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iN DISCUSSION: Hot takes on cold facts
May 20, 2025 - 12:00 PM - Marshall Jones - Managing Editor

This is where cold facts yield to the hottest of takes.
THOMPSON: Why Trump's acceptance of palatial jetliner is problematic
May 19, 2025 - 12:00 PM - Don Thompson
iN DISCUSSION: Hot takes on cold facts
May 13, 2025 - 12:00 PM - Marshall Jones - Managing Editor

This is where cold facts yield to the hottest of takes.
THOMPSON: The squirrels in Donald Trump's mind
May 12, 2025 - 12:00 PM - Don Thompson
iN DISCUSSION: Hot takes on cold facts
May 06, 2025 - 12:00 PM - Marshall Jones - Managing Editor

This is where cold facts yield to the hottest of takes.
THOMPSON: Hey Canada, it's time to improve the Trans-Canada Highway
May 05, 2025 - 12:00 PM - Don Thompson
iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
April 29, 2025 - 12:00 PM - Marshall Jones - Managing Editor

Following are a collection of reader responses to stories or letters to the editor for the week of April 28. They have been edited slightly for readability.
THOMPSON: Why I don't trust Trump and his cabinet to handle a crisis
April 28, 2025 - 12:00 PM - Don Thompson
iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
April 22, 2025 - 12:00 PM - Marshall Jones - Managing Editor

Following are a collection of reader responses to stories or letters to the editor for the fourth week of April 2025. They have been edited slightly for readability.
THOMPSON: When will Republicans wake up and see the damage Trump is doing?
April 21, 2025 - 12:00 PM - Don Thompson
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Clearwater woman argues to get her dog back — but not her 10 cats
A North Thompson woman has managed to get her dog back after it was seized by the BC SPCA but not her 10 cats. According to an April 11 BC Farm Industry Review Board decision, Kristi Gerigk had two dogs and 10 cats seized in February when s