Rothenburger

ROTHENBURGER – Bouncy castles, pig roasts and dying in Ukraine

February 26, 2022 // 2 Comments

THERE ARE NO BOUNCY CASTLES or pig roasts in the streets of Kiev (or Keev, or Kayev, or Kyiv, depending on whichever TV news announcer is on shift) today. I didn’t come up [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Letter critical of TRU renaming is no help for reconciliation

February 24, 2022 // 2 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. I’M PRETTY SURE reconciliation is supposed to be a two-way street, at least in the sense that people of different shades need to get [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Time for the keyboard critics to put up, shut up, or run

February 23, 2022 // 1 Comment

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. ONE OF THE MAIN REASONS people run for public office is that they think they can do a better job than the people who are already there. Or, [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Questions in need of answers about alleged police violence

February 22, 2022 // 1 Comment

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. I’VE GOT A FEW ‘WHAT IF’s’ for those who are alleging police violence during the clearing of the truckers’ protest in front of [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – Police ‘surge’ against protesters shows patience, restraint

February 19, 2022 // 3 Comments

FOR GRIPPING TELEVISION, yesterday’s wall-to-wall coverage of police action against the protesters in Ottawa was hard to match and it will, no doubt, continue today and [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Vicars intersection remains a disaster waiting for a solution

February 17, 2022 // 8 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THE VALLEYVIEW FRONTAGE ROAD has resurfaced for discussion. The situation there is a disaster waiting to happen. The point at which Vicars [Continue]