Editorials

ROTHENBURGER – KCBIA needed to use KISS principle in election survey

October 16, 2019 // 0 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THE KAMLOOPS CENTRAL BIA released its election questionnaire Tuesday and it’s pretty typical of the dozens of special-interest surveys [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Modern version of advance voting does no good for democracy

October 15, 2019 // 3 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. VOTING IS WELL UNDERWAY in the federal election, thanks to four days of advance voting over the long weekend. Turnout in the advance vote [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Those who enable unfit drivers should be equally liable

October 10, 2019 // 2 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. A SAD COURT CASE in the Kootenays highlights the issue of drivers who continue to get behind the wheel when they have no business doing so. [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Forum proves need for debate between Lake, McLeod, Currie

October 9, 2019 // 3 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. FEDERAL ELECTION FORUMS at the local level aren’t of much value when it comes to party policies because we’ve heard it all before from [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Leaders’ debate zingers a case of deja vu all over again

October 8, 2019 // 0 Comments

DURING THE B.C. ELECTION LEADERS DEBATE of 1991, NDP leader Mike Harcourt and Social Credit leader Rita Johnson were going at each other hammer and tongs. A young Gordon [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Election-sign vandals should pay a heavy penalty if caught

October 7, 2019 // 1 Comment

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger IT SHOULD COME AS NO SURPRISE that election signs are being vandalized. It happens pretty much every election. Usually, signs are knocked [Continue]