EDITORIAL – Bernier should be included in federal leaders’ debates
An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THE PEOPLE’S PARTY OF CANADA and its leader Maxime Bernier aren’t every Canadian’s cup of tea, and I’m one of them. But he should be [Continue]
Editorials
EDITORIAL – Rainbow crosswalk is for the rest of us, too
An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. SINCE I WAS LESS than complimentary about City council’s dithering on the rainbow crosswalk, it’s only fitting that I comment on the [Continue]
EDITORIAL – NDP’s local woes reflect those of the party federally
An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. OH, HOW FAR they have fallen. The recent resignation of Gina Myhill-Jones as the NDP candidate in Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo is symbolic of [Continue]
EDITORIAL – Kudos to those who build things up instead of tear them down
An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. IT’S SOMETIMES SAID there are two kinds of people in every community — those who tear things down and those who build things up. We [Continue]
EDITORIAL – Y needs support, not groundless accusations over cuts
An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. IF ONLY PEOPLE WOULD think before they speak. Some of the vitriol directed towards the Kamloops Community Y and especially to its executive [Continue]
EDITORIAL: Blaming video games and mental illness just a sorry excuse
An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. MORE MASS SHOOTINGS, so common place nowadays, took a terrible toll on the weekend. There were some gun incidents in Canada but in the U.S., [Continue]
EDITORIAL – Sale of Trans Mountain pipeline has got to be about business
An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THERE’S A FASCINATING battle of strategies going on between First Nations groups wanting a piece of the action on the Trans Mountain [Continue]
EDITORIAL – Bonuses for Trans Mountain execs aren’t out of line
An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. SOME SERIOUS BONUSES promised to top Trans Mountain pipeline executives and others have predictably drawn flak. CBC broke a story on the [Continue]
EDITORIAL – Don’t expect economy to boom because of new mural
An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THE NEW MURAL on the Lansdowne Street parkade was officially christened Friday and it has accomplished something no other piece of public [Continue]
EDITORIAL – Flaggers are unsung heroes of Victoria Street West project
An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THE FIRST PATCH OF ASPHALT has been put down on the Victoria Street West improvement project and it provides a thin ray of sunshine at the [Continue]
ROTHENBURGER: RCMP tread fine line on sharing information about murders
An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THE RCMP CAN NEVER get enough information to the public fast enough when there’s a dramatic police event. The double murder in northern [Continue]
EDITORIAL – Quiet time at the super market just what the doctor ordered
An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. EVER THINK SHOPPING is just too noisy? Are you getting tired of hearing those hits of the ‘60s over the loud speakers at your super [Continue]
ROTHENBURGER: Salmon airlift a justified response to Mother Nature
An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. I HAD A RIDE in a helicopter once, or maybe twice. A few thousand or million salmon will get the same opportunity now that officials have [Continue]
EDITORIAL – Trump’s latest racist tweets are absurd, disgusting
An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THERE ARE A LOT OF THINGS Canada is better at than the U.S. Our air is cleaner, our money is prettier, our comedians are funnier, our health [Continue]
