Editorials

EDITORIAL – Rogers outage is about a lot more than a little inconvenience

July 11, 2022 // 0 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. GOT AN APOLOGY from Rogers president and CEO Tony Staffieri in my inbox Sunday morning. “As you know,” he wrote, “we experienced a [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Figuring out what the mayoral election is about isn’t easy

July 7, 2022 // 2 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. CAN ANYONE TELL ME what this year’s mayoral election is about? There are five candidates in the running to become the next mayor of [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Mandate community service for vandals, mess-makers

July 6, 2022 // 3 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. LET’S BUST A MYTH about street people. I mean the homeless as well as those who are housed in shelters but spend a lot of time on the [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Return of $500,000 donation raises an important question

July 5, 2022 // 1 Comment

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THE ‘SINS OF THE FATHER’ is a saying derived from Biblical references commonly understood as meaning the sins of one generation are [Continue]

EDITOR – Council proves absurdity of politics on parking, code of conduct

July 4, 2022 // 1 Comment

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. CONSISTENCY AND POLITICS don’t necessarily go together, a fact Kamloops City council made abundantly clear at its most recent meeting. [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Please, put the protests on hold tomorrow at Canada Day

June 30, 2022 // 0 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. CANADIANS WILL CELEBRATE their country tomorrow, and “celebrate” is the key word. Maybe the excitement of getting outside for the annual [Continue]