Rothenburger

ROTHENBURGER – FOI debate becomes an indictment of 2021 wildfire response

November 27, 2021 // 1 Comment

THE CONTROL FREAKS in the Horgan government unceremoniously shut down the second session of the 42nd Parliament on Thursday but not before Interior Liberal MLAs put up a good [Continue]

EDITORIAL – A good time to say thanks to those who step up in emergencies

November 25, 2021 // 0 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. IN ANY EMERGENCY, some people are going to fall through the cracks. It’s happened with every major wildfire season, and it’s already [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER: Parents have a decision to make on vaccinating kids

November 24, 2021 // 2 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. A NEW FRONT has been opened in the war against COVID-19, and a new insurgency is already fomenting. Parents and guardians who have [Continue]

EDITORIAL – We have a right to protest but not a right to break the law

November 23, 2021 // 3 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. CONFRONTATION AND ARRESTS are now a common part of public protests rather than an unintended by-product. High-profile interactions between [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Trust, communications must be restored at Royal Inland

November 22, 2021 // 4 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THINGS ARE SO BAD at Royal Inland Hospital that staff members — while praising each other for their team work — characterize the work [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – It’s panic buying, not hoarding, and our brains make us do it

November 20, 2021 // 0 Comments

I ONCE RAN INTO ELVIS in frozen foods. He was wearing his jump suit and checking out the Lean Cuisine fridge. “I’m a huge fan,” I told him. “I have all your LPs.” [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Performing arts centre has strong competition for tax dollars

November 18, 2021 // 1 Comment

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. GET READY TO SPEND some more of those hard-earned tax dollars. For the past 20 years, almost, Kamloops has prided itself in having the best [Continue]

EDITORIAL – The unbearable politeness of hoarding – together again

November 17, 2021 // 0 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. IN TIMES OF CRISIS, our thoughts turn to toilet paper. And food. If you want to know anything about the flood situation in B.C., go to your [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Should the unvaccinated be ineligible to take up hospital beds?

November 16, 2021 // 2 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. WHEN FACTS AREN’T AVAILABLE, we’re pretty good at filling in the blanks ourselves. Thus it is with the multiple outbreaks of COVID-19 at [Continue]

EDITORIAL – More ‘blah, blah, blah’ in the fight to control climate change

November 15, 2021 // 3 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. I’VE HAD THIS VISION in my head all weekend of City councillors Kathy Sinclair and Arjun Singh peddling around town on their e-bikes, [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – The indecency of Remembrance Day protests, and a happy bear update

November 13, 2021 // 0 Comments

THE STORY OF THE BEAR CUBS has a happier ending than it might have been, but first let’s talk briefly about the latest outrageous act carried out by the anti-vaxxers. Their [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Two orphaned bear cubs deserve a chance, so cut the red tape

November 10, 2021 // 1 Comment

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. POLICY IS OFTEN CITED as a reason for doing things but, like the law, policy can be an ass. There are two orphaned bear cubs in Kamloops [Continue]

EDITORIAL – We could do without so many ridiculous ‘national days’

November 9, 2021 // 1 Comment

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. HAPPY CHAOS NEVER DIES DAY. I know, you’re probably thinking — “I didn’t even know it was Chaos Never Dies Day. I was concentrating [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Plans to gut museum exhibit amount to a form of vandalism

November 8, 2021 // 5 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. WHEN IT COMES TO RECONCILIATION, there are good ideas and bad ideas. The decision by the Royal BC Museum to shut down one of its most [Continue]