Rothenburger

EDITORIAL – Is there anything to celebrate on the fourth of July?

July 4, 2025 // 4 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. JULY THE FOURTH. Independence Day. Big Beautiful Bill Day. It’s not clear how we should feel about it these days. Ambivalent? Three cheers [Continue]

ARMCHAIR ARCHIVES – Losing the battle over a summer dress code for reporters

July 4, 2025 // 3 Comments

I expect the word “dinosaur” will come to some readers’ minds when they go through the following column, which was first published in the Kamloops Daily News on June [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Celebrating a return to being proud of our country

July 1, 2025 // 4 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. IT’S CANADA DAY. It feels good. We’ve been so down on ourselves the past few Canada Days that our annual celebration didn’t feel quite [Continue]

ARMCHAIR ARCHIVES – Next time you worry about immigrants, spit into a tube

June 29, 2025 // 1 Comment

Here’s something to think about as we approach Canada Day. This column was first published Feb. 18, 2017. I SPIT INTO A PLASTIC TUBE a few weeks ago and popped it in [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – How mayor’s strategy on audit proposal backfired

June 25, 2025 // 4 Comments

MAYOR REID HAMER-JACKSON snatched defeat from the jaws of victory on Tuesday. He could have achieved a significant win but he missed his chance. The mayor has never had a [Continue]

EDITORIAL – The brilliance of moving Mayor’s Report to bottom of agenda

June 24, 2025 // 2 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. IN HINDSIGHT, the decision by the Band of Eight to relegate the Mayor’s Report to the last item on the agenda of regular City council [Continue]