Rothenburger

EDITORIAL – Coast gets the breaks, we get the shaft on assessments

January 9, 2020 // 0 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. TRUST OUR B.C. NDP GOVERNMENT to turn the annual property assessment lottery into a political issue. And trust them to make it all about the [Continue]

EDITORIAL – On Iran, Trudeau should a page from Jean Chretien’s book

January 8, 2020 // 1 Comment

BACK IN 2003, President George W. Bush invaded Iraq, an act for which we continue to pay the price. Prime Minister Jean Chretien refused to join Bush in his ill-advised war, [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Poop on dog owners who leave full bags behind

January 7, 2020 // 5 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. WE TOOK THE DOG FOR A WALK on the Rivers Trail near the airport over the holidays. It’s a great place for that, as evidenced by the large [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Is the weather this winter going to be the new normal?

January 6, 2020 // 6 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. ENOUGH WEATHER for you? Here it is January, always the coldest month of the year, and we’ve been having temperatures either barely below [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – Let’s stand up and say what we mean, not just sort of

January 5, 2020 // 2 Comments

THE FOLLOWING QUOTE, not a word of a lie, is verbatim from an on-air media interview in which a guest is being asked about a political issue: “So, you know, can sort of [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – Five important things Kamloops must get done in 2020

December 28, 2019 // 4 Comments

NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTIONS have never been much of a thing with me. I tend to make them as easy as possible in order to avoid failure. In 2020, for example, I will vow to pay [Continue]