Category Archives: Column
ROTHENBURGER: It’s possible to solve problems and also enjoy life
KAMLOOPS - SOME PEOPLE WOULD ONLY be happy if the entire world was gray and beige, devoid of extras.I draw that conclusion from some of the reaction to last week's Armchair Mayor editorial that praise...
Jun 03, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
GINTA: Driving is fun, but comes with responsibilities
THE DISTANCE BETWEEN MY CAR and the one that swerved out of the lineup of cars waiting at a stop sign became very small, very fast. The driver had likely waited for a while - like everyone else in tha...
Jun 03, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
ROTHENBURGER: Hat Creek Ranch shouldn’t be swept up in Reconciliation
KAMLOOPS - A NEWS ITEM about the management of the Hat Creek Ranch tourist attraction raises cause for concern.The ranch has special meaning for me - my great-great-grandfather established the place a...
Jun 02, 2019 Image: B.C. Heritage Branch
NEUSTAETER: On Marriage
I UNDERSTAND WHY there's so much negative talk about marriage in our society.With a divorce rate of 38 per cent in Canada it would be a blatant lie to suggest that marriage is easy, simple or even gua...
Jun 02, 2019 Image Credit: Dreamstime.com
ROTHENBURGER: Busking bylaw was a solution looking for a problem
THE 'STREET PERFORMANCE' issue appears to finally be put to rest and thankfully so. It was a classic case of a solution looking for a problem.City council this week put a stop to it, cutting short an ...
Jun 01, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
PETERS: Raptors fandom holds a mirror to how a lot of us feel about Canada as a whole
THE TORONTO RAPTORS kicked off their first appearance in the NBA Finals the right way Thursday, beating the favoured Golden State Warriors comfortably. There's a decent chance the Raptors could bring ...
May 31, 2019 Image Credit: The Canadian Press
CHARBONNEAU: U.S challenges Canada's Northwest Passage
PRESIDENT TRUMP PLANS to send ships into our Northwest Passage without Canada's permission. Why he would want to provoke Canada - America's closest ally and trading partner - is a mystery. If he succe...
May 30, 2019 Image Credit: Sophia Granchinho / Dreamstime.com
ROTHENBURGER: Time to end the dance on marijuana tax sharing
THERE'S A SLOW, AWKWARD DANCE going on between politicians and somebody should make the music stop.It has to do with splitting up the windfall from cannabis taxes. The federal government agreed to giv...
May 30, 2019 Arjun Singh (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
ROTHENBURGER: Lansdowne parkade mural is a spectacular piece of art
KAMLOOPS - THE NEXT TIME YOU'RE DRIVING down Lansdowne Street, enjoying the reconstruction traffic, look left as you pass the City parkade. You'll probably have time to do this in the slow-moving traf...
May 28, 2019 Image Credit: Mel Rothenburger
ROTHENBURGER: Vicars Road nightmare will be with us forever
KAMLOOPS - WHEN RANKING THE MOST DANGEROUS driving experiences in Kamloops, the Vicars Road intersection has to be near the top.I was in the neighbourhood the other day and stood for a few minutes wat...
May 28, 2019 Image Credit: Mel Rothenburger
