Editorials

ROTHENBURGER – Any talk of who’s to blame for Gaza must include Oct. 7

November 14, 2023 // 5 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. I WASN’T SURPRISED at some of the reaction to my Remembrance Day column on my recent visit to Auschwitz and the current disturbing rise in [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Homeless count raises questions but provides no answers

October 31, 2023 // 5 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THE LATEST HOMELESSNESS COUNT raises many questions about the “unhoused” in Kamloops but provides no answers. Called the [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Have we lost a hero in Buffy Sainte-Marie?

October 28, 2023 // 4 Comments

CANADA HAS ALWAYS been intensely proud of Buffy Sainte-Marie. We’ve known her for more than half a century as a Canadian indigenous woman who is both a talented musician [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Why joining an ‘inclusive city’ club is a necessary step

October 23, 2023 // 3 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. SO KAMLOOPS IS NOW an inclusive city. We know this because the mayor signed a proclamation saying so. We’ve joined the Canadian Commission [Continue]

EDITORIAL – CBC won’t say so, but what Hamas did in Israel was terrorism

October 19, 2023 // 7 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THE FOG OF WAR obscures fact and fiction. A hospital is bombed. Was it deliberate, a mistake, or a self-inflicted tragedy? The very words we [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER: It’s hard to imagine Kamloops without a print newspaper

October 18, 2023 // 3 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. A TOWN WITHOUT A NEWSPAPER is a sad thing to see. We’ll get a first-hand view of it after Kamloops This Week publishes its last edition [Continue]