Editorials

EDITORIAL – Do we really need cannabis delivered with Skip the Dishes?

February 3, 2022 // 0 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. REMEMBER WHEN those first legal cannabis stores arrived in 2018? Kamloops had the very first one, and when it was set to open, people came [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Nastiness around Trudeau coming down with COVID is appalling

February 2, 2022 // 0 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. HERE’S A MESSAGE for the trolls who have been posting vicious comments about Justin Trudeau testing positive for COVID-19: get a life. [Continue]

EDITORIAL – What happens in Ukraine really does affect Kamloops gas prices

February 1, 2022 // 1 Comment

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. ANYONE WHO DRIVES may be forgiven for being skeptical that tensions in Ukraine are keeping gas prices high in Kamloops. It seems ridiculous [Continue]

EDITORIAL – No surprise that trucker convoy lost control of the message

January 31, 2022 // 9 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THE UGLINESS OF THE MOB MENTALITY played out in Ottawa on the weekend as the so-called Freedom Convoy of truckers cluttered up the [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Punishment for street criminals is the elephant in the room

January 27, 2022 // 3 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. LONG-STANDING CALLS for complex-care facilities are finally being acted upon by the provincial government; unfortunately, Kamloops isn’t [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – Painful decisions coming on burial grounds search

January 26, 2022 // 0 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. WILLIAMS LAKE FIRST NATION revealed the results yesterday of its investigation into possible burial sites on the grounds of St. Joseph’s [Continue]