Rothenburger

EDITORIAL – TNRD board demonstrates restraint with its annual pay increase

February 24, 2025 // 2 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THE FOLKS WHO SIT AROUND the Thompson-Nicola Regional District board table have done an unusual thing. They voted to give themselves only a [Continue]

ARMCHAIR ARCHIVES – Somewhere, there must be some good news today

February 22, 2025 // 2 Comments

Every once in a while, somebody comes up with the idea that the media should stop reporting on so much bad news and focus more on the good stuff. This column from the [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – Hockey is Canada’s national sport; sorry, lacrosse isn’t

February 21, 2025 // 1 Comment

HOCKEY IS OURS. Our game. It, not lacrosse, is our true national sport. For generations, lacrosse fans have insisted that history entitles their favorite game to the [Continue]

EDITORIAL – B.C. Throne Speech was a declaration of independence from U.S.

February 18, 2025 // 2 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. IF ANY DOUBT was left that our lives in the foreseeable future will be heavily influenced by the man in orange, it was removed in [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Why we should be very proud of the Maple Leaf on flag day

February 15, 2025 // 3 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. WITH MUCH PRIDE, I put our flag up last night, so it would greet National Flag of Canada Day bright and early. I love that flag; I install [Continue]

ARMCHAIR ARCHIVES – Aw shucks, America, no need to keep thanking us

February 14, 2025 // 1 Comment

The following column was first published Feb. 27, 1980 in the Kamloops News. JUST MAYBE, now that Pierre Trudeau is back in power, we can normalize relations with the States. [Continue]