Rothenburger

ROTHENBURGER – Recall legislation doesn’t exist for local governments, but it should

July 15, 2023 // 2 Comments

THE MOST COMMON QUESTION I get asked these days is, “How do we fire a City council?” The answer is, very slowly, if at all. It’s hard enough getting rid of one member [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Once it was too soon for another library; now it might be too late

July 13, 2023 // 4 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. LIBRARIES ARE WONDERFUL. They give us knowledge and they give us community gathering places. So it’s not surprising that the [Continue]

EDITORIAL – A glimmer of hope appears in the standoff between mayor, council

July 12, 2023 // 0 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. MAYBE IT’S A CASE of yearning for something positive to come out of a Kamloops City council meeting but there was actually a sign [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Heffley Creek community stands up for store victimized by crime

July 11, 2023 // 0 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. WHEN ANOTHER BUSINESS is broken into, the common reaction among the rest of us is, “That’s terrible.” “Our sympathies.” “Hope [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER: How RHJ confounds his critics and wins hearts and minds

July 8, 2023 // 2 Comments

THERE ARE THREE big reasons Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson prevails over his critics and will continue to prevail. Two of them involve key civic issues and the third is about the [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Is there no end to the nightmare of parking at TRU?

July 6, 2023 // 5 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. IT’S GREAT that there’s so much going on at Thompson Rivers University. New buildings are in the works, and news releases regularly [Continue]