Rothenburger

EDITORIAL – The Kitchen Sink Speech’s reach far exceeds its grasp

September 24, 2020 // 2 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. IT’S HARD NOT TO FEEL cynical after a Throne Speech. It was reasonable to expect the one delivered yesterday might be different, given the [Continue]

EDITORIAL – When COVID-19 vaccine is ready, it shouldn’t be mandatory for all

September 23, 2020 // 0 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. AS A VACCINE for the COVID-19 virus slowly gets closer and closer, the question arises whether it should be mandatory to be vaccinated. [Continue]

EDITORIAL – So much for taking the politics out of setting election dates

September 22, 2020 // 2 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. IF YOU LOOK UP ‘HYOCRITE’ in the dictionary, I’m betting you’ll find John Horgan. The B.C. premier made a liar out of me by calling [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – How sidewalk patios can become a political landmine

September 21, 2020 // 2 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. ONE OF THE GREATEST SOURCES of anxiety for civic politicians is running afoul of conflict-of-interest rules. A Vancouver City councillor [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – John Horgan’s election temptation is in the numbers

September 19, 2020 // 0 Comments

THURSDAY CAME AND WENT and Premier John Horgan didn’t call an election. That was the day he unveiled his “Stronger B.C.” economic recovery plan, which was supposedly [Continue]

EDITORIAL – How important are the Blazers to community well-being?

September 18, 2020 // 0 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. AH, THE GOOD OL’ HOCKEY GAME. The hold it has on us as Canadians was well illustrated as Kamloops council wrestled with what to do about [Continue]

EDITORIAL – If Horgan calls a snap election, he doesn’t deserve to win

September 16, 2020 // 3 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. SPECULATION IS RAMPANT that Premier John Horgan will announce a provincial election tomorrow. It might just be the media feeding off each [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Surely, we can sacrifice trick or treating this year

September 15, 2020 // 4 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. GIVEN THAT HALLOWEEN has never been everyone’s favorite night of the year, it’s a little strange that so many people are determined to [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Task force on economy delivers variety of recycled ideas

September 14, 2020 // 1 Comment

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THE MAYOR’S TASK FORCE on Economic Recovery has released an 18-page report on what the city should do about the pandemic, and it’s an [Continue]

KNOX – Tiny rural schools look good during the pandemic

September 13, 2020 // 0 Comments

SAANICH POLICE caught a drunk driver doing more than twice the speed limit outside Campus View elementary on the first day of school. For real, they picked off the truck [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – Wouldn’t it be nice if politicians knew what they were doing?

September 12, 2020 // 2 Comments

The notion that politicians should be experts only sounds good until we consider the concept more thoroughly POLITICIANS HAVE BEEN GETTING NEW JOBS from their bosses lately. [Continue]

EDITORIAL – This first day of school is a nail-biter like no other

September 10, 2020 // 0 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL is always a combination of excitement, anticipation and nervousness. Today and tomorrow, the emphasis is on [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Transit drivers need more protection from violent passengers

September 9, 2020 // 0 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. A MAN WHO ASSAULTED a Kamloops bus driver last April has been given a conditional discharge and put on probation for nine months. The driver [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Protest at Trans Mountain work site was uneventful theatre

September 8, 2020 // 1 Comment

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. BY ALL ACCOUNTS, an anti-pipeline protest at the Kamloops airport last week went exactly the way it should. A protester chained herself to [Continue]