ROTHENBURGER – For one day, Canada Day, can’t we all just have fun?
CANADA DAY WILL BE very different this year, but that’s stating the obvious. No art in the park, no multi-cultural food fair, no beer garden, no speeches or oath of [Continue]
Armchair Mayor
ROTHENBURGER – Where should City put its money getting us from A to B?
LET’S TALK, as the City of Kamloops likes to say. Specifically, let’s talk about transportation priorities, and then you can tell me if you think City council is being [Continue]
ROTHENBURGER – Defunding police forces wouldn’t cure what ails them
BEING A COP these days must be a demoralizing job. You train to protect people, and each day on the job you try to do that. It’s dangerous work. These days, though, [Continue]
ROTHENBURGER: We need to allow ourselves to be proud of Canada as we fight racism
THE DEFINITION OF SYSTEMIC is something that “relates to or affects an entire system.” That’s the Meriam-Webster entry. Different dictionaries have somewhat different [Continue]
ROTHENBURGER – Imagine how different it would be if we’d taken care of our seniors
THE FIRST LONG-TERM CARE home I ever visited left an indelible impression. I was a kid, and my grandmother Justina Hohm had been placed there when Alzheimer’s made it [Continue]
ROTHENBURGER – Some things you might not have known about Capt. Jenn Casey
BEFORE LAST WEEKEND’S TRAGEDY, maybe a dozen or so Kamloops residents knew Capt. Jenn Casey by name. We’ve learned a lot about her since then as our community has [Continue]
ROTHENBURGER – Why is it that so many trades people don’t return calls?
UPDATE: The Kamloops Home Depot store has re-opened today (May 16, 2020). THE SUDDEN TEMPORARY CLOSURE of the Home Depot store on Hillside Drive this week was a blow to all [Continue]
ROTHENBURGER – The Boys: a story of a lifelong bond that could not be broken
IT’S MORNING, and Tanner stands in his paddock mournfully calling in hopes Bradley will answer. He wants Bradley to come sidling in from the hay field or around the corner [Continue]
ROTHENBURGER – At long last, tide is turning toward sensible gun laws
TWO VERY IMPORTANT THINGS happened on the gun law front Friday that lead me to think we might finally be making some progress, albeit imperfectly. Prime Minister [Continue]
ROTHENBURGER – Reluctant council gives Heritage Society a reprieve at St. Andrew’s
MEANWHILE, OVER AT ST. ANDREW’S, there are developments. You will recall there was a major public outcry a few months ago over the City’s inexplicable determination to [Continue]
ROTHENBURGER – Cabin fever is turning ‘calm and kind’ into snarky and jealous
CABIN FEVER HAS SET IN as we sit chafing at home this long weekend and it’s yielding some unattractive results. Despite all the friendly, kind and caring advice to each [Continue]
ROTHENBURGER – The pandemic will either kill newspapers or save them
THE LAST NAIL IN THE COFFIN of the community newspaper industry has a name — COVID-19. Or, the virus might prove to be its salvation. It could go either way. Several [Continue]
ROTHENBURGER – Who knew grocery cashiers would be an essential service?
AS I SIT HERE pouting in self isolation, I’m cheered, even inspired, by the heroes of the pandemic. We always think of doctors and nurses as the heroes, and they certainly [Continue]
ROTHENBURGER – Behind every ‘Temporarily Closed’ sign is someone’s fragile dream
VICTORIA STREET AT 11 A.M. should be bustling with activity — busy sidewalks, stores and coffee shops, crowded, slow-moving traffic. But not this week, not on this day. At [Continue]
