Editorials

EDITORIAL – Picking better names for sports teams isn’t rocket science

July 16, 2020 // 1 Comment

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. REMEMBER THE KAMLOOPS CHIEFS? They were the local Western Hockey League franchise until 1977, when they left town and, thankfully, changed [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Enviro report shows need for big shift in Kamloops thinking

July 15, 2020 // 3 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. IMAGINE A CITY built for the environment, where people walk and cycle and drive around in electric vehicles and live in energy efficient [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Kelowna’s virus outbreak proves need for extreme caution

July 14, 2020 // 2 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. IF THERE WAS ANY DOUBT about the wisdom of cancelling Canada Day, or about the need to not take anything for granted about COVID-19, look [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Once again, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau shows terrible judgment

July 13, 2020 // 2 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. TO LISTEN TO THE CONSERVATIVES, the WE charity controversy is a clear indication Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is corrupt or, at the least, [Continue]

EDITORIAL – ‘Ban the deed, not the breed’ approach isn’t good enough

July 9, 2020 // 4 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. I WASN’T GOING TO jump into the pitbull debate because, well, I’ve written about these dogs for quite a few years now and attacks keep [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Assault on 71-year-old security guard deserves extra punishment

July 8, 2020 // 0 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. MEDIA HAVE A BAD HABIT of stereotyping older folks as helpless; others have an equally bad habit of stereotyping them as irrelevant. Anybody [Continue]