Rothenburger

EDITORIAL – There’s gotta be a better way to break a tie vote for mayor

October 24, 2018 // 0 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THERE WERE A LOT OF close votes in last Saturday’s civic election but none so close as the race for mayor in Peachland, our Okanagan [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Good news and bad news about women in civic politics

October 23, 2018 // 3 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. LOOKING AT THE RESULTS of last weekend’s civic election, it might seem that despite all the efforts to get more women involved in local [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Lack of experience on council presents challenges

October 22, 2018 // 1 Comment

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. KAMLOOPS VOTERS were cautious Saturday, electing a steady-as-she-goes City council they trust will be good day-to-day stewards of their [Continue]

CIVIC ELECTION 2018 – Big changes around the regional board table

October 21, 2018 // 0 Comments

By MEL ROTHENBURGER Director, Electoral Area P, TNRD Half the faces at the Thompson-Nicola Regional District table will be new when the incoming board is sworn in Nov. 8. As [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – There’s no law that says politicians have to listen

October 20, 2018 // 0 Comments

DOES FREEDOM OF SPEECH include the right not to listen? If we refuse to listen to someone, are we violating their right to be heard? And what if we want to speak, but don’t [Continue]

ARMCHAIR ARCHIVES – The loneliness of the civic-election candidate

October 19, 2018 // 0 Comments

Campaigning is stressful, and there’s no more stressful time than the home stretch. At the same time, there’s a sort of relief that it will soon be over. I wrote [Continue]