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EDITORIAL – After latest U.S. mass shooting, we should be thankful for our gun laws

May 25, 2022 // 1 Comment

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. ANOTHER DAY, ANOTHER MASS SHOOTING in the U.S., this time in Texas. An 18-year-old walked into an elementary school Tuesday with a [Continue]

EDITORIAL – ‘Answers are still needed’ on Canada’s residential schools

May 24, 2022 // 3 Comments

(Video: Mel Rothenburger) An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. ‘ANSWERS ARE STILL NEEDED,’ Kúkpi7 Rosanne Casimir told those gathered yesterday at the Pow Wow Arbour to [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER: Thoughts for a long weekend – museums, Charles and what’s in a name

May 21, 2022 // 0 Comments

SOME SCATTERED THOUGHTS for a long weekend. A couple of kids were walking past the Royal B.C. Museum in Victoria the other day. One girl was about 12, the other about 14. [Continue]

CHARBONNEAU – Doctors’ pay model wasn’t always broken

May 19, 2022 // 1 Comment

WHILE DOCTORS weren’t happy with Medicare at first, they eventually approved of the pay model. Doctors went on strike in Saskatchewan when Medicare was first enacted in [Continue]

EDITORIAL: The storm over Atco’s Lytton video – timing is everything

May 19, 2022 // 1 Comment

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. ‘TOO SOON?’ That’ a question sometimes asked when somebody starts a discussion about a negative event while emotions are still raw. It [Continue]

POLICE – Bone found near airport confirmed as being from missing man

May 18, 2022 // 0 Comments

A human bone found near the Kamloops Airport has been identified as belong to missing man David Bosanac. Police said today (May 18, 2022) they’re looking for more [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Tearing down, rebuilding the B.C. Museum is a really bad idea

May 18, 2022 // 4 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. WHEN KAMLOOPS CITY COUNCIL approved funds for detailed design plans for an addition to the RCMP detachment building on Battle Street, I [Continue]

GINTA – Love changes the world – yes, really, and by a lot!

May 18, 2022 // 0 Comments

I SAW THE TINIEST hummingbird the other day, while on the morning hike. No bigger than a (small) dandelion flower, it was hovering around a Saskatoon bush. I got home and [Continue]

IN THE LEDGE – Why is the premier spending $1 billion on a vanity project?

May 17, 2022 // 0 Comments

Excerpt from Question Period, debate between Todd Stone and John Horgan, on Monday, May 16, 2022: T. Stone: I don’t mean to be glib, either, to the Premier. But if I [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Better roads would cut fatalities but human error still kills

May 17, 2022 // 1 Comment

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. WAY TOO MANY people die in traffic accidents around here. We all know that. The City of Kamloops wants to do something about it, and hopes [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Royal precedent shows quick visit by Pope is totally doable

May 16, 2022 // 2 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. POPE FRANCIS won’t be coming to Kamloops during his visit to Canada in July. Instead, he’ll make stops in Edmonton, Quebec City and [Continue]

JOHNSON – What Pope says is more important than where he goes

May 15, 2022 // 4 Comments

By DAVID JOHNSON Contributor, ArmchairMayor.ca POPE FRANCIS plans to visit Canada this summer following Canadian Indigenous leaders’ visit to the Vatican last month. [Continue]

KNOX – Legion trying to find medal-winners’ families, but it’s a tricky task

May 15, 2022 // 0 Comments

DID YOUR PARENTS or grandparents or great-whatevers serve in the military? Did they belong to the Royal Canadian Legion in Victoria? Do you know where their medals are? The [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER- They don’t make things like they used to, and it’s on purpose

May 14, 2022 // 1 Comment

EVERY TIME I THROW another pair of old socks into the rag bin, I think about my mom. She would have darned those socks and made them good to go for another year. That’s not [Continue]