Editorials

EDITORIAL – Those surveillance cams rob us of privacy but solve many crimes

August 2, 2023 // 2 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. A COUPLE MORE police incidents made the news Monday and Tuesday — one a shooting and the other the roadside discovery of a body. The [Continue]

EDITORIAL – New ciggie warnings will make smoking stigma even bigger

August 1, 2023 // 2 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. NEW CIGARETTE WARNINGS are the law as of today, though it will take time to phase them all in. For the first time, warnings will be printed [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Kamloops will have to up its game to get new air service

July 27, 2023 // 2 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. ‘I TOLD YOU SO’ isn’t something I take pleasure in saying, but earlier this year I wrote two editorials about not inflating our [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Mayor gets shot down again, but more politely than usual

July 26, 2023 // 3 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. ‘SURPRISE, SURPRISE.” With those words from Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson, yet another one of his motions succumbed to The Team by a vote of [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Wildfires are spectacular to see but they’re no place for looky-loos

July 25, 2023 // 0 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. WILDFIRE WATCHING is, let’s face it, something we all do. Whenever a fire is close, we get concerned. And there’s also the curiosity [Continue]

EDITORIAL – The medical procedure nobody wants to talk about

July 20, 2023 // 3 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. WENT IN FOR my colonoscopy this week. Too much information? The reason I mention it is that I hear so many people who have never had one, [Continue]