Rothenburger

ROTHENBURGER – Answer to the question, ‘Do politicians have feelings?’

September 16, 2017 // 0 Comments

TWENTY-SEVEN residents of Kamloops are heading for a whole lot of hurt. For 24 of them, it will hit them hard on Saturday night, Sept. 30. That’s when they’ll receive [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Instead of taking shopping carts away, give them away

September 14, 2017 // 1 Comment

An ArmchairMayor.ca editorial by Mel Rothenburger. INSTEAD OF taking sides in the shopping cart debate, why don’t we come up with a solution that will make everyone [Continue]

EDITORIAL – How parking at Royal Inland Hospital CAN be free

September 13, 2017 // 5 Comments

An AmrchairMayor.ca editorial by Mel Rothenburger. EVERY TIME paid parking at Royal Inland Hospital comes up, the answer from the bureaucracy and the politicians is basically [Continue]

BEING MAYOR – Chapter 7, Part 2 – Anatomy of a winning campaign

September 11, 2017 // 0 Comments

This is Part 2 of Chapter 7 in my series of articles on my experiences as mayor of Kamloops 1999-2005. By MEL ROTHENBURGER What makes for a winning election campaign? So many [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – Go hard on graffiti vandals, be soft with panhandlers

September 9, 2017 // 8 Comments

WHEN WE’RE making laws, we should think about the consequences and roots of illegal acts before we get all sanctimonious. Laws are created to control behavior, and some [Continue]

EDITORIAL: Liberals’ tax plan is well-intended but poorly executed

September 7, 2017 // 4 Comments

An ArmchairMayor.ca editorial by Mel Rothenburger. FOR A MAN who is so media savvy, Justin Trudeau’s ham-handed handling of tax reforms is surprising. He faces a major [Continue]