Editorials

EDITORIAL – BC Hydro better have some bright ideas on those blinding LED lights

March 14, 2022 // 5 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. ANYBODY WHO’S EVER DRIVEN into the piercing glare of LED headlights on an oncoming vehicle knows the problem with LED. They may last [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Will slate politics make a real mark in this year’s civic election?

March 10, 2022 // 2 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. KAMLOOPS WILL HAVE at least one civic party — or slate — competing for spots in this year’s municipal elections. It’s not the first [Continue]

EDITORIAL – The worst is yet to come for the price at the pump in B.C.

March 9, 2022 // 2 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. MAYBE THE SKEPTICS who insisted that what happens in Ukraine has nothing to do with the price of gas in Kamloops will think again. The price [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Why we should go back to three-year terms for City council

March 8, 2022 // 0 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. WE’RE INTO THE opening phase of civic election 2022, with two candidates already declared for mayor of Kamloops. This is the time when [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Neighbourhoods must come first in quest for housing answers

March 7, 2022 // 4 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. AFTER WRITING ABOUT the need for a made-in-Kamloops solution to social disorder, I received a couple of comments of the, “if you’re so [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Better controls are needed to fight the online bullies

March 3, 2022 // 0 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THERE’S SIMPLY TOO MUCH online bullying. Online forums can generate useful debate, and that’s important in a democracy. Sadly, it’s [Continue]