Category Archives: Column
ROTHENBURGER: Police body cams won’t fix everything but they’ll be a start
KAMLOOPS - IT LOOKS VERY MUCH as though all front-line police in Canada will be wearing body cameras in the future and it's about time. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Monday he'll talk to premiers...
Jun 09, 2020
GINTA: Let’s stop being bystanders to domestic abuse
I WAS PLANNING TO MAKE THIS COLUMN about the often-forgotten pandemic which is the logging of B.C.'s old-growth forests but on Saturday morning I came across a story that made me postpone my topic unt...
Jun 08, 2020
ROTHENBURGER: NDP’s plan to kill more moose cows and calves must be reversed
KAMLOOPS - THE UTTER INSANITY of B.C.'s wildlife management practices is no more evident than in the NDP government's plan to expand the hunting of cow and calf moose.The logic is mind-blowing. It goe...
Jun 08, 2020
ROTHENBURGER: We need to allow ourselves to be proud of Canada as we fight racism
THE DEFINITION OF SYSTEMIC is something that "relates to or affects an entire system."That's the Merriam-Webster entry. Different dictionaries have somewhat different versions but I like that one beca...
Jun 06, 2020
PETERS: Organizers of anti-racism protest succeeded in spite of themselves
THURSDAY'S PROTEST AND MARCH through downtown Kamloops may have been one of the most successful cancelled events ever. Just over an hour before the Black Lives Matter protest was to begin, organizers ...
Jun 05, 2020
CHARBONNEAU: Emergence of Canada’s economy from a coma must be done carefully
CANADA'S ECONOMY HAS BEEN PLACED IN AN INDUCED COMA since it was infected with the novel coronavirus. Arousal from the coma must be done carefully to avoid a devastating setback.Keeping the comatose e...
Jun 04, 2020
ROTHENBURGER: Trudeau’s pause heard ‘round the world was simply brilliant
KAMLOOPS - THE LONGEST PAUSE ever during a news conference has made headlines around the world. Questions swirl around Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's instantly famous delay in answering a reporter's ...
Jun 04, 2020
ROTHENBURGER: Victoria Street West merchants are right to be concerned
KAMLOOPS - VICTORIA STREET WEST business owners are understandably concerned about a dramatic uptick in crime in recent months. They report frequent break-ins, theft, vandalism, destruction of propert...
Jun 03, 2020
ROTHENBURGER: Every one of us should take the #DifferentTogether Pledge
KAMLOOPS - WE NEED SOMETHING right now to reassure ourselves that the human race is capable of getting along. Something symbolic but meaningful, a reminder day by day to focus on the good in us and to...
Jun 02, 2020
GINTA: Thank you to the military and let’s restore old-age dignity
WHEN I THINK OF 'AGING GRACEFULLY,' it is not the wrinkle-free skin and perpetual youthfulness that come to mind but living independently and enjoying every day until the final goodbye. Growing up, I ...
Jun 01, 2020
