EDITORIAL – Celebrating a return to being proud of our country
An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. IT’S CANADA DAY. It feels good. We’ve been so down on ourselves the past few Canada Days that our annual celebration didn’t feel quite [Continue]
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ARMCHAIR ARCHIVES – Next time you worry about immigrants, spit into a tube
Here’s something to think about as we approach Canada Day. This column was first published Feb. 18, 2017. I SPIT INTO A PLASTIC TUBE a few weeks ago and popped it in [Continue]
ROTHENBURGER – How mayor’s strategy on audit proposal backfired
MAYOR REID HAMER-JACKSON snatched defeat from the jaws of victory on Tuesday. He could have achieved a significant win but he missed his chance. The mayor has never had a [Continue]
EDITORIAL – The brilliance of moving Mayor’s Report to bottom of agenda
An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. IN HINDSIGHT, the decision by the Band of Eight to relegate the Mayor’s Report to the last item on the agenda of regular City council [Continue]
EDITORIAL – It’s hard to sort out the truth from BS on Iran situation
An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. SHED NO TEARS for the regime in Iran. Its rulers repress freedom in their own country and spread terrorism around the world. We’d all be [Continue]
EDITORIAL – Is Carney unwittingly setting the stage for return of Ajax?
An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. PRIME MINISTER Mark Carney’s promises to make Canada a global energy and resource super power might be bad news for Kamloops. Carney [Continue]
