Rothenburger

EDITORIAL – Make no assumptions about what a vandal looks like

July 20, 2022 // 1 Comment

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. I WROTE YESTERDAY about the bull sculpture that has been removed from Riverside Park because of ongoing vandalism. The patina has been worn [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Do we have to build cages around the nice things in our city?

July 19, 2022 // 6 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. PUBLIC ART, as I’ve often written before, is bound to be controversial because of the fact it’s so public. Here in the Tournament [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER: Armchair wildfire experts should wait for some facts

July 18, 2022 // 0 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THERE WAS MUCH to criticize in B.C.’s response to last summer’s wildfires but could we wait until there’s actually something to [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – The long and sad history of homelessness in Kamloops

July 16, 2022 // 2 Comments

IT MIGHT SEEM that homelessness is a relatively new issue in Kamloops but, in fact, it’s been around for more than 125 years — basically since the city was incorporated. [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Rural communities being left in the dark on connectivity issue

July 14, 2022 // 1 Comment

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. RURAL CONNECTIVITY is the pits. On that score, Kamloops-Cariboo MP Frank Caputo is absolutely correct. Caputo has fired off a letter to [Continue]

EDITORIAL – The irony of the premiers meeting as Clearwater hospital closes again

July 13, 2022 // 0 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THIRTEEN PREMIERS wrapped up two days of meetings yesterday. As expected, health care was the big agenda item. Coincidentally, as the [Continue]