EDITORIAL – Everyone has the right to choose a death with dignity
An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THIS IS THE LAST DAY to fill out a survey from the federal government on medical assistance in dying. It’s an important one. Medical [Continue]
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ROTHENBURGER – When municipal politicians think they’re worth too much
HOW MUCH IS a municipal politician worth? A common answer among taxpayers is likely to be, less than they’re getting. It’s a serious question, though, and a [Continue]
ROTHENBURGER: PAC opponents, come out, come out, wherever you are
An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. IN CASE YOU WERE wondering if anybody was going to form an opposition to the performing arts centre, there is one. Well, sort of. A Facebook [Continue]
ROTHENBURGER – Loosening reins on committee meetings a good step
An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. KAMLOOPS CITY COUNCIL took a tentative step toward greater transparency and engagement Tuesday (Jan. 21, 2020). At a committee of the whole [Continue]
EDITORIAL – The case for naming a mountain after ‘a white dude’
An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. WHO’D HAVE THOUGHT honouring people who have contributed to the development of the province would become so controversial? A mountain on [Continue]
ROTHENBURGER – Parking shuffle at RIH raises issue of shortage of spaces
An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. PARKING AT ROYAL INLAND HOSPITAL is going to be a bit of a schmozzle until the end of the month with Clinical Services Building elevators [Continue]
ROTHENBURGER: ‘Just plain evil’ columnist contemplates his fan mail
MY FRIEND Jack Knox, a best-selling author and award-winning newspaper columnist, has a January tradition of collecting some of his favourite insults from among those [Continue]
EDITORIAL – Hot dog boss says what many of us have been thinking
An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. WHAT’S WRONG with billionaire business people weighing in on important political matters? Maple Leaf Foods CEO Michael McCain is in hot [Continue]
EDITORIAL – Yes, we should be willing to pay for Royal couple’s security
An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. ‘PRINCE HARRY, Meghan and Archie are getting a rather lukewarm response to their plans to move to Canada part-time. The alleged crisis [Continue]
EDITORIAL – Time may have come for paid parking on the North Shore
An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. IS IT TIME for paid parking on the Tranquille Road shopping corridor? Over the years, it’s been considered political suicide to even [Continue]
EDITORIAL – The good, the bad and the tragic of this winter storm
An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. A FEW THOUGHTS on the nasty storm that descended upon us Sunday. The good news is that most people seemed to take it seriously and heed [Continue]
ROTHENBURGER – Crapstorm blowing in City Hall over Westsyde pipeline issue
HERE’S A straight-forward question. Supposing, five or 10 years from now, the oil pipeline that runs through Westsyde splits a seam or whatever it is pipeiines do when they [Continue]
EDITORIAL – Coast gets the breaks, we get the shaft on assessments
An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. TRUST OUR B.C. NDP GOVERNMENT to turn the annual property assessment lottery into a political issue. And trust them to make it all about the [Continue]
EDITORIAL – On Iran, Trudeau should a page from Jean Chretien’s book
BACK IN 2003, President George W. Bush invaded Iraq, an act for which we continue to pay the price. Prime Minister Jean Chretien refused to join Bush in his ill-advised war, [Continue]
