Rothenburger

ROTHENBURGER – ‘Five conditions’ rejected but at least council had a debate about the Ajax proposal

November 23, 2016 // 1 Comment

I’VE NEVER heard so many excuses for not taking a stand on something as came out of the mouths of several Kamloops City councillors Tuesday afternoon. But on the bright [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – Let’s cut Mayor Milobar some slack on the Ajax file

November 19, 2016 // 5 Comments

LET’S CUT Peter Milobar some slack, shall we? He’s been getting a lot of flak over his decision to run for the Kamloops-North Thompson BC Liberal nomination while he [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Chamber of commerce gets a failing grade on its ‘report card’

November 17, 2016 // 1 Comment

An ArmchairMayor.ca editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE released what it calls a “Municipal Report Card” on Wednesday in which it examines the job the [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Elections just won’t be the same without public opinion polls

November 16, 2016 // 0 Comments

THERE’S AN old joke that 82.6 percent of statistics are made up on the spot. Toss that one out at a dinner party or a coffee klatch and see how many get it. Truth is, [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – Hanging out in the laundromat with Leonard Cohen

November 12, 2016 // 5 Comments

A LAUNDROMAT on Seymour Street was visited many years ago — maybe 25 or so — by a man who could have been anyone with some dirty socks and underwear that needed washing. [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Trump quickly proves election hasn’t changed him

November 11, 2016 // 6 Comments

An ArmchairMayor editorial by Mel Rothenburger. OUTGOING U.S. President Barack Obama made a salient point in the dying days of the election campaign — he said people [Continue]