Category Archives: Column
SOUND OFF: New elementary school continues momentum in Kamloops
THERE WAS SNOW ON THE GROUND in January when I touched down in Kamloops, but I got an incredibly warm welcome at the expanded Valleyview Secondary. My trip to Kamloops was my first visit outside of th...
Mar 01, 2023
ROTHENBURGER: Well, there’s a Tuesday afternoon we’ll never get back
I COULD WRITE A BOOK about Tuesday's Kamloops City council meeting. A title comes to mind: Gong Show 2.Unfortunately, I have only 325 words, so let's hit some highlights.At 2:27 p.m., after an hour of...
Mar 01, 2023
HUNTER: On public inquiries, stop editorializing for dramatic effect and start educating
I WANT TO PREFACE THIS WEEK'S TOPIC by stating I unequivocally support public discourse and the ability of the public to engage in discussion with elected officials.What I don't support, is the fear-m...
Feb 28, 2023
ROTHENBURGER: Living in pothole country is getting to be very expensive
LET'S FACE IT, we live in pothole country.With this endless freeze-thaw-freeze cycle we're in, we have a bumper crop of potholes.Everywhere we go, they're ahead of us. Deep ones, round ones, long skin...
Feb 28, 2023
ROTHENBURGER: Council should encourage dialogue with the public, not shut it down
THERE'S NOTHING UNUSUAL, or wrong, with putting limits on how long members of the public can speak to City council either at regular council meetings or public hearings.The important thing is to do it...
Feb 27, 2023
COLLINS: Prince Harry’s book a mix of good and bad
I KNEW AT SOME POINT I would have to read Prince Harry's bestseller "Spare", if for no other reason than as a journalist, a book about all the Royal confrontations would give me perhaps a bit of insig...
Feb 26, 2023
ROTHENBURGER: Changing attitudes on use of spanking to discipline kids
'UP FRONT!' I remember the words of my high school French teacher oh so well.Learning French was a challenge for me; languages other than English don't come easily.Consequently, I and a few others had...
Feb 25, 2023
PETERS: Pineview school announcement is great; Kamloops needs more
THE PROVINCIAL NDP GOVERNMENT missed an opportunity to score some major political points in Kamloops this week when it inexplicably announced approval for a new school in Pineview Valley via a late-af...
Feb 24, 2023
COLLINS: “As long as it takes” - Words we don't want to hear.
U.S. PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN made a daring and brave trip to Kyiv, Ukraine last weekend. A move to show Western Solidarity with a country ravaged by a terrorist dictator continually committing war crimes ...
Feb 24, 2023
SOUND OFF: Rural communities keeping close eye on 2023 budget
THE PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT WILL REVEAL ITS 2023 BUDGET next week, and expectations are high that Premier David Eby and the NDP will finally put some attention toward the big issues people are deeply co...
Feb 23, 2023
