Editorials

EDITORIAL – Despite some warts, John Horgan is a tough act to follow

November 13, 2024 // 1 Comment

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. WHEN THE NEWS came of John Horgan’s death yesterday (Nov. 12, 2024), there quickly followed examinations by the pundits, as well as his [Continue]

EDITORIALS – Kamloops once again says, ‘We will remember them’

November 11, 2024 // 1 Comment

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THE RAINS WAITED, then came at the moment today’s Remembrance Day ceremony in Riverside Park came to an end. It was a perfect conclusion [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Concerns about ‘access hub’ location should be no surprise

November 8, 2024 // 2 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THE PROPOSAL to turn the old Butler Auto & RV property into a 24/7 “access hub” for the homeless raises the old question — is [Continue]

EDITORIAL – A tale of two very different concession speeches

November 7, 2024 // 11 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THOSE WHO CLING to the notion that Donald Trump will make everything great again and save democracy should pay attention to a couple of very [Continue]

EDITORIAL – How could you, America? How could you possibly do such a thing?

November 6, 2024 // 17 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. FOUR YEARS AGO, I went to bed thinking Joe Biden had lost the election to Donald Trump. To my great joy, I woke up to find out he had made a [Continue]

EDITORIAL – The man behind the drive to get a Monte Creek fire hall

November 5, 2024 // 0 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. MONTE CREEK RESIDENTS received good news just before the weekend when the Thompson-Nicola Regional District made it known that plans for a [Continue]