Editorials

EDITORIAL – Let’s take the Queen out of Canada’s Oath of Allegiance

November 5, 2020 // 3 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. NINETEEN WORDS are being added to the Oath of Allegiance. A bill is working its way through the Parliamentary process that would add [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Close U.S. election result might be the worst possible result

November 4, 2020 // 4 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. COULD THERE HAVE BEEN a worse possible outcome from last night’s U.S. election? The civil unrest has already begun. What everyone had [Continue]

EDITORIAL – U.S. electoral college has similar advantages to our FPTP

November 3, 2020 // 3 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger AMERICANS VOTE TODAY for a new president as well as an array of local, state and federal representatives. They don’t directly choose their [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Noble Creek irrigation users should jump at City’s offer

November 2, 2020 // 3 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. NOBLE CREEK IRRIGATION system users should jump at the City’s offer to pay part of the cost of getting it in shape. The old system near [Continue]

EDITORIAL: Among all the bad news, some good news is worth celebrating

October 29, 2020 // 2 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THERE’S SO MUCH bad news going around these days that it’s a pleasant surprise indeed to read about something really positive. It’s [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Now is the time for regulation, not expectation on masks

October 28, 2020 // 0 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THE ‘EXPECTATION’ THAT MASKS will be worn in all indoor public places is worth about as much as a pumpkin spice latte if you throw in [Continue]