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EDITORIAL – A big thank-you to those who keep us safe on Christmas

December 24, 2020 // 2 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. TOMORROW IS CHRISTMAS DAY, the culmination of what we call the holiday season. This year, due to COVID-19, the season has been like no [Continue]

EDITORIAL – A fly on the wall of the B.C. Recovery Benefit committee

December 23, 2020 // 6 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. IF THERE WAS A PLAN to screw up the B.C. Recovery Benefit, it’s working wonderfully well. Whatever committee was charged with rolling it [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Dallas public hearing issue shows need for some new rules

December 22, 2020 // 5 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. TRANSPARENCY IS ONE OF the most important responsibilities of local government. The public must not only be able to watch the public [Continue]

EDITORIAL – New strain of virus could dash our hopes for a better 2021

December 21, 2020 // 0 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. AND THE HITS just keep on coming. As of today, all passenger flights from the United Kingdom are prohibited from entering Canada. The reason [Continue]

ARMCHAIR ARCHIVES – Sappy Christmas movies are a threat to world peace

December 20, 2020 // 1 Comment

This column was first published Dec. 11, 2014. Nothing has changed. ONE OF THE CURSES of this holiday season is the annual onslaught of what we, in our house, call “sappy [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – Frootloops council meets to slash budget before Christmas

December 19, 2020 // 0 Comments

Frootloops council elves settle in for their last meeting before Christmas, oops Holiday Season, fiddling with their Zoom audios and visuals as His Wordship Ken [Continue]