Editorials

EDITORIAL – NDP’s local woes reflect those of the party federally

August 13, 2019 // 1 Comment

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. OH, HOW FAR they have fallen. The recent resignation of Gina Myhill-Jones as the NDP candidate in Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo is symbolic of [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Kudos to those who build things up instead of tear them down

August 12, 2019 // 1 Comment

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. IT’S SOMETIMES SAID there are two kinds of people in every community — those who tear things down and those who build things up. We [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Y needs support, not groundless accusations over cuts

August 7, 2019 // 0 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. IF ONLY PEOPLE WOULD think before they speak. Some of the vitriol directed towards the Kamloops Community Y and especially to its executive [Continue]

EDITORIAL: Blaming video games and mental illness just a sorry excuse

August 6, 2019 // 4 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. MORE MASS SHOOTINGS, so common place nowadays, took a terrible toll on the weekend. There were some gun incidents in Canada but in the U.S., [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Sale of Trans Mountain pipeline has got to be about business

August 1, 2019 // 2 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THERE’S A FASCINATING battle of strategies going on between First Nations groups wanting a piece of the action on the Trans Mountain [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Bonuses for Trans Mountain execs aren’t out of line

July 30, 2019 // 0 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. SOME SERIOUS BONUSES promised to top Trans Mountain pipeline executives and others have predictably drawn flak. CBC broke a story on the [Continue]