Rothenburger

EDITORIAL – Shed no tears over demolition of the Northbridge Hotel

January 11, 2023 // 0 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. OLD BUILDINGS get a raw deal in Kamloops. There’s just no respect for them. The list of heritage homes and major buildings that have gone [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Prince Harry has had his say; now can he just be quiet?

January 10, 2023 // 2 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. CAN PRINCE HARRY just be quiet now? His much-anticipated book, Spare, is released today and indications from B.C. libraries and book stores [Continue]

EDITORIAL – U.S. Speaker fiasco gives us a taste of proportional representation

January 9, 2023 // 6 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THE LATEST WEIRDNESS issuing forth from the American system of governance wrapped up early Saturday Washington time as the House of [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – There’s a proven option to warehousing the homeless

January 7, 2023 // 1 Comment

‘HOMELESSNESS IS CAUSED by poverty, so we have to tackle poverty by creating more housing. ‘Once we get everybody housed, the crime-addictions-mental illness [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Truckers should make a New Year’s resolution to just drive

January 5, 2023 // 1 Comment

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. LET’S BE HONEST — we’re simply not going to live up to our New Year’s resolutions, are we? So the question is, why bother? Yet, [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Fatal crash raises the need for seatbelts in school buses again

January 4, 2023 // 1 Comment

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. SEATBELTS IN BUSES are an issue again in the wake of the tragic Christmas Eve bus crash on the Okanagan Connector. Although investigation [Continue]