Rothenburger

ROTHENBURGER: If both sides want to protect kids, why is common ground so hard to find?

September 23, 2023 // 3 Comments

WHEN TWO SIDES square off, as they did on Columbia Street this week, one wonders about common ground. Sometimes there isn’t any. Sometimes it’s so meagre it does nothing [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Suddenly, the Trans Mountain expansion is in more trouble

September 21, 2023 // 4 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. ALTHOUGH ACTIVITY on the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion is a lot less visible in our region than it was a couple of years ago, there’s [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – Schmoozing isn’t the only thing that goes on at UBCM confab

September 20, 2023 // 0 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THERE’S AN ASSUMPTION that wildfires, homelessness and the housing crunch are going to be the heavy topics in the back rooms and on the [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Pronouns and the eternal debate over parents’ vs. kids’ rights

September 19, 2023 // 3 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. PARENTAL RIGHTS are always controversial and they’re really up for debate right now. It revolves around whether students should be able to [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Is it already time to worry about Christmas Correctness?

September 18, 2023 // 2 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. IT’S STILL ONLY SEPTEMBER but not too early, apparently, to start fussing about Christmas Correctness. On the weekend, an announcement [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – The important legacies of late TNRD chair Ken Gillis

September 16, 2023 // 4 Comments

I WAS IN MY TRUCK listening to the radio news on Thursday when I heard the shocking announcement that former Thompson-Nicola Regional District board chair Ken Gillis had [Continue]