Rothenburger

EDITORIAL – Sorry, Donald Trump, but your 30 days don’t buy forgiveness

February 3, 2025 // 6 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. IT’S NOT OKAY, President Donald Trump. The fact that you have paused your trade war on Canada for 30 days doesn’t mean everything is [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – Waging my personal Cheezies war on Trump and his tariffs

February 1, 2025 // 15 Comments

THE TARIFFS ARE ON and so is my personal war against Trump’s America. As of Tuesday, 25 per cent tariffs will come into effect on all Canadian goods, except for energy, [Continue]

ARMCHAIR ARCHIVES – What all of Kamloops was talking about in 1975

January 31, 2025 // 0 Comments

Ever wonder what Kamloopsians were talking about in 1975? The following Mel Rothenburger column was published in The Kamloops News on Jan. 30, 1976. Some of those mentioned [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Conflict of interest issue is about both reality and perception

January 30, 2025 // 9 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. CONFLICT OF INTEREST is in the news again, this time involving donations to three Kamloops City councillors by individuals associated with a [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Closing of Peavey Mart a blow to ‘shop local’ and rural Canada

January 29, 2025 // 0 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THE CLOSING of all 90 Peavey Mart stores across the country is a retail tragedy. Peavey Mart is relatively new to Kamloops, the Valleyview [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Inaugural speech was more of the same old Trump

January 20, 2025 // 8 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. IT WAS QUITE POSSIBLY the most ungracious inaugural address ever but a good indication of what to expect from now-President Donald Trump. [Continue]