Rothenburger

EDITORIAL – Modern version of advance voting does no good for democracy

October 15, 2019 // 3 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. VOTING IS WELL UNDERWAY in the federal election, thanks to four days of advance voting over the long weekend. Turnout in the advance vote [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – Gut instinct might still be the best election poll of all

October 12, 2019 // 0 Comments

WHILE THE REST OF US make election predictions based on the science of gut instinct, idle speculation and wishful thinking, there are actual experts at work using more [Continue]

ARMCHAIR ARCHIVES – Heritage Commission ignored out of existence

October 11, 2019 // 0 Comments

The following column was originally published April 20, 2019. The Kamloops Heritage Commission was a different group than the Kamloops Heritage Society that operates St. [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – An update on the St. Andrew’s on the Square disagreement

October 10, 2019 // 2 Comments

I HAD A LONG CONVERSATION yesterday (Oct. 9, 2019) with Byron McCorkell, the City’s Community and Protective Services director, about St. Andrew’s on the Square. I worked [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Those who enable unfit drivers should be equally liable

October 10, 2019 // 2 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. A SAD COURT CASE in the Kootenays highlights the issue of drivers who continue to get behind the wheel when they have no business doing so. [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Forum proves need for debate between Lake, McLeod, Currie

October 9, 2019 // 3 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. FEDERAL ELECTION FORUMS at the local level aren’t of much value when it comes to party policies because we’ve heard it all before from [Continue]