Editorials

ROTHENBURGER: City Hall needs to plug the leaks of confidential info, quickly

August 8, 2023 // 6 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. AN IMPORTANT ASPECT of the war between Kamloops City council and the mayor is quietly being ignored by all parties, including the media. If [Continue]

EDITORIAL – City’s relationship with Uji is worth preserving, with less pomp

August 3, 2023 // 0 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. A DELEGATION FROM UJI was in town a few days ago. You might have missed that fact if you weren’t paying close attention. There was no news [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Those surveillance cams rob us of privacy but solve many crimes

August 2, 2023 // 2 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. A COUPLE MORE police incidents made the news Monday and Tuesday — one a shooting and the other the roadside discovery of a body. The [Continue]

EDITORIAL – New ciggie warnings will make smoking stigma even bigger

August 1, 2023 // 2 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. NEW CIGARETTE WARNINGS are the law as of today, though it will take time to phase them all in. For the first time, warnings will be printed [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Kamloops will have to up its game to get new air service

July 27, 2023 // 2 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. ‘I TOLD YOU SO’ isn’t something I take pleasure in saying, but earlier this year I wrote two editorials about not inflating our [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Mayor gets shot down again, but more politely than usual

July 26, 2023 // 3 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. ‘SURPRISE, SURPRISE.” With those words from Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson, yet another one of his motions succumbed to The Team by a vote of [Continue]