Editorials

EDITORIAL – Kamloops needs to open its wallets for Ukraine refugees

March 2, 2022 // 1 Comment

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THE WAR IN UKRAINE is about to hit a lot closer to home. At this writing, more than 600,000 people have fled Ukraine to escape the Russian [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Traffic safety, meters and loss of parking are issues on corridor

March 2, 2022 // 1 Comment

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. A COUPLE OF MORE online public sessions are set for tonight (Tuesday, March 1, 2022) and tomorrow (Wednesday, March 2, 2022) to talk about [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Do rallies supporting Ukraine make any difference?

February 28, 2022 // 4 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. DO ANTI-WAR RALLIES accomplish anything, or do they just make us feel good? In Kamloops on Saturday, rallies in support of Ukraine were held [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Letter critical of TRU renaming is no help for reconciliation

February 24, 2022 // 2 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. I’M PRETTY SURE reconciliation is supposed to be a two-way street, at least in the sense that people of different shades need to get [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Time for the keyboard critics to put up, shut up, or run

February 23, 2022 // 1 Comment

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. ONE OF THE MAIN REASONS people run for public office is that they think they can do a better job than the people who are already there. Or, [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Questions in need of answers about alleged police violence

February 22, 2022 // 1 Comment

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. I’VE GOT A FEW ‘WHAT IF’s’ for those who are alleging police violence during the clearing of the truckers’ protest in front of [Continue]