Rothenburger

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]

EDITORIAL – Decision to do away with student letter grades gets a big Fail

July 5, 2023 // 2 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. MAYBE YOU DISAGREE but I consider myself to be a relatively well-adjusted human being unscarred by the trauma of letter grades in my early [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Paying taxes, getting Homeowner grant should be easier

July 4, 2023 // 1 Comment

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THIS IS TAX DAY. Not the taxes we pay to the federal and provincial governments, but what we hand over to our municipalities and regional [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – We’re allowed to enjoy Canada Day, fireworks and all

July 1, 2023 // 2 Comments

CANADA DAY IS BACK to the way it should be at Riverside Park today — fireworks are returning as part of the celebrations. They’re more than a spectacular light show above [Continue]