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ArmchairMayor.ca is a forum about Kamloops and the world. It has more than one million views. Mel Rothenburger is the former Editor of The Daily News in Kamloops, B.C. (retiring in 2012), and past mayor of Kamloops (1999-2005). At ArmchairMayor.ca he is the publisher, editor, news editor, city editor, reporter, webmaster, and just about anything else you can think of. He is grateful for the contributions of several local columnists. This blog doesn't require a subscription but gratefully accepts donations to help defray costs.

Crisis management in reverse: Kamloops This Week’s reaction to the shutdown of The Daily News was handled very carefully

January 16, 2014 // 0 Comments

ARMCHAIR MAYOR SAYS — The byline of Cam Fortems appears in today’s edition of Kamloops This Week. After close to 20 years of seeing it in The Kamloops Daily News, it [Continue]

What will happen next at 393 Seymour Street?

January 15, 2014 // 0 Comments

ARMCHAIR MAYOR SAYS — The Kamloops Daily News building at 393 Seymour Street is a lonely looking place these days. Only a skeleton management staff inhabits the [Continue]

Arts and heritage: believing, doing two different things

January 13, 2014 // 0 Comments

ARMCHAIR MAYOR SAYS — I’m not sure which is in worse shape, Kamloops arts or Kamloops heritage. Nobody seems interested enough in either. The Community Arts Commission [Continue]

In memoriam to Daily News: We thought it would last forever

January 11, 2014 // 2 Comments

ARMCHAIR MAYOR SAYS — First published Jan. 11, 2014 in The Kamloops Daily News. George Whitely wore a plastic hat and spoke very deliberately. Each day, he would put on his [Continue]

A few snippets from today’s final edition of The Daily News

January 11, 2014 // 0 Comments

ARMCHAIR MAYOR SAYS — If you aren’t a subscriber, make sure you get hold of a copy of today’s final edition of The Kamloops Daily News. It’s gut-wrenching, and [Continue]

A report on the last night at the Kamloops Daily News

January 11, 2014 // 13 Comments

ARMCHAIR MAYOR SAYS: I don’t think I’ve every seen more strength of character in one room than I did at the wake held by Kamloops Daily News staff at Carlos O’Bryan’s [Continue]

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