Columns

No sour grapes on the Games: Not!

September 18, 2010 // 0 Comments

“The fix was in.” “Stink town got it.” This bidding for tournaments stuff is nasty business. Comments came fast and heavy to the provincial government’s Livestream [Continue]

HST decision a victory for direct democracy

August 21, 2010 // 0 Comments

Armchair Mayor column for The Kamloops Daily News, Saturday, Aug. 21, 2010 Chalk one up for direct democracy. Not everybody’s a fan of direct democracy, including MLA Terry [Continue]

Local Liberals’ biggest challenge is their leader

August 13, 2010 // 0 Comments

Sooner or later, we’re going to have another federal election, and the prospects in Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo riding aren’t overly appetizing. Talk about a shallow gene [Continue]

40 years later, and I’m still trying

July 31, 2010 // 2 Comments

Armchair mayor column for The Kamloops Daily News, Saturday, July 31, 2010 Upstairs on the cavernous second floor of our building, among stacks of old bookkeeping records, [Continue]

Thank the Lord for saving us from broken skateboards and marshmallow roasts

July 10, 2010 // 1 Comment

Armchair Mayor column for The Kamloops Daily News, Saturday, July 10, 2010 In another example of its anal obsession with rules, the City bylaws department eclipsed the Abby [Continue]

Frootloops City council tackles the security issue

June 26, 2010 // 0 Comments

Armchair Mayor column, The Kamloops Daily News, June 26, 2010 FROOTLOOPS City council sits down for its last meeting before breaking for the summer. They’re antsy to head [Continue]