Rothenburger

EDITORIAL – Speeding fines should be based on how much money we make

January 26, 2023 // 2 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. NOW HERE’S AN IDEA that might make at least some people smarten up on our highways — instead of handing out the same fines to everybody [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Sensors will do nothing to resolve the safety issues on Highway 5A

January 25, 2023 // 1 Comment

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. IT’S HARD TO IMAGINE how installing sensors on Highway 5A a few miles north of Merritt to monitor the weight and size of transport trucks [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Let’s call parking fees what they are – a money maker for City Hall

January 24, 2023 // 0 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. EVERY TIME City Hall brings up the issue of losing revenue from parking in downtown Kamloops I wonder about the oft-stated rationale for [Continue]

EDITORIAL – What’s the best way to keep Ryan Shtuka’s name in front of us?

January 23, 2023 // 0 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. WHEN WE LOSE loved ones, we want to memorialize them. We find many ways to do it: headstones on their gravesites, scholarships in their [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – Why mayor isn’t in a conflict of interest over 48 Victoria West

January 21, 2023 // 2 Comments

ANOTHER LIVELY WEEK in Mayor RHJ Nation. Back in the chair at City Hall after his vacation, the mayor didn’t fail to raise some hackles. At one point during the Tuesday [Continue]

ARMCHAIR ARCHIVES – What’s in a name? Money, when it comes to arenas

January 20, 2023 // 2 Comments

The following is an editorial published under my byline in The Kamloops Daily News on Aug. 8, 1996. History confirms my opinions on the matter did not prevail. [Continue]