Category Archives: Column
ROTHENBURGER: Bouncy castles, pig roasts and dying in Ukraine
THERE ARE NO BOUNCY CASTLES or pig roasts on the streets of Kiev (or Keev, or Kayev, or Kyiv, depending on whichever TV news announcer is on shift) today.I didn't come up with that. A lot of people ar...
Feb 26, 2022
PETERS: Now we see the true face of tyranny
ALL THOSE PROTESTERS crying "Tyranny!" should feel pretty sheepish right about now.The occupiers who said they were willing to die to fight a government they felt was acting in an authoritarian manner...
Feb 25, 2022
ROTHENBURGER: Letter critical of TRU renaming doesn’t promote reconciliation
I'M PRETTY SURE reconciliation is supposed to be a two-way street, at least in the sense that people of different shades need to get together in a respectful fashion to figure things out.So when I see...
Feb 24, 2022
ROTHENBURGER: Time for the keyboard critics to put up, shut up, or run
ONE OF THE MAIN REASONS people run for public office is that they think they can do a better job than the people who are already there.Or, at the least, they believe they have the qualifications, expe...
Feb 23, 2022
ROTHENBURGER: Questions in need of answers about alleged police violence
I'VE GOT A FEW 'WHAT IF's' for those who are alleging police violence during the clearing of the truckers' protest in front of Parliament Hill.Yes, there were incidents in which people were pepper spr...
Feb 22, 2022
PETERS: Will the live event industry ever recover from COVID-19 restrictions?
A FRIEND OF MINE TOLD ME earlier this week that, now that full capacity is allowed at events in B.C., she's actually less likely to attend a Kamloops Blazers game.She says she has no interest in sitti...
Feb 18, 2022
SOUND OFF: NDP promises affordability - and fails spectacularly
IF YOU'VE NOTICED YOUR GROCERY BILLS SEEM HIGHER and the cost of everything appears to be going up, you're not alone - and you're not wrong. The latest figures from Statistics Canada show inflation su...
Feb 17, 2022
ROTHENBURGER: Vicars intersection remains a disaster waiting for a solution
THE VALLEYVIEW FRONTAGE ROAD has resurfaced for discussion.The situation there is a disaster waiting to happen. The point at which Vicars Road intersects with the frontage road and hits the highway ha...
Feb 17, 2022
SOUND OFF: Taking more steps toward recovery in Lytton
THE PAST YEAR HAS BEEN INCREDIBLY CHALLENGING for all British Columbians, but last summer the residents of Lytton experienced a loss almost unimaginable. As the village moves forward with the process ...
Feb 16, 2022
ROTHENBURGER: Invoking Emergencies Act isn’t the same as War Measures of 1970
'JUST WATCH ME.'Those words from then-Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau, spoken in 1970, are being recalled by many today. They were Trudeau's response to a reporter who asked him how far he would go with...
Feb 16, 2022
