Rothenburger

ARMCHAIR ARCHIVES – When Christ wants to be anonymous, something is wrong

February 3, 2023 // 0 Comments

A man dressed as Jesus Christ was arrested for unknown reasons (although some reports say he spent the night in the drunk tank) at a heavy metal concert in Penticton last [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Drug decriminalization pilot project might be wishful thinking

February 2, 2023 // 1 Comment

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. ‘A GOOD FIRST STEP’ is a common way many are talking about the drug decriminalization pilot program that came into effect in B.C. this [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Turning a City council meeting into a complete gong show

February 1, 2023 // 5 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. A GONG SHOW. A circus. A comedy of errors. Those are some of the ways to describe Tuesday’s Kamloops City council meeting. It was painful [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Quit whining about recycling and just get the job done

January 31, 2023 // 2 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. WHY IS IT SO HARD to get the hang of recycling? Kamloops residents — at least a certain percentage of them — simply aren’t stepping up [Continue]

EDITORIAL – 3 years later, refuseniks can thank the science on COVID

January 30, 2023 // 2 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. IT’S BEEN A YEAR since the Ottawa convoy. Three years ago, we were just beginning our experience with COVID-19. We didn’t even know what [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – Artificial intelligence is with us, and we aren’t ready for it

January 28, 2023 // 0 Comments

ON A MID-DECEMBER DAY in 1903, a flying machine built by Orville and Wilbur Wright lifted into the air and stayed there for just under a minute. It took more than 20 years [Continue]

ARMCHAIR ARCHIVES – Homelessness arrives in Kamloops but so far so good

January 27, 2023 // 1 Comment

Homelessness is nothing new in Kamloops but, back in the ‘90s, as I wrote in this column published May 7, 1994 in the Kamloops Daily News (under the headline, “On the [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Speeding fines should be based on how much money we make

January 26, 2023 // 2 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. NOW HERE’S AN IDEA that might make at least some people smarten up on our highways — instead of handing out the same fines to everybody [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Sensors will do nothing to resolve the safety issues on Highway 5A

January 25, 2023 // 1 Comment

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. IT’S HARD TO IMAGINE how installing sensors on Highway 5A a few miles north of Merritt to monitor the weight and size of transport trucks [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Let’s call parking fees what they are – a money maker for City Hall

January 24, 2023 // 0 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. EVERY TIME City Hall brings up the issue of losing revenue from parking in downtown Kamloops I wonder about the oft-stated rationale for [Continue]

EDITORIAL – What’s the best way to keep Ryan Shtuka’s name in front of us?

January 23, 2023 // 0 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. WHEN WE LOSE loved ones, we want to memorialize them. We find many ways to do it: headstones on their gravesites, scholarships in their [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – Why mayor isn’t in a conflict of interest over 48 Victoria West

January 21, 2023 // 2 Comments

ANOTHER LIVELY WEEK in Mayor RHJ Nation. Back in the chair at City Hall after his vacation, the mayor didn’t fail to raise some hackles. At one point during the Tuesday [Continue]

ARMCHAIR ARCHIVES – What’s in a name? Money, when it comes to arenas

January 20, 2023 // 2 Comments

The following is an editorial published under my byline in The Kamloops Daily News on Aug. 8, 1996. History confirms my opinions on the matter did not prevail. [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Citizen satisfaction survey confirms what we already knew

January 19, 2023 // 1 Comment

An editorial byMel Rothenburger. KAMLOOPS FOLKS aren’t as happy as they used to be. The Citizen Satisfaction Survey has been unveiled and the findings show residents of the [Continue]