Category Archives: Column
ROTHENBURGER: From weedy trails to skuzzy washrooms, details count
KAMLOOPS - SOMETIMES IT'S THE DETAILS that make life either so much better or a little bit worse.One of the greatest annoyances expressed by taxpayers, for example, is potholes. They're everywhere.The...
Jul 21, 2020
GINTA: Birthday wishes for Jessie
WHEN MY ELDEST SON TURNED 18 not long ago, there was a lot to think about other than baking a cake and choosing a gift. Like all parents, I thought of what's ahead with a mix of joy and worry, but mos...
Jul 20, 2020
ROTHENBURGER: Statue vandals are no heroes; deserve stiff penalties
KAMLOOPS - THE STATUE VANDALS were at it again on the weekend, splattering pink paint on likenesses of Sir John A. Macdonald, King Edward VII and educator Egerton Ryerson in Toronto. Three people have...
Jul 20, 2020
ROTHENBURGER: How the pandemic has changed the way we do medicine
I HAD AN APPOINTMENT with my doctor this week. He was in his office in Vancouver; I was in my house. We met on FaceTime.Actually, I have several doctors. My nurse practitioner takes care of the basics...
Jul 18, 2020
PETERS: Horgan's verbal diarrhea on the overdose crisis a serious misstep
A DELEGATION TO KAMLOOPS COUNCIL this week emphasized the importance of minding our language when talking about addiction and substance use disorder. Two days later, it became apparent that the delega...
Jul 17, 2020
CHARBONNEAU: Even with rain, this is a summer to celebrate, not complain about
REMEMBER LAST SUMMER when we rubbed shoulders at concerts and live theatre; cheek-to-jowl at our favourite restaurants and watering holes? Remember when we mingled in crowds at Music in the Park, Ribf...
Jul 16, 2020
ROTHENBURGER: Picking names for sports teams isn’t rocket science
KAMLOOPS - REMEMBER THE KAMLOOPS CHIEFS?They were the local Western Hockey League franchise until 1977, when they left town and, thankfully, changed their name.Quite a few other sports teams are in fo...
Jul 16, 2020
ROTHENBURGER: Enviro report shows need for shift in thinking by public, City Hall
KAMLOOPS - IMAGINE A CITY built for the environment, where people walk and cycle and drive around in electric vehicles and live in energy efficient homes. That describes in part the vision of a report...
Jul 15, 2020
ROTHENBURGER: Kelowna’s virus outbreak proves need for extreme caution
KAMLOOPS - IF THERE WAS ANY DOUBT about the wisdom of cancelling Canada Day, or about the need to not take anything for granted about COVID-19, look south to Kelowna. Interior Health has issued a warn...
Jul 14, 2020
GINTA: Rain or not, make the best of it
IT'S RAINING CATS AND DOGS as I write this. The drizzle that started during our morning walk turned into heavy rain which made us take cover under some trees. There were at least three separate partie...
Jul 13, 2020
