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Armchair Mayor
by Mel Rothenburger
Mel is a former Kamloops mayor and school board chair who continues to serve on several community committees. In his spare time, he is a home renovator and hobby farmer. In his capacity as editor of The Daily News, he writes his Armchair Mayor column three times a week and maintains a blog at www.armchairmayor.wordpress.com.

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From the Hub
by Tracy Gilchrist
Tracy is the new city editor at The Daily News, coming from two decades of daily newspaper experience in the Kootenays. In her home life, she continues multi-year efforts to successfully garden and compost, has yet to become good enough at golf to bother keeping score and when she becomes rich and famous, plans to spend all her time traveling the world.

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Inside the News
By Tim Shoults
Tim is publisher (newspaper jargon for "general manager") of the Kamloops Daily News and an avid technophile (he had a Hotmail address back in 1995 with his own name without letters, but foolishly let it lapse). His new column, Inside the News, is a peek behind the curtain of the Daily News as well as the world of media at large and how technology is shaping both.

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Where I Stand
by Rafe Mair
Rafe was a lawyer, practising in Kamloops, and a politician serving on Kamloops council 1973-4 and Kamloops MLA from December 1975 to January 1981. He held three major portfolios in the provincial government before going into radio. He is co-founder of The Common Sense Canadian, an environmental activist group. He and Wendy and their chocolate Labrador, Chauncey, live in Lions Bay.

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Mind Candy
by Danna Bach
Mind Candy, which appears Wednesdays in the Daily News, is intended to be light-hearted and playful but often ends up being sarcastic and mildly offensive. Danna is a smart ass and requires plenty of editorial supervision. Danna is also the editor of Kamloops Business and Currents magazines — seriously, she has a real job.

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Court Notes
by Robert Koopmans
Robert has lived in Kamloops for 20 years and has covered the court beat for The Daily News for the past 15. He enjoys photography, running, hunting and fishing — "all the good Kamloops stuff."

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Eye View
by David Charbonneau
David has been writing his well-researched columns since 2000. He previously taught at Thompson Rivers University and is the owner of Trio Technical. Now that he has retired, he enjoys hiking in the hills, maintaining websites, volunteering, travelling and making his own beer and wine.

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Money Watch
by Les Consenheim
Les, a financial advisor for over 20 years, has called Kamloops home since 1996. He brings a unique perspective on the financial world and looks to make complex concepts and little easier to understand. Moneywatch appears in The Daily News twice a month.

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Council Comments
by the Mayor and city councillors
The mayor of Kamloops and city councillors take turns writing about the various issues coming out of City Hall.

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Guest Column
submitted to The Daily News
From time to time we publish columns submitted to us by readers, or written by staff members, about issues of importance to them.

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