Rothenburger

EDITORIAL – The case for better gender balance in civic election slates

April 13, 2022 // 7 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THE CIVIC ELECTION in Kamloops continues to warm up with yesterday’s announcement by former councillor Nancy Bepple that she’ll be in [Continue]

EDITORIAL – A cannabis lounge may be coming to your neighbourhood

April 12, 2022 // 1 Comment

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. AS I STEPPED OUT of my vehicle in a parking lot the other day, the unmistakable stench of marijuana hit me. It originated, apparently, with [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Change in union certification rules doesn’t help workers

April 11, 2022 // 0 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. AS SURE AS THE SUN RISES in the east, whenever B.C.’s government switches from Liberals to NDP or back, there will be changes to the [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER — ‘No one denies there’s an issue with prolific offenders’

April 9, 2022 // 5 Comments

RARELY IS THERE AGREEMENT between the BC Liberals and NDP, especially during Question Period in the Legislature, but they came close to it this week on the issue of random [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Have we gone too far with ‘more inclusive’ language on drugs?

April 7, 2022 // 2 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. BRITISH COLUMBIA’S MARCH toward gender-neutral language in our laws continues, with another 741 instances of “outdated” references [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Proof positive that ‘optional’ masking doesn’t work

April 6, 2022 // 1 Comment

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. I’VE JUST SPENT a couple of miserable weeks feeling sorry for myself. The kind of sorry that comes with a bad headache, extreme fatigue, [Continue]