Category Archives: Column
ROTHENBURGER: Cigarettes vs. other drugs - the double standard of stigmas
'STIGMA' IS A POPULAR WORD these days. We're trying to remove the stigma from all sorts of things. The agreement between B.C. and the federal government to decriminalize the possession of small amount...
Jun 21, 2022
ROTHENBURGER: Sure, they take up some parking, but sidewalk patios are worth it
IF YOU WATCHED a TV movie called Love & Where to Find It last week, you'll have noticed several things.The first is that it's one of those corny love stories in which everyone lives happily ever a...
Jun 20, 2022
COLLINS: “A decline in civility” is a major understatement
IT MIGHT BE the biggest understatement of the year. The City of Kamloops said it was going to shut down the comments section of its website. The reason said the City, was a "decline in civility". Whil...
Jun 19, 2022
ROTHENBURGER: Shutting down City’s Facebook comments is the wrong move
HERE WE GO AGAIN with Internet incivility. This time, the City of Kamloops has banned commenters from its Facebook page.I think it's the wrong move, but let's look at the reasons. On Wednesday, the Ci...
Jun 18, 2022
PETERS: Link between health and happiness may explain B.C.'s satisfaction deficit
THE MOST IMPORTANT NEWS OF THE WEEK may have come on Monday, when Statistics Canada released some results from its Canadian Social Survey.It reported that the province whose residents express the grea...
Jun 17, 2022
COLLINS: An old adage apparently forgotten
WHEN LITTLE JOHNNY got his allowance, he was always told "don't spend it all in one place."He tried hard, but one day he and his friends spent it all very quickly. So Johnny was broke. It was so sad. ...
Jun 17, 2022
SOUND OFF: Healthcare crisis continues without NDP action
ONE OF THE MOST PRESSING ISSUES right now is the state of health care, especially in rural B.C. Our system is in crisis - and it's a life and death situation. We are seeing chronic shortages of nurses...
Jun 16, 2022
ROTHENBURGER: What’s the ‘science’ behind relaxing COVID travel mandates?
THE SCIENCE SAYS I should get a second booster shot against COVID-19, so that's what I did this week. When I asked the pharmacist which vaccine I should get, she diplomatically replied that there's no...
Jun 16, 2022
SOUND OFF: Reconciliation in action
JUNE IS NATIONAL INDIGENOUS HISTORY MONTH - a time to honour the history, heritage and diversity of Indigenous peoples in Canada. It's also a time for all British Columbians and Canadians to learn and...
Jun 15, 2022
ROTHENBURGER: Doctor-incentive plan amounts to robbing Peter to pay Paul
THE DOCTOR SHORTAGE was the subject of a presentation to Kamloops City council on Tuesday that was both highly encouraging and decidedly depressing.The Royal Inland Hospital Foundation appeared as a d...
Jun 15, 2022
