Rothenburger

EDITORIAL – Jason Kenney’s election cements the politics of division

April 17, 2019 // 5 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. AS EXPECTED, Albertans elected a new government Tuesday, sending the NDP and Rachel Notley packing after just one term. In their place come [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Money for refrigerators would be better spent on electric cars

April 16, 2019 // 4 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. MY QUESTION ABOUT TAX GRABS last week brought a lot of helpful responses. I suggested that the federal government’s carbon tax [Continue]

EDITORIAL – The rest of the story on City’s plan to license buskers

April 15, 2019 // 3 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THERE’S ANOTHER SIDE to the busker story that seems to have gotten lost. The City of Kamloops’ plan to make street performers buy a [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – Encylopedia of old gets no respect, but people still read

April 13, 2019 // 0 Comments

ALMOST FIVE YEARS AGO, I began reading my pristine 1968 edition of The American People’s Encyclopedia. I bought it from a door-to-door salesman after I got my first [Continue]

EDITORIAL – What is this ‘tax grab’ so many people complain about?

April 11, 2019 // 7 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. ‘TAX GRAB’ is such a nasty term. Nobody likes a tax grab. None of us likes to pay taxes at all, let alone when there’s a tax grab [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Sad fact is that the answer to opioid crisis continues to elude us

April 10, 2019 // 3 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. FRUSTRATION WITH what seems like the losing battle against opioid addiction was obvious Tuesday when Interior Health representatives talked [Continue]