Rothenburger

EDITORIAL – Nastiness around Trudeau coming down with COVID is appalling

February 2, 2022 // 0 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. HERE’S A MESSAGE for the trolls who have been posting vicious comments about Justin Trudeau testing positive for COVID-19: get a life. [Continue]

EDITORIAL – What happens in Ukraine really does affect Kamloops gas prices

February 1, 2022 // 1 Comment

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. ANYONE WHO DRIVES may be forgiven for being skeptical that tensions in Ukraine are keeping gas prices high in Kamloops. It seems ridiculous [Continue]

EDITORIAL – No surprise that trucker convoy lost control of the message

January 31, 2022 // 9 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THE UGLINESS OF THE MOB MENTALITY played out in Ottawa on the weekend as the so-called Freedom Convoy of truckers cluttered up the [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER: Our cityscape makes a daring switch from beige to greige

January 29, 2022 // 0 Comments

I’VE GOT GOOD NEWS and bad news. You might have heard me rant a time or two about the beigeness of Kamloops, a condition caused by myopic planners able to see only “earth [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Punishment for street criminals is the elephant in the room

January 27, 2022 // 3 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. LONG-STANDING CALLS for complex-care facilities are finally being acted upon by the provincial government; unfortunately, Kamloops isn’t [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – Painful decisions coming on burial grounds search

January 26, 2022 // 0 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. WILLIAMS LAKE FIRST NATION revealed the results yesterday of its investigation into possible burial sites on the grounds of St. Joseph’s [Continue]