to elect who will govern. It is not an onerous task. Every vote counts.

With a provincial election just over a week away, I urge you all to do your homework unless you want a mess like they have south of the border! Big decisions are upon you to make the right choice for you as well as the province.

The games have changed since Roman days, when young men were thrown before howling crowds in a stadium and told to fight to the death for fame, glory or just basic survival.

The year 2020 won't be like the year 2008, thanks to the year 1992, because... standards. And if you were a banker or a savvy onlooker back in 1992, you probably already know what I'm talking about.

Philis (Bambrick) Welch was born in Kamloops in 1938 and raised on the Bambrick ranch, about 75 kilometres southwest of Williams Lake in the historical ranching community of Big Creek.

Pope John Paul II said "another name for peace is development.

Fresh off the success of our successful garage sale, where we averaged about $2 an hour for the weekend, I decided to throw myself into yet another project: hand towels made from old towels for my daughter's daycare for the kids to use instead of pap

Locally, National Poetry Month started with a celebratory proclamation by Mayor Lyn Hall.