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EDITORIAL – Lack of change table in men’s washroom a First World problem

February 14, 2019 // 3 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. IF YOU HAD ANY DOUBTS that we live in a nanny state, read up on the case of the Kamloops dad who was “shocked” to find the men’s [Continue]

IN THE LEDGE – ‘There’s a problem here and we all have to fix it’

February 13, 2019 // 1 Comment

Debate in the B.C. Legislature today (Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2019) between Premier John Horgan and Green Party Leader Andrew Weaver on the Speaker’s report and clerk [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Scandals here and in Ottawa outdo boring Throne Speech

February 13, 2019 // 0 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. IN NORMAL TIMES, yesterday’s Speech from the Throne in the B.C. Legislature would have dominated the news for a couple of days. But these [Continue]

BEPPLE – Those low property taxes are good unless we want a better city

February 13, 2019 // 3 Comments

IT’S EASY TO GET sucked into the promise of low taxes. And, I have to admit, last week I was sucked in too. On Thursday, Feb. 7, 2019, the City of Kamloops staff and [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Protecting store clerks from robbers is a two-way street

February 12, 2019 // 0 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. BUSINESSMAN DENIS WALSH — as opposed to Coun. Denis Walsh — hasn’t had a good couple of weeks. First, his Movie Mart store was robbed. [Continue]

GINTA – It’s high time we end the mental health stigma

February 11, 2019 // 1 Comment

IT’S ALMOST A YEAR since I encountered human pain in a way that I never thought I would and there is rarely a day I do not think of it, more so because it happened in [Continue]