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ROTHENBURGER – Changing attitudes on use of spanking to discipline kids

February 25, 2023 // 0 Comments

‘UP FRONT!’ I remember the words of my high school French teacher oh so well. Learning French was a challenge for me; languages other than English don’t come easily. [Continue]

ARMCHAIR ARCHIVES – Announcing the Bad News Awards for 1975

February 24, 2023 // 0 Comments

For this week’s edition of Armchair Archives, we go back to 1976. The following column was published in The Kamloops News on Jan. 30, 1976, not long after I returned to [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Tournament Capital investment 20 years ago has paid off

February 23, 2023 // 0 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. TWENTY YEARS AGO, the people of Kamloops went to the polls to decide whether or not to spend almost $38 million on a bold new plan to expand [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Sure, we need more colour on our buildings, but how much?

February 22, 2023 // 5 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. I’VE BEEN TRYING to figure out how I feel about a new development at the corner of First Avenue and Columbia Street that’s coming up for [Continue]

EDITORIAL – The fiasco of the Royal B.C. Museum drags on without answers

February 21, 2023 // 1 Comment

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. FIRST, THE ROYAL B.C. MUSEUM in Victoria was going to be torn down in order to “decolonize” it. Then, it needed to be torn down to get [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – City council’s strange approach to writing a Code of Conduct

February 18, 2023 // 4 Comments

EVERY CITY COUNCIL should have a Code of Conduct but the Kamloops council’s approach to it is perplexing. At this week’s Committee of the Whole meeting, corporate officer [Continue]