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]