Category Archives: Column
PETERS: Pandemic restrictions on theatres, churches need to be applied more consistently
YOU HAVE TO FEEL FOR any business or non-profit organization that survives by gathering people together.It has been a year now of business-not-as-usual. Very few organizations are built to survive a y...
Mar 05, 2021
CHARBONNEAU: Animals organize to take back cities
I'M SITTING ON THE BANKS of the North Thompson River, not far from my house in Westsyde. People walk along the river, not far away, but they seldom notice me high on the river bank. I'm listening to m...
Mar 04, 2021
ROTHENBURGER – Disagree with Dr. Bonnie Henry if you wish but stop the threats
KAMLOOPS - WE ALL KNOW DR. BONNIE HENRY isn't perfect. She is, at times, overly cautious and secretive about the war on COVID-19. She makes mistakes.But she doesn't deserve the abuse she's taking righ...
Mar 04, 2021
ROTHENBURGER: Would mandatory drug treatment help us get our streets back?
KAMLOOPS - ANY VISIT TO THE DOWNTOWN or Tranquille Corridor these days can leave the impression we're losing control of our streets.COVID-19 has significantly reduced the number of shoppers in both zo...
Mar 03, 2021
ROTHENBURGER: If Horgan wants to issue blame for Site C, he should look in the mirror
KAMLOOPS - 'I AM NOT HERE TO PUT BLAME ON ANYONE," Premier John Horgan said as he provided his Site C update.He didn't have any good news to share on the struggling mega project on the Peace River. Th...
Mar 02, 2021
GINTA: On the Norkam dress code, will casting stones solve the issue?
WHEN I STUMBLED UPON the news of a NorKam student being removed from class because of what her teacher perceived to be inappropriate attire, I did what every other person did when reading the said new...
Mar 01, 2021
ROTHENBURGER: Answer to Peterson Creek Park safety is common sense, not money
KAMLOOPS - TWO THINGS STAND OUT about the rescue of a hiker in Peterson Creek Park yesterday.One is that we don't know whether said rescuee was male or female, because the police haven't old us.The ne...
Mar 01, 2021
ROTHENBURGER – School dress codes are needed but they’re hard to get right
NOTHING LIKE A DRESS CODE to make for a good controversy, especially if it's got to do with schools.As the Kamloops-Thompson School District mulls over changes to its dress code, media across the coun...
Feb 27, 2021
PETERS: Norkam dress code controversy shows how far men still need to evolve
THE FLAP OVER THE DRESS CODE at Norkam Secondary this week is all about evolution.First, it's become clear that the school district's dress code itself has not evolved to reflect the styles of today. ...
Feb 26, 2021
CHARBONNEAU: Facebook’s ham-fisted response to paying for news
WHILE GOOGLE'S RESPONSE to plans by the Australian government to force social media giants to pay for news has been nuanced, Facebook's response has been provocative.Facebook announced last Wednesday ...
Feb 25, 2021
