Rothenburger

EDITORIAL – New ciggie warnings will make smoking stigma even bigger

August 1, 2023 // 2 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. NEW CIGARETTE WARNINGS are the law as of today, though it will take time to phase them all in. For the first time, warnings will be printed [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – We’re all doomed and that’s the sad, absolute truth

July 29, 2023 // 4 Comments

IT SEEMS AN APPROPRIATE TIME to remind ourselves that we’re all doomed. July has been the hottest month in the history of the world. The past three weeks have been the [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Kamloops will have to up its game to get new air service

July 27, 2023 // 2 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. ‘I TOLD YOU SO’ isn’t something I take pleasure in saying, but earlier this year I wrote two editorials about not inflating our [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Mayor gets shot down again, but more politely than usual

July 26, 2023 // 3 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. ‘SURPRISE, SURPRISE.” With those words from Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson, yet another one of his motions succumbed to The Team by a vote of [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Wildfires are spectacular to see but they’re no place for looky-loos

July 25, 2023 // 0 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. WILDFIRE WATCHING is, let’s face it, something we all do. Whenever a fire is close, we get concerned. And there’s also the curiosity [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER: A Kamloops Police Service is becoming more of a possibility

July 22, 2023 // 0 Comments

KAMLOOPS POLICE SERVICE. Has a nice ring to it. But is it what we really want? With the decision finally being made in Surrey to switch from RCMP to a municipal police force, [Continue]