Editorials

EDITORIAL – What to expect from Horgan and Wilkinson in the debate

November 7, 2018 // 3 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THE DEBATE NOBODY EXPECTED to happen is set for Thursday night at 7 p.m. on Global and CBC TV and radio and it should be a corker. I’m [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Time to think about term limits for civic politicians again

November 6, 2018 // 1 Comment

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THE INAUGURAL MEETINGS of Kamloops City council and the Kamloops-Thompson School Board were held last night, with the Thompson-Nicola [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Let’s stop worrying and learn to love the time change

November 5, 2018 // 1 Comment

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. FEELS LIKE MONDAY was a little slower to arrive than usual, doesn’t it? Might be because Daylight Saving Time came to an end for another [Continue]

EDITORIAL – We could stop the annual deer slaughter if we wanted to

November 1, 2018 // 2 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THE ANNUAL DEER SLAUGHTER is underway. I don’t mean the guns of autumn. I’m talking about the carnage on our rural roads. This is a [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Why should flying a flag at City Hall need to involve lawyers?

October 31, 2018 // 0 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. WHAT SAD TIMES we live in when flying flags and hanging banners becomes a Charter of Rights and Freedoms issue. Without a word of [Continue]

EDITORIAL – There’s nothing hypocritical about enviros using planes

October 30, 2018 // 4 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. HERE’S SOMETHING that really bugs me about all the rhetoric around the future of the planet. How often do we hear the climate-change [Continue]