Category Archives: Column
ROTHENBURGER: Dr. Bonnie Henry seriously needs to rethink her leadership style
WHEN I SUGGESTED recently it might be time for Dr. Bonnie Henry to take a break from being the voice and face of B.C.'s COVID-19 response, it wasn't exactly greeted with agreement.Dr. Henry is still r...
Jan 11, 2021
ROTHENBURGER: Here’s to journalists who bravely bear witness to mayhem
THERE WAS A CERTAIN IRONY in finding a copy of The Epoch Times in my mailbox this week on the anniversary of the closing of The Kamloops Daily News.The Epoch Times is a reminder that things aren't lik...
Jan 09, 2021
PETERS: Despite Dr. Henry's words, we shouldn't let pandemic vacationers off the hook
WHILE AN OUT-AND-PROUD WHITE NATIONALIST was putting his feet up on Nancy Pelosi's desk this week, many Canadians of ostensibly better character were putting their feet up as well. Except instead of p...
Jan 08, 2021
CHARBONNEAU: The young have sacrificed much during the pandemic with little to show
YOUNG CANADIANS HAVE BEEN BLAMED for being irresponsible during the pandemic for going to parties and bars. But there's more hype than truth to these accusations. The deadly virus has been spread by p...
Jan 07, 2021
ROTHENBURGER: The finger of blame points further than the man in the White House
KAMLOOPS - I'M TIRED OF BEING TOLD what a great country the United States is despite its current troubles. It's not great anymore.This is not your grandfather's America, the one that has always had wa...
Jan 07, 2021
ROTHENBURGER: What this country needs is good, workable recall legislation
KAMLOOPS - ALL THIS STUFF about politicians travelling to the tropics over Christmas has a lot of people wondering why something can't be done about it.The words were barely out of my mouth a couple o...
Jan 06, 2021
ROTHENBURGER: There’s an easy answer to driveway windrows — money
KAMLOOPS - FIRST IT SNOWED, then it melted, then it snowed again. And then it melted. As sure as it's January, it's going to snow a lot more, so let's get the annual snow-clearance debate out of the w...
Jan 05, 2021
GINTA: Politics and integrity should overlap — always
I saw a funny tweet a couple of days ago. It went something like this, 'Canadians are urged not to travel overseas during the pandemic. They'd risk running into some of their elected officials...' Exc...
Jan 04, 2021
ROTHENBURGER: Snowbird politicians who break their own rules should pay the price
KAMLOOPS - I WAS SO HOPING we could start off the new year with at least a few happy stories that have nothing to do with COVID-19.However, that wish didn't account for the stupidity of our politician...
Jan 04, 2021
CHARBONNEAU - The caring sector will lift the economy in the New Year
This pandemic recession has been like no other. In past recessions, it's been men who have been laid off and women who lead the recovery by returning to work.Now it's women who have been laid off and ...
Dec 31, 2020
