EDITORIAL – Let’s hope this isn’t another summer of blockades
An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. BLOCKADES ARE AN OFT-USED tactic for bringing attention to causes. They haven’t always ended well. Fortunately, an occupation by an [Continue]
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EDITORIAL – Give a cheer for the crew who saved the eaglets in peril
An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. NOT TO WORRY, the eagles are ooooookay! Oh, yeah, and there was a big wildfire that could have burned down a lot of houses, too. But back to [Continue]
ROTHENBURGER – Letter signed by five City councillors raises questions
SEVERAL WORDS COME TO MIND with respect to the open letter signed by five City councillors in support of proportional representation. Courageous. Creative. Strange. Setting [Continue]
ARMCHAIR ARCHIVES – Move summary to top and throw away the report
A column by Kamloops News editor Mel Rothenburger published May 21, 1985. I WAS ACCUSED in a letter to the editor the other day of writing an editorial based on ignorance. A [Continue]
EDITORIAL – Closing visitor centre at Coq-Connector junction was a big mistake
An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. SOMETIMES GOVERNMENT just makes bad decisions. The landmark B.C. Visitor Centre at the junction of the Coquihalla Highway and the Okanagan [Continue]
EDITORIAL – Only answer to loss of Greyhound is a national bus service
An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. WHY WAS ANYONE surprised at the cancellation of Greyhound bus service in Western Canada? You’d think it came straight out of the blue. [Continue]
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