Columns

A store clerk who found a way to say ‘yes’ kept this customer

February 15, 2014 // 1 Comment

THE ARMCHAIR MAYOR (COLUMN) — I shopped this week at a store I swore never to patronize again. I have two rules about places I spend money at. One is that the customer must [Continue]

It really does take a village, a whole village, to raise our kids

February 14, 2014 // 1 Comment

THE WAY I SEE IT (COLUMN) — Daniela Ginta writes in The Armchair Mayor News on Fridays. By DANIELA GINTA It was at bedtime that I heard my youngest singing the refrain of [Continue]

Amazing things get done between 2 and 4 in the morning

February 9, 2014 // 0 Comments

CLIPPINGS FILE (COLUMN) — First published in The Kamloops Daily News on March 19, 2011. By MEL ROTHENBURGER I once wrote a hit song in my sleep. Mostly in my sleep, anyway. [Continue]

Stuart Wood dilemma reflects reality of fast changing world

February 7, 2014 // 2 Comments

THE WAY I SEE IT (COLUMN) — The Armchair Mayor News is pleased to introduce a new columnist. That is, new to this blog. Daniela Ginta wrote a weekly column for The [Continue]

What does an unemployed newspaper employee do?

January 17, 2014 // 3 Comments

FROM THE CLIPPINGS FILE — I’m a hoarder of papers. Clippings, reports, anything I think I or somebody else from the next century might want to look at some day. I’ve [Continue]

Tories’ ‘dumb on crime’ bill lands in our mailboxes

November 7, 2011 // 2 Comments

The latest bit of blatherskite from our Member of Parliament landed in my mailbox the other day. It’s called “Taking Action on Justice.” What’s just as annoying as [Continue]