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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.

Birds and the bees — are we doing it right in a world of texting, chat lines and porn sites?

March 28, 2014 // 0 Comments

COLUMN — Daniela Gina writes Fridays for The Armchair Mayor News. /I thought I’d write about our last hike in Peterson Creek; about how every season transforms the park [Continue]

No worries, family members of Kamloops City councillors have to pay for their own trips

March 28, 2014 // 1 Comment

NEWS — Kamloops taxpayers don’t have to worry about paying for travel by family members of the mayor and councillors. If they tag along they have to pay their own [Continue]

Facebook page against what TRU stand for

March 28, 2014 // 0 Comments

FRIDAY MORNING EDITORIAL — The really sad thing about this week’s revelations about a Facebook page called TRU Confessions 2014 is that its content goes totally [Continue]

Stu Wood parents make impassioned plea to keep doors open; Beattie parents want a say

March 27, 2014 // 1 Comment

By MICHELE YOUNG /NEWS — School district officials heard vastly different concerns tonight (Thursday) from parents of two elementary schools that face possible moves within [Continue]

Hours cut at another rural post office

March 27, 2014 // 0 Comments

NEWS — Another rural post office faces cutbacks in service. As of April 13, the Quilchena post office will not longer offer Saturday retail service. Hours on Mondays [Continue]

City to add four new buses in 2015-2016

March 27, 2014 // 0 Comments

NEWS — Four more buses will be added to the City’s transit fleet next year and in 2016 at a cost of $552,000. One custom transit bus for the handyDART will go into [Continue]

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