Editorials

EDITORIAL – Prediction about the failure of Braun report is coming true

May 28, 2024 // 2 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. EARLIER THIS MONTH, when provincially appointed advisor Henry Braun delivered his report to Kamloops City council, I wrote that it would [Continue]

EDITORIAL – The Trump trial on television – never seen anything like it

May 21, 2024 // 2 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THE BIG TRIAL is winding down, with only closing arguments and the jury’s decision remaining. As television, the Donald Trump hush money [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Merger of B.C. rightwing parties intriguing, but it won’t happen

May 20, 2024 // 0 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. ONE OF THE MORE intriguing rumours flying around media circles is that serious behind-the-scenes discussions are going on about a merger [Continue]

EDITORIAL – We have lost a man of many words and unremitting patriotism

May 11, 2024 // 9 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. MANY’S THE TIME, as I struggle to express myself on the issues of the day, or even in the throes of somnambulant tranquility, that I wish [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Do Kamloops City councillors deserve a raise in their pay?

May 9, 2024 // 6 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. A BIZARRE RECOMMENDATION in Henry Braun’s report on Kamloops City council’s dysfunctionality this week was that City councillors deserve [Continue]

EDITORIAL – It was a truly wacko week in Canadian politics

May 4, 2024 // 2 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. GOOD TO KNOW there’s one place in Canada where people have to be polite to one another. There are various lines of thought on what [Continue]