iN DISCUSSION: Medical system is 'broken'

This is where cold facts yield to the hottest of takes. Here you'll find reader responses to stories, letters to the editor and newsletter editorials, or letters to the editor for the week. They may have been edited slightly for readability. Kamloops council censures mayor over conflict of interest https://infotel.ca/newsitem/kamloops-council-censures-mayor-over-conflict-of-interest/it110228 Are there 9 other people in this city who would like to join me in having this joke of a mayor disqualified? Anyone? — Terry Gall, via iNFOnews.ca The big question is, who are these people in Kamloops who support this political character and why? — Robert Bishop, via iNFOnews.ca  He's gonna have to start paying the city to be the mayor at this rate.  — Amy Giddens, via iNFOnews.ca Why does the government and citizens of Kamloops put up with this insanity, seriously I’m so glad we moved The mayor is an embarrassment to Kamloops and all of their citizens. — Teresa Roste, via iNFOnews.ca • A Kamloops woman's nightmarish search for a diagnosis for a crippling condition https://infotel.ca/newsitem/a-kamloops-womans-nightmarish-search-for-a-diagnosis-for-a-crippling-condition/it110215 My husband had similar issues a few years back. He was finally diagnosed with Ankylosing spondylitis (spinal/hips fusion). That diagnosis took years to be known. Proper medications certainly helped. We just kept going to doctors until we could get one that would/could help. — June Samphire, via iNFOnews.ca Our system is broken. What has to happen for the Federal and Provincial Governments to finally admit the system needs a complete overhaul! — Rob Bucholtz, via iNFOnews.ca • Kamloops mayor's early term legal risks exposed in newly released letter https://infotel.ca/newsitem/kamloops-mayors-early-term-legal-risks-exposed-in-newly-released-letter/it110222 It's hilarious how much ignorance there is concerning legality. A letter about legal issues saying he can't show his own lawyer? Seriously, how stupid can people get to think they have that kind of authority, and then for others to perpetuate that myth? Sit down morons. — Marshall Krueger, via iNFOnews.ca • What’s going on with that big empty piece land on Springfield Road in Kelowna https://infotel.ca/newsitem/whats-going-on-with-that-big-empty-piece-land-on-springfield-road-in-kelowna/it110224 The strip at the depth of the Fortis property should be developed for housing or mixed-use along the Springfield corridor. The parcel to the south should remain and would be great farmed. Very desirable back yard, but as it is, wasted and unproductive. — Nathaniel David Lee, via iNFOnews.ca As I recall, the 2013 application included providing a permanent, year-round home for the Kelowna farmers market - but the ALR zoning still wasn't lifted. Although frustrating for the owners not to remove the ALR zoning, they could lease it out for active farming instead of leaving it vacant. Meanwhile taxes on the combined ~25 acres are $25k per year, not a big impediment to continue holding the land. — Keith Veerman, via iNFOnews.ca • iN PHOTOS: Frightful facts about the praying mantis in Okanagan, Kamloops https://infotel.ca/newsitem/in-photos-frightful-facts-about-the-praying-mantis-in-okanagan-kamloops/it110208 I've been watching them for years in the Twin Lakes area for over 40 years. — Sam Verigin, via iNFOnews.ca I saw a European mantis on Tuesday morning in Maple Ridge. — Scot Gibson, via iNFOnews.ca Fascinating, I didn't realize we had these intriguing insects in our valley, and would love to see one. Imagine, an insect who can turn his head around so it could see you better. I love it! — Sharon Hyatt, via iNFOnews.ca We have a white mantis in our garden which we had not seen before, do you have any info on why they are white? — Elaine Hopkins, via iNFOnews.ca —We're going to see what we can find out for you, Elaine — Mj • Teen entrepreneur makes rings out of antlers in Lake Country https://infotel.ca/newsitem/teen-entrepreneur-makes-rings-out-of-antlers-in-lake-country/it110229 Nice story. Good luck, young man, you are going places. — Terry Feeny, via iNFOnews.ca • Kamloops mayor calls journalist an 'enemy' and 'biased' after criminal probe dropped https://infotel.ca/newsitem/kamloops-mayor-calls-journalist-an-enemy-and-biased-after-criminal-probe-dropped/it110207 Heavy details as to why he needs to go. He has no clue what he sounds like, all on his own, not curated by media at all. One person actually 'pats him on the back' and his response is "He's insulted me for two and a half years, so I guess he thought it was OK to assault me," Anyone who thinks like that does not belong in elected office. Skin so thin, a pat on the back breaks it. — David Johnson, via iNFOnews.ca • Disclaimer: Any views, thoughts, and opinions expressed on this page are solely those of the writer and does not necessarily reflect the views, opinions, policies, or position of the editor, iNFOnews.ca, iNFOTEL MULTIMEDIA, its partners, principals or advertisers.