Editorials

EDITORIAL – Canada should show mercy and let the Humboldt driver stay

October 21, 2021 // 2 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. NOT ONE SINGLE PERSON who’s ever gotten behind the wheel of an automobile, I’m willing to wager, has a mistake-free record. Whether or [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Sidewalks and windrows and yes, Kamloops winter is on the way

October 20, 2021 // 1 Comment

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. IT’S OFTEN BEEN SAID that the secret to leadership is to know when to lead and when to follow. Kamloops City council has been [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Apologies and words; so what comes next for reconciliation?

October 19, 2021 // 3 Comments

(Image: Mel Rothenburger video) An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. PRIME MINISTER JUSTIN TRUDEAU came, he saw, he apologized. Surely, no one has ever apologized so many times [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Why can’t investigators work together on Lytton fire report?

October 18, 2021 // 1 Comment

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE UNHAPPY with the Transportation Safety Board’s report on the cause of the wildfire that destroyed Lytton last summer. [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – Captain Kirk fires a broadside at pervasive cultural ageism

October 14, 2021 // 1 Comment

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. CAPT. JAMES T. KIRK yesterday boldly went where no 90-year-old has gone before. He didn’t explore strange new worlds or seek out new [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – ‘After you, Gaston’ game on teacher vaccinations must end

October 13, 2021 // 0 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. TWO THINGS SHOULD HAPPEN now that Premier John Horgan says it’s up to school districts to decide whether or not teachers and support staff [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER: City has a Hobson’s Choice – will it be hockey or homeless?

October 12, 2021 // 4 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. HOCKEY OR HOMELESS? That appears to be the choice right now when it comes to Memorial Arena. Hockey kids are shut out of the arena while BC [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER: Mandatory vaccinations the next step for schools

October 7, 2021 // 1 Comment

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THIS IS HOW RIDICULOUS the fight against COVID in our schools has been. I was recently listening to one of those political discussions on [Continue]

EDITORIAL – What we learned about ourselves in the Great Facebook Crash

October 6, 2021 // 0 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. WHEN FACEBOOK WENT DOWN we all did our best to get through it. We even tried to laugh. My favourite came from Kamloops school trustee and [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Time to start putting social housing in different parts of the city

October 5, 2021 // 5 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THERE’S GOOD NEWS and maybe bad news in the City’s purchase of the Northbridge Hotel, formerly the Village and now commonly known as the [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Yet another apology from Justin Trudeau; they’re getting tedious

October 4, 2021 // 1 Comment

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. SO PRIME MINISTER Justin Trudeau has apologized to Tk’emlups te Secwepemc Chief Rosanne Casimir for not showing up here on the National [Continue]

EDITORIAL – National reconciliation day is more than just another stat

September 29, 2021 // 1 Comment

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. TOMORROW’S A HOLIDAY and some people aren’t at all sure what it’s about. The federal government has declared Sept. 30 as a new stat [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Unmasking the anti-vax conspiracy to take over the world

September 23, 2021 // 2 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THE ANTI-VAX CONSPIRACY has revealed itself at last. There’s a grand plot afoot to take over the world. It all became clear on election [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Mandatory vaccinations will keep more nurses on the job

September 22, 2021 // 1 Comment

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THE RESIGNATION of Christine Sorenson as president of the B.C. Nurses Union might have gotten a lot more attention except for the fact it [Continue]