Rothenburger

EDITORIAL – New federal bill has a good shot at reducing handgun crime

June 2, 2022 // 5 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. ONE OF THE BEST THINGS about the federal government’s handgun bill is that it abandons the ridiculous notion of offloading the problem [Continue]

EDITORIAL – New drug plan is no panacea but it beats doing nothing

June 1, 2022 // 1 Comment

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. ‘HELPING TO REDUCE STIGMA through decriminalization’ was the headline on a B.C. government news release yesterday. It’s about the [Continue]

EDITORIAL – City’s decision to take fireworks out of Canada Day is hasty

May 31, 2022 // 2 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. I’M NOT BUYING the City’s reasons for cancelling the fireworks display at this year’s Canada Day celebrations. Certainly, it’s great [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Time to give control of Royal Inland back to the community

May 30, 2022 // 5 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. ALMOST AS FRUSTRATING as the staffing crisis at Royal Inland Hospital is the way in which the issue has been politicized. Everybody from [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER: Why we need to spend money on museums, theatres and Olympics

May 28, 2022 // 3 Comments

‘ALL WORK AND NO PLAY makes Jack a dull boy.’ Jack Nicholson typed it over and over again in The Shining as his character descended into madness. The proverb has been [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Voters’ society survey on street crime won’t solve anything but…

May 26, 2022 // 0 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. DO WE REALLY NEED a survey about what needs fixing on the streets of Kamloops? The Kamloops Voters Society thinks so. Its online survey on [Continue]