Category Archives: Column
ROTHENBURGER: Pronouns and the eternal debate over parents’ vs. kids’ rights
PARENTAL RIGHTS are always controversial and they're really up for debate right now. It revolves around whether students should be able to change their gender pronouns and what, if any, role parents s...
Sep 19, 2023
ROTHENBURGER: Is it already time to worry about Christmas Correctness?
IT'S STILL ONLY SEPTEMBER but not too early, apparently, to start fussing about Christmas Correctness.On the weekend, an announcement went out reminding us all that it will soon be time for the annual...
Sep 18, 2023
COLLINS: UBCM will be an intense week for Kamloops councillors
DELEGATES ARE MAKING THEIR WAY TO VANCOUVER for tomorrow's start of the Union of B.C Municipalities convention. While some see the convention as a waste of money, I've always seen the event as a good ...
Sep 17, 2023
ROTHENBURGER: The important legacies of late TNRD board chair Ken Gillis
I WAS IN MY TRUCK listening to the radio news on Thursday when I heard the shocking announcement that former Thompson-Nicola Regional District board chair Ken Gillis had died. (I later read he'd suffe...
Sep 16, 2023
PETERS: A torrent of blame to go around after Merritt dike report
NEXT WEEK'S UBCM CONFERENCE IN VANCOUVER should be an interesting one for our local communities. On one hand, there is the Kamloops crew who will leave the big top and take the circus on the road. The...
Sep 15, 2023
SOUND OFF: Time for a real plan to deliver a safer B.C.
PEOPLE DESERVE TO FEEL SAFE in their communities. But unfortunately, due to rising crime and overlapping crises, this is not the case for so many people across our province. For years, we have been fo...
Sep 15, 2023
COLLINS: Hoax? I hardly think so
SOME CRITICS have called it "the hoax of all hoaxes." Some major newspapers have run stories suggesting that all of the information regarding potential "bumps" in the ground found at various residenti...
Sep 15, 2023
ROTHENBURGER: Eby’s emergencies task force is an imperfect but logical approach
ANOTHER TASK FORCE, another report that will gather dust.That's the cynical reaction to Premier David Eby's plan to get "experts" to examine B.C.'s emergency response needs. Opposition politicians are...
Sep 14, 2023
SOUND OFF: Childcare savings expanded to more families across B.C.
SEPTEMBER CAN BE AN EXPENSIVE TIME for families. Sending kids back to school can mean new clothes, school supplies, and fees and equipment for sports and other activities. On top of that, childcare fe...
Sep 13, 2023
ROTHENBURGER: Another motion from the mayor stumbles, but wait for what’s next
YOU'D THINK helping the homeless get back home would be a no-brainer but, true to form, Kamloops City council messed it up at their meeting Tuesday.This time, all of council including Mayor Reid Hamer...
Sep 13, 2023
