Editorials

EDITORIAL – Report on sexual misconduct in schools short on details

June 20, 2018 // 0 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THE REPORT ON sexual misconduct in district schools says all the right things while at the same time saying very little at all — at least [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Boycotting American groceries isn’t as easy as it might seem

June 19, 2018 // 1 Comment

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. IT’S NO SLAM DUNK boycotting American food products to get back at Trump. I took a look in our refrigerator and pantry and found that most [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Three-minute anti-idling law won’t change anybody’s behaviour

June 18, 2018 // 3 Comments

UPDATE: Kamloops City council approved the three-minute idling limit Tuesday. An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. EVER THINK ABOUT how much gasoline we waste, and how much air [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Temporary gas shortage gives us a glimpse into the future

June 14, 2018 // 1 Comment

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THE GASOLINE SHORTAGE hasn’t been causing much inconvenience this week because only a few stations are affected but it gets you thinking [Continue]

EDITORIAL – A random idea for putting candidates’ names on ballots

June 13, 2018 // 0 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. A FEW YEARS AGO I suggested that Kamloops City council cut its size from nine members to seven — six councillors and a mayor. Other cities [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Council should put up the money for veterans’ signs now

June 12, 2018 // 1 Comment

An ArmchairMayor.ca editorial by Mel Rothenburger. I THINK Kamloops City council should stop being so cheap and put up a few thousand dollars to honour our war veterans on [Continue]