EDITORIAL – Cellphone addiction in schools needs to be broken
An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. A BAN ON CELLPHONES IN SCHOOLS has gone into effect in Ontario. Good for Ontario. Many educators defend allowing students the use of [Continue]
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EDITORIAL – Don Cherry was right about one thing in his poppy rant
An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THERE WAS ANOTHER HUGE TURNOUT for the annual Remembrance Day ceremonies at Riverside Park on Monday as we joined Canadians across the [Continue]
ROTHENBURGER – Are the 2015 and 2020 PAC plans really ‘totally different’?
‘THIS ONE IS TOTALLY DIFFERENT.’ You’ve probably heard that line more than once from proponents of the new performing arts centre proposal, and you’ll most certainly [Continue]
EDITORIAL – Deaths of students in car wreck are a loss to entire community
An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. IT’S TRAGIC WHEN ANYONE DIES in an accident but it’s especially sad when a visitor from another country is killed here. I’m talking, [Continue]
EDITORIAL – Council must lift dome of silence and explain itself on St. Andrew’s mess
An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. TIME FOR KAMLOOPS CITY COUNCIL to lift the dome of silence from the St. Andrew’s on the Square mess. It’s been a month since it was [Continue]
ROTHENBURGER – Why is auto insurance higher than property taxes?
An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. I’M NOW PAYING MORE for auto insurance than for property taxes. I went in to renew the insurance on my vehicle and found the premium has [Continue]
EDITORIAL – Referendum is the best way to decide PAC, but not too soon
An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THE NEXT DECISION to be made in reconsideration of the Performing Arts Centre is how to go about borrowing the money. Of the $70-million [Continue]
ROTHENBURGER – Would you jump in to stop someone’s racist tirade?
HAVE YOU EVER been in a convenience store or a restaurant and heard people speaking in a foreign language? Did it bother you? It bothers the hell out of some people, [Continue]
EDITORIAL – Why there are so many petitions to change Hallowe’en
An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. HALLOWE’EN IS A ROYAL PAIN in the Poltergeist, isn’t it? Nobody likes having to grab boxes of leftover miniature candy bars from the [Continue]
EDITORIAL – Westsyde school zone speeding should not be a surprise
An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. TOO MANY DRIVERS are ignoring the school zone at Westsyde elementary school — so say police and they’re absolutely right. Since school [Continue]
EDITORIAL – ‘Big Moves’ Downtown Plan a mixed bag of old and new ideas
An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THE ALMOST FINISHED DOWNTOWN CENTRE PLAN goes in front of City council today for a look and it includes plenty to think about. If you [Continue]
EDITORIAL – Local election result reflects disaffection with Ottawa
An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. WE’VE HAD A WEEK to digest the results of the federal election and the more I think about it, the more the outcome in [Continue]
ROTHENBURGER – From death metal to hip hop – how Daz Tha Punk turned his life around
IT’S BEEN FOUR YEARS since the last time I had coffee with Daz Tha Punk. Back then he was going by the performance name Bloodlust Abominator of Ritual War Incantations — [Continue]
EDITORIAL – Here’s one City council that won’t stay silent on Bill 21
An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. KELOWNA CITY COUNCIL made a gutsy decision this week to which other City councils — not to mention federal politicians — should pay [Continue]
