Mel Rothenburger

ROTHENBURGER — I don’t like being told what to do by the government

March 28, 2015 // 2 Comments

COLUMN — I happened to be in the dinner lineup with the minister of health at a fundraising event last night, so I asked him about a letter I received yesterday from the [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER — Remembering the perils of youth

March 21, 2015 // 0 Comments

COLUMN — I was reminded yesterday of the stupidity of youth. So, you’re saying, just another routine day, was it? Well, true, I’m often reminded of the stupidity of [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER — Why I’m turning off my phone

March 14, 2015 // 5 Comments

COLUMN — It was around the fourth time my new Blackberry Classic rang — in the middle of a board meeting of 30 people — that I got the picture on a couple of fronts. [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER — Don’t believe everything you read

March 7, 2015 // 1 Comment

COLUMN — Don’t believe everything you read in the newspapers. That’s a lesson every one of us has been taught since we were old enough to read. These days, of course, [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER — The student-loan merry-go-round

February 28, 2015 // 5 Comments

COLUMN — I was lucky when I went to university — I didn’t have to go into debt up to my armpits to pay for my education. I worked summers and part of the school year, [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER — Advisory group on Ajax should have broad representation

January 31, 2015 // 5 Comments

COLUMN — I’m afraid I can’t agree with those who don’t think the Kamloops Exploration Group should be allowed to sit on the Community Advisory Group [Continue]