Rothenburger

EDITORIAL – Nothing stays the same in the wonderful world of politics

August 28, 2024 // 6 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. POLITICS IS WONDERFUL. The worst of enemies can suddenly become the best of friends. Leopards can change their spots. North can become [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Point of order on all those points of order in council meetings

August 27, 2024 // 8 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. ANOTHER COUNCIL MEETING today (Aug. 27, 2024) broke down into chaos. If the mayor, councillors and staff would bone up on some basic [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – City Hall needs an ethics commissioner for complaints

August 25, 2024 // 9 Comments

IT’S HIGH TIME Kamloops City Hall hired an ethics/ integrity commissioner instead of farming out code of conduct complaint inquiries to various Vancouver lawyers on a [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Democrats wrap up a very good week with brand new hope

August 22, 2024 // 1 Comment

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THE DEMOCRATIC National Convention came to a joyous conclusion tonight (Aug. 22, 2024) in Chicago. I say “joyous” because “joy” was [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – City Hall needs to up its game on AAP communications

August 22, 2024 // 6 Comments

WHATEVER IT IS the City is doing to inform people about the Build Kamloops money decision, it’s going to have to do better. People are simply too confused about it, if they [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Council must stop shutting down the public on AAP issue

August 15, 2024 // 11 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. OBVIOUSLY, the alternative approval process being used for a pair of multi-million-dollar infrastructure projects is not open for discussion [Continue]