Editorials

EDITORIAL – Why we shouldn’t fear the ‘suicide’ word in obituaries

October 11, 2020 // 3 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. I WAS RECENTLY ASKED for my opinion on whether or not CFJC Today should publish an obituary as it was submitted, acknowledging that a man [Continue]

EDITORIAL – School board discusses way too much behind closed doors

October 10, 2020 // 0 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THE KAMLOOPS-THOMPSON school board’s view of what should be discussed in secret continues to confound me. To the board’s credit, it [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Car 40 program should be funded across the province

October 6, 2020 // 1 Comment

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. IT WAS PROBABLY INEVITABLE — and it’s certainly appropriate — that Car 40 should come up as a local election issue. What’s missing, [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Two big reasons why we should wish Donald Trump well

October 5, 2020 // 3 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. IT’S VERY TEMPTING to let our small selves gloat over the predicament of President Donald Trump. The man who has downplayed — even [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Time to figure out how we’re going to pay for the pandemic

October 1, 2020 // 1 Comment

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. ISN’T IT AMAZING how a pandemic can change our entire attitude about debt? The federal government has spent more than $150 billion in [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Stuart Wood needs to be recommissioned as a school

September 29, 2020 // 11 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THE DOWNTOWN CORE is getting crowded. New apartment blocks are densifying the heart of the city. With 445 units in the new City Gardens [Continue]