Rothenburger

EDITORIAL – Are our governors-general really worth the bother, and the cost?

November 13, 2018 // 1 Comment

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. OUR GOVERNORS-GENERAL are getting to be a bit of a handful. Either they’re travelling the world, spending too much money, or they aren’t [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Let’s keep one special day every year free of blowout sales

November 12, 2018 // 0 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. ONE OF THE HALLMARKS of the free enterprise economy is our great enthusiasm for using just about any occasion on the calendar to go on a [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – Tongue-twister name for new trail could be a good thing

November 10, 2018 // 2 Comments

HAVE YOU TRIED OUT the new Xget’tem’ Trail? That’s the name of the multi-use paved path from Sahali to the bottom of Peterson Creek Park. It means Deep Valley in [Continue]

TNRD – New regional district board sworn in during inaugural meeting

November 8, 2018 // 0 Comments

A board of newbies and veterans was sworn into office Thursday night (Nov. 8, 2018) to guide the Thompson-Nicola Regional District for the next four years. Of the 26 board [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Purple poppy honors animals who ‘also served’ in war

November 8, 2018 // 3 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. I’M GUESSING YOU HAVEN’T noticed, but I like to wear a different lapel pin every day on the Armchair Mayor. I have so many of them I [Continue]

EDITORIAL – What to expect from Horgan and Wilkinson in the debate

November 7, 2018 // 3 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THE DEBATE NOBODY EXPECTED to happen is set for Thursday night at 7 p.m. on Global and CBC TV and radio and it should be a corker. I’m [Continue]