Editorials

EDITORIAL – There’s something to cheer about in U.S. mid-term election results

November 4, 2026 // 2 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. IT WAS A BEAUTIFUL THING, watching Donald Trump’s party get thumped last night (Nov. 3, 2026). He deserved it. Today, of course, Trump is [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Do tiny towns really need their own mayors and councils?

October 29, 2026 // 2 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. DEMOCRACY can be seriously ridiculous at times. I’ve already ranted about people who run in two elections at once. The mayor of Lumby, [Continue]

EDITORIAL – How Peter Milobar became kingmaker in stunning election upset

October 26, 2026 // 6 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. A COUPLE OF WEEKS before Kerri-Lynne Findlay finally quit as leader of the B.C. Conservative party, loyal MLA Lorne Doerkson said in a radio [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Surprise wasn’t that Conservatives won, it was by how much

October 24, 2026 // 2 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THE SURPRISE in today’s (Oct. 24, 2026) provincial election is not that the BC Conservatives defeated the BC NDP and will form the next [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Wait, what? You mean there’s still another election coming?

October 20, 2026 // 2 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. JUST IN CASE you hadn’t noticed, there’s another election campaign going on. We’ve all been so focused on the now-concluded civic [Continue]

EDITORIAL – We should be encouraged, not disappointed in election turnout

October 19, 2026 // 4 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THERE’S DISAPPOINTMENT in some quarters in the turnout for Saturday’s (Oct. 17, 2026) Kamloops civic election. It had been expected [Continue]