Editorials

EDITORIAL – Another motion from the mayor stumbles, but wait for what’s next

September 13, 2023 // 6 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. YOU’D THINK helping the homeless get back home would be a no-brainer but, true to form, Kamloops City council messed it up at their [Continue]

EDITORIAL – King Charles is doing better than expected but will it be good enough?

September 12, 2023 // 0 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. KING CHARLES III has been our monarch for a year, and it’s fair to ask the question, “Has he done better or worse than we thought he [Continue]

EDITORIAL – At long last, we’re starting to have conversations about suicide

September 11, 2023 // 1 Comment

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. ONE OF THE CHALLENGES in dealing with the suicide crisis in our province is that people have preferred not to talk about it. That’s [Continue]

EDITORIAL – When it comes to wildfires, sometimes politicians should shut up

September 7, 2023 // 2 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. TAKING THE POLITICS out of the wildfires would be welcome about now. Shuswap MLA Greg Kyllo got into the an exchange of barbs last week with [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Simple answers to Noble Creek quickly become complicated

September 6, 2023 // 3 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THE BEST SOLUTION to a problem is sometimes the simplest. There are, however, two problems with simple solutions. One is that we don’t [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER: First day of school marks unofficial end to a dreadful summer

September 5, 2023 // 0 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. SUMMER IS OVER today, unofficially at least. Technically it doesn’t end for another two and a half weeks but once school goes back in, the [Continue]