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Opinion General
POULSEN: Why GMOs are as good as Okanagan apple pie
Recent approval of the Okanagan-backed Arctic apple is a far more exceptional scientific advance than most of us have realized. When they hit the market late next year, the Arctic varieties of Granny Smith and Golden Delicious will be virtually the only genetically modified fruit anywhere in a store in Canada and the U.S. We’re...
LOEWEN: A lesson learned from big-box failures and small-town pride
Two business-news stories caught my attention in the last week here in the Okanagan Valley. One of them featured local restaurateur, Neil Martens, responding to some aggrieved local patrons of his business, 19 Okanagan Grill & Bar, over the bitterly-perceived steep cost of glasses of wine at his establishment. The other, was the shutting down...
PARKER: Grieving a television show like an old friend
I suffered quite a large tragedy this week when one of my favorite shows, Hart of Dixie, aired its last episode ever. The show was — graciously — given a three-episode notice of the cancellation, so tying all the ends together was done, albeit quickly and ever-so cheesily. I’m not usually one to scoff at...
HELSTON: Hundreds of bears die every year for this stupid reason
This goes out to anyone who’s left their garbage out and had a bear get into it; you might as well have put a bullet through its head. It sounds harsh, I know, but hundreds of bears across B.C. are killed by conservation officers every year because they’ve grown habituated to garbage. Sorry to break...
POULSEN: About waiting times at Valley Medical labs…
The person drawing my blood at Valley Medical Laboratory in West Kelowna smiles and asks: “How are you?” Answer: Much older than when I came in the door. We’ve all been there, let us count the hours. People have had their birthdays come and pass while sitting in a Valley Labs waiting room. The soon-to-be detainees at...
LOEWEN: How bare breasts keep our eye on the prize
The baring of breasts in public can be unsettling for some and welcomed by others. Indeed, last week there was a local kerfuffle surrounding the issue of breast-feeding in public. And just Monday, in our own institution of indecorous-propriety, the House of Commons, the baring of breasts stole the show from our elected masters of...
JONESIE: How you can help ensure police power doesn’t go unchecked
I want to be careful about this because I want you to know where I am coming from. I have a plan. It’s not to slander anyone, let alone a group of people I respect and admire, but there’s a risk it may sound like that. I want to expand a little on what my...
PARKER: Another Warhol on the wall
I was first introduced to Andy Warhol by a high school teacher who told us to bring in our replicated versions of the Campbell’s soup can print. I, being the talented visual artist I am, brought in a literal Campbell’s soup can. For laziness purposes I even left some of the beef broth in the...
HELSTON: Why I didn’t go to your government press event
As a journalist, I have the pleasure of dealing with government communications on a fairly frequent basis. You might not notice that because quite often, government officials are not quoted in my stories. Believe me, it’s not for lack of trying. Either they didn’t call me back by deadline, they didn’t call at all, or...
