Rothenburger

EDITORIAL – Let’s stop fighting about pitbulls and look for solutions

September 19, 2018 // 2 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. ANOTHER FATAL pitbull attack, this time in Calgary, and once again the question of whether to ban the breed comes up. It’s a little like [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Holding two political jobs at once is one too many

September 19, 2018 // 0 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. HOW MANY public offices should one person hold? Is one enough? Two? Three? Kamloops Coun. Donovan Cavers wants two. He’s filed nomination [Continue]

COLUMN – Disappointing result on City resolution but that’s democracy

September 15, 2018 // 2 Comments

By MEL ROTHENBURGER Director, Electoral Area P, TNRD ONE OF THE MANY lessons learned during the sometimes bitter and always divisive six-year experience with the Ajax mine [Continue]

ARMCHAIR ARCHIVES – 10 years ago, the Coquihalla cash cow was put to pasture

September 7, 2018 // 1 Comment

Hard to believe it’s been 10 years since tolls were taken off the Coquihalla. Here’s what I wrote about it on Saturday, Sept. 27, 2008 in the Kamloops Daily News [Continue]

TNRD – A modest suggestion for cutting the size of regional district boards

September 6, 2018 // 0 Comments

By MEL ROTHENBURGER Director, Electoral Area P, TNRD WHEN ONTARIO Premier Doug Ford announced his intention to unilaterally cut the number of Toronto City councillors from 47 [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – Why it’s okay, and even necessary, to grieve for our dogs

September 1, 2018 // 3 Comments

(Video: Courtesy Kent Simmonds, CFJC-TV) His dog up and died He up and died After twenty years he still grieves — Lyrics, Mr. Bojangles. I’VE ALWAYS MARVELLED at the ease [Continue]