Kathy Michaels

Kathy Michaels: Bidding adieu to my best buddy

Kathy Michaels: Bidding adieu to my best buddy

Friday, January 22nd, 2010 | 1:26 pm

A deep-rooted mandate to be different hasn’t stopped me from engaging in the most obvious clash with common: I smoke.

Best opinions on the web.

Kathy Michaels: A rose by any other name …

Kathy Michaels: A rose by any other name …

Friday, January 15th, 2010 | 12:29 pm

Canada’s second oldest magazine had to shed the name it’s held since 1920 because of the Internet’s smut factor.

The best opinions on the web

Kathy Michaels: Could an extended holiday fix apathy?

Kathy Michaels: Could an extended holiday fix apathy?

Friday, January 8th, 2010 | 11:25 am

“Far be it for me to criticize anyone who wants to take a break.”

More of Kelowna’s best columnists in the Opinion section

Kathy Michaels: Oh Canada

Kathy Michaels: Oh Canada

Friday, December 18th, 2009 | 9:44 am

“Sure, when it comes to things like the Free Trade Agreement and, oh, I don’t know… lumber, that’s a time to put Canada first. Sorry Mali.”

Kathy Michaels: All I want for Christmas is family warfare

Friday, December 11th, 2009 | 2:36 pm

“While I’m well into the swing of the holidays, happily alternating between popping Zantac and gingerbread cookies, I’m not sure everyone else is on board.”

Get some killer instinct and head to the nearest voting station

Get some killer instinct and head to the nearest voting station

Friday, November 27th, 2009 | 9:42 am

Show some chutzpah and vote in the least sexy election this year.

Who’s going to fill the Oprah void?

Who’s going to fill the Oprah void?

Friday, November 20th, 2009 | 9:44 am

This is a time of great social and economic unrest and one of the world’s great leaders is stepping down.  What next?

When did bike spokes turn into angel wings?

When did bike spokes turn into angel wings?

Friday, November 13th, 2009 | 4:12 am

“This newly conceived image of the noble cyclist battling pot holes and smog lovers has always seemed a bit much because I know that  just as there  are reprobates in cars, there are reprobates on bikes.”

It’s the end of the world as we know it and I feel fine

It’s the end of the world as we know it and I feel fine

Friday, October 30th, 2009 | 6:44 am

“As soon as I turned 12 and had my much beloved bottle of V-05 aerosol taken away because of gaping holes in the ozone layer, my expectations of a world jam-packed with unicorns, puppy dogs and unfettered riches went as flat as my bangs.”

Pulling out the bro fist for the swine flu

Pulling out the bro fist for the swine flu

Friday, October 23rd, 2009 | 11:21 am

Trying to deke yourself out of a handshake makes you look like a lunatic, and a rude one at that.