Editorials

ROTHENBURGER: Cry babies who want to bust up the country should shut up

November 19, 2019 // 3 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. I’M SICK OF HEARING from the cry babies on the other side of the Rockies who want to bust up our country. At a rally in Calgary last [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER- Something’s got to be done about vehicle-pedestrian fatalities

November 18, 2019 // 3 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. ONE WONDERS WHETHER people will ever learn about safety in crosswalks. A 54-year-old woman was hit and killed by a truck at the intersection [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Downtown mural program needs to hit the reset button

November 14, 2019 // 7 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. HAVE YOU SEEN THE NEWEST MURAL in downtown Kamloops? I got a look at it and I’m not impressed. In the past, I’ve been critical of a lot [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Cellphone addiction in schools needs to be broken

November 13, 2019 // 1 Comment

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. A BAN ON CELLPHONES IN SCHOOLS has gone into effect in Ontario. Good for Ontario. Many educators defend allowing students the use of [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Don Cherry was right about one thing in his poppy rant

November 12, 2019 // 4 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THERE WAS ANOTHER HUGE TURNOUT for the annual Remembrance Day ceremonies at Riverside Park on Monday as we joined Canadians across the [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Deaths of students in car wreck are a loss to entire community

November 7, 2019 // 2 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. IT’S TRAGIC WHEN ANYONE DIES in an accident but it’s especially sad when a visitor from another country is killed here. I’m talking, [Continue]