Category Archives: Column
ROTHENBURGER: Some advice for road rage idiots who think it’s all about them
KAMLOOPS - A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO I had just pulled up to a red light at the intersection at the bottom of Summit Drive when my truck stalled and wouldn't start again.All I could do was flick on the fl...
Nov 12, 2020
ROTHENBURGER: COVID-19 outbreak at RIH site good reason not to loosen restrictions
KAMLOOPS - THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK at Royal Inland Hospital's patient care tower construction project should have us thinking twice about loosening up restrictions.One line of reasoning is that restrict...
Nov 10, 2020
GINTA: Lest we forget – Why the poppy is not a political statement
IT IS SUNDAY AFTERNOON as I write this, and we're three days away from Remembrance Day on November 11. A long-overdue and overlooked commemoration has also been recently rectified by our government. N...
Nov 09, 2020
ROTHENBURGER: Milobar must have had sense of déjà vu in election count
KAMLOOPS -KAMLOOPS-NORTH THOMPSON MLA-elect Peter Milobar must have had a distinct sense of dj vu all over again on the weekend.At the end of election night a couple of weeks ago, Milobar held a slim ...
Nov 09, 2020
PETERS: Goodbye and good riddance
A LOT OF PEOPLE CONTACT US to complain that our columns and editorials are biased.Of course, they are confusing columns with news reporting. Opinion pieces are meant to present opinions, supported by ...
Nov 06, 2020
CHARBONNEAU: Don't tax our way out of pandemic debt
THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC has created a huge government debt. There are traditional ways of dealing with debt: by slashing spending, raising taxes, or a combination of both.The Canadian Taxpayers Federati...
Nov 05, 2020
ROTHENBURGER: Let’s take the Queen out of Canada’s Oath of Allegiance
NINETEEN WORDS are being added to the Oath of Allegiance. A bill is working its way through the Parliamentary process that would add recognition of our indigenous peoples.So far, it looks like it will...
Nov 05, 2020
ROTHENBURGER: Close U.S. election result might be the worst result of all
COULD THERE HAVE BEEN a worse possible outcome from last night's U.S. election?The civil unrest has already begun. What everyone had dreamed of - a clear, indisputable result - instead became a nightm...
Nov 04, 2020
ROTHENBURGER: U.S. electoral college has similar advantages to our FPTP
AMERICANS VOTE TODAY for a new president as well as an array of local, state and federal representatives.They don't directly choose their president. That's done via the electoral college, a system tha...
Nov 03, 2020
GINTA: Halloween night is a poor excuse to forget social responsibilities
WALKING THE DOG EARLY SUNDAY morning made me smile. There were a few ingenious candy chutes in the neighbourhood - a good reminder of the times we're in but also of the care many chose to put into del...
Nov 02, 2020
