Rothenburger

ROTHENBURGER – Would the 2010 railway-tie hysteria be different now?

February 17, 2018 // 0 Comments

BACK IN 2010, a man named Kim Sigurdson was the most unpopular man in Kamloops. Sigurdson had the temerity to propose a solution to a major environmental problem — the [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Nothing to offer but despair after another mass shooting

February 15, 2018 // 5 Comments

An ArmchairMayor.ca editorial by Mel Rothenburger. YESTERDAY was Valentine’s Day. That’s when men of all ages sheepishly line up in supermarkets and buy gaudy bouquets. [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Nothing wrong with changing words to O Canada

February 14, 2018 // 2 Comments

An ArmchairMayor.ca editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THE PYEONGCHANG Winter Olympics are well underway, and Canada has already won a few medals. In celebration, our athletes [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Let the television cameras into Canada’s trial courtrooms

February 13, 2018 // 1 Comment

An ArmchairMayor.ca editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THE NOT-GUILTY verdict in Saskatchewan’s Gerald Stanley trial has sparked a lot of outrage, resulting in rallies in [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – Politicians should be allowed to tell bad jokes once in awhile

February 10, 2018 // 0 Comments

WE’VE LOST our sense of humour. I recently made a joke about Prince George in an editorial and received a heated rebuke from a reader. I fully expected to get the same [Continue]

TNRD – Regional board votes to cut off funding for fire volunteers

February 9, 2018 // 7 Comments

A TNRD editorial by Mel Rothenburger, Director, Electoral Area P, TNRD. Life got harder for fire departments in the Thompson-Nicola Regional District on Thursday (Feb. 8, [Continue]