Rothenburger

ARMCHAIR ARCHIVES – Draining the swamp is nothing new, not in Kamloops

March 21, 2025 // 2 Comments

Long, long ago, before Donald Trump and Elon Musk came along to drain the swamp, take a chainsaw to bureaucracy and seek revenge on political opponents, there was the [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – Measles is back; what if we don’t know if we’re immune?

March 20, 2025 // 6 Comments

MEASLES IS on the rise. It was supposed to have been eradicated years ago, but relaxation of vaccine programs in some parts of the world, combined with international travel [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Loss of the iconic Bay stores is a national tragedy

March 19, 2025 // 2 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. WHEN A MAJOR RETAILER closes its doors, it’s unfortunate. Not to mention an inconvenience. But when a retailer like The Bay (as it’s [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Keeping shelters away from the riverfront is good policy

March 18, 2025 // 5 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. SHOULDN’T HOMELESS folks have the same right to a riverfront view as the rest of us? That’s the question that’s come up in the wake of [Continue]

ARMCHAIR ARCHIVES – Gordon Chow, the man who ran for mayor

March 14, 2025 // 4 Comments

The following column was first published on March 15, 2014 in the Kamloops Daily News. SOMETHING WILL BE MISSING from this year’s civic election — the name of Gordon [Continue]

EDITORIAL – New rules for public inquiries better than nothing but…

March 12, 2025 // 2 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THE NEW FORMAT for public inquiries at Kamloops City council meetings is better than nothing but the council shouldn’t be patting itself [Continue]