Editorials

EDITORIAL – Court of public opinion convicted Derek Chauvin long ago

April 21, 2021 // 1 Comment

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. DEREK CHAUVIN was found guilty in the court of public opinion long before the judge read the verdicts at the end of his trial yesterday. The [Continue]

EDITORIAL – New public loos will be pricey, and where to put them?

April 14, 2021 // 1 Comment

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. WHEN IT COMES to real estate and public washrooms, it’s all about location. Kamloops City council spent an hour on Tuesday talking about [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Kudos to those who are giving us a real shot in the arm

April 7, 2021 // 2 Comments

An editorial to Mel Rothenburger. I GOT THE JAB yesterday. Right in the arm. It was very likely the smartest 45 minutes I’ve spent in more than a year. Kudos to the [Continue]

EDITORIAL – AstraZeneca – to jab or not to jab, that is the big question

March 31, 2021 // 1 Comment

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. MY SHOT AT THE VACCINE is coming up pretty soon and, frankly, I’m concerned. It’s about this little problem with AstraZeneca. People [Continue]

EDITORIAL – There’s more to the $645,000 toilet than BC Libs are telling

March 30, 2021 // 2 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. BATHROOMS ARE EXPENSIVE but $645,000 for a toilet? That’s how much the NDP government is spending on a public washroom in Vancouver, much [Continue]

EDITORIAL – We must stop assuming the mentally ill are more violent

March 29, 2021 // 3 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THERE WERE TWO MORE horrible acts of mass violence on the weekend, this time in Canada, and this time very close to home. The first happened [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Bush party COVID protest shows why bigger fines are needed

March 25, 2021 // 3 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. IF EVER THERE WAS A CASE for stiffer fines for COVID-19 rule violations, it’s the so-called music festival up in Tranquille Valley. [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Let’s get facts on kicking incident before we pass judgment

March 24, 2021 // 1 Comment

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. WE’RE ALWAYS WILLING to jump to conclusions well before the facts have been properly collected and assessed. As revealed in a citizen [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Legislation, not legal battles, the solution to lake access

March 23, 2021 // 1 Comment

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. WE LOVE OUR LAKES. They’re a big reason this is such a great place to live, a major part of our outdoors recreation. But enjoyment of many [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Penticton’s feud with Eby might not bode well for Kamloops

March 22, 2021 // 0 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. KAMLOOPS CITY COUNCIL is, no doubt, paying close attention to Penticton City council’s fight with Housing Minister David Eby. Unlike [Continue]

EDITORIAL – COVID-19 passports make perfect sense; let’s just do it

March 18, 2021 // 2 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. WITH ALL THE CONCERNS about losing personal liberties, physical and mental consequences of isolation, and even blood clots in one of the new [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Politicians shouldn’t be afraid to call each other incompetent

March 17, 2021 // 0 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. WE CALL GOVERNMENTS many things, but apparently “incompetent” isn’t supposed to be one of them. The word is a favourite of the BC [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Health care by telephone likely to stay after pandemic is over

March 16, 2021 // 0 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. IF YOU’VE HAD TO TALK to your family doctor or nurse practitioner in the past year, chances are you’ve been doing it by phone [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Two-block rule of thumb on parking calls for change to PAC plans

March 15, 2021 // 6 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. TWO BLOCKS. Those might be the two most important words that came out of a pair of City of Kamloops online information sessions on parking [Continue]