Editorials

EDITORIAL – Kudos to Caputo – an articulate voice in Ottawa for his riding

May 15, 2023 // 2 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. BRACE YOURSELF, I’m about to say something nice about a politician. Not only that, it’s a federal Conservative. You might want to mark [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Time to reconsider City’s decision to ban Facebook comments

May 11, 2023 // 2 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. COMMUNICATION is a two-way street. It’s an exchange, a receiving as well as giving of information. Kamloops City Hall sometimes forgets [Continue]

EDITORIAL – How is it that the heroes of the pandemic are suddenly bums?

May 10, 2023 // 4 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. HOW QUICKLY we forget. It wasn’t long ago when we considered Dr. Bonnie Henry — the architect of lockdowns — a saint. Each afternoon, [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Where is the Magical Mystery Bus bringing homeless here?

May 9, 2023 // 2 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. WHERE IS IT? I’m looking for the Magical Mystery Bus that pulls into town on a regular basis and drops off a bunch of homeless people to [Continue]

EDITORIAL – ‘Unprecedented’ is no longer the right word for floods, fires

May 8, 2023 // 0 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THE WORD ‘UNPRECEDENTED’ is much used these days, especially when it comes to wildfires and floods. In Alberta, Premier Daniella Smith [Continue]

EDITORIAL – It’s coronation time – let’s all take the Oath of Allegiance

May 4, 2023 // 4 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THE CORONATION of King Charles III on Saturday morning doesn’t have people nearly as excited as they were when his mother was crowned in [Continue]