Category Archives: Column
ROTHENBURGER: We have no right to be self-righteous over riots in U.S.
KAMLOOPS - YOU MAY HAVE NOTICED a difference between the protests across the country in the U.S. over the past several days, and protests here at home. After the death of a man named George Floyd duri...
Jun 01, 2020
ROTHENBURGER: Imagine how different it would be if we’d taken care of our seniors
THE FIRST LONG-TERM CARE home I ever visited left an indelible impression.I was a kid, and my grandmother Justina Hohm had been placed there when Alzheimer's made it impossible for her to live on her ...
May 30, 2020
PETERS: Is this what American exceptionalism looks like?
YOU MAY NOT HAVE HEARD OF THE TERM 'American exceptionalism', but there's no doubt you've experienced the concept before.It's the idea that the United States, due to its unique origin story and the se...
May 29, 2020
CHARBONNEAU: Stop the misinformation about the COVID-19 vaccine now
IN AN INFORMATION VACUUM, all kinds of thoughts flourish.Canadians generally favour vaccines but doubts persist. In a recent survey, 15 per cent of Canadians and 20 per cent of Americans said they wou...
May 28, 2020
ROTHENBURGER: Community groups must stand up for Canada against China
KAMLOOPS - I REMAIN CONVINCED that our best shot at getting ourselves out of the hole we've dug in our relationship with China is at the grassroots level.We got a little deeper into that hole Wednesda...
May 28, 2020
ROTHENBURGER: Taking restaurant patios to the curb could have benefits
KAMLOOPS - AT FIRST GLANCE, the plan to allow restaurants to extend their patio areas all the way to the curb sounds a bit Rube Goldberg but it could have some benefits that extend beyond COVID-19.Rea...
May 27, 2020
ROTHENBURGER: Time to wind down the prime minister’s daily TV pep talks
KAMLOOPS - PRIME MINISTER JUSTIN TRUDEAU has been working very hard since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Time for him to take a break.Almost every day around 8 a.m. or so, Trudeau steps out betwe...
May 26, 2020
GINTA: If you love green spaces, please do it right
IT'S NOT EVERY DAY that you see someone in a municipal park hacking away at Saskatoon bushes with a chainsaw. You think you saw everything until you see that. On any given Saturday morning people come...
May 25, 2020
ROTHENBURGER: Talk of permanently grounding the Snowbirds should be dismissed
KAMLOOPS - IT WAS INEVITABLE questions would be raised about the safety of the CT-114 Tutor jets flown by the Snowbirds.But any suggestion the Snowbirds be disbanded should be immediately dismissed.Th...
May 25, 2020
ROTHENBURGER: Some things you might not have known about Capt. Jenn Casey
BEFORE LAST WEEKEND'S TRAGEDY, maybe a dozen or so Kamloops residents knew Capt. Jenn Casey by name. We've learned a lot about her since then as our community has embraced her in our hearts and mourne...
May 23, 2020
