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ROTHENBURGER- They don’t make things like they used to, and it’s on purpose

May 14, 2022 // 1 Comment

EVERY TIME I THROW another pair of old socks into the rag bin, I think about my mom. She would have darned those socks and made them good to go for another year. That’s not [Continue]

EDITORIAL – There should be a limit on how long council members stay

May 12, 2022 // 3 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THERE’S MUCH SPECULATION these days about this year’s civic election. Who will win the mayor’s job? How many and who will run for [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Traffic issues – simple and cheap is often the best way to go

May 11, 2022 // 1 Comment

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. SIMPLE SOLUTIONS are often the best ones. That’s the case, at least, when it comes to traffic problems. An example of that is the pilot [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Mayors praise Eby but study delays repeat-offender solutions

May 10, 2022 // 0 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. WHY B.C.’S MAYORS, including the mayor of Kamloops, are waxing enthusiastic about Attorney-General David Eby’s offer to study prolific [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – As we curse high gas prices, the planet is thanking us

May 9, 2022 // 2 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. AS USELESS AS IT MAY BE to complain about high gasoline prices, nothing will stop us from doing it anyway. And no matter how much we [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – And just like that, the abortion debate comes roaring back

May 7, 2022 // 1 Comment

WHO’D HAVE THOUGHT abortion would become an issue again? For 35 years or so we thought it was settled but it never really went away. A pending U.S. Supreme Court decision [Continue]