Rothenburger

EDITORIAL – Why Michelle Obama should run for president, but won’t

October 10, 2016 // 2 Comments

An ArmchairMayor editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THE WRONG SPOUSE is running for president of the United States. Watching the train wreck that is Donald Trump struggle through [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – The fruits and veggies theory of proportional representation

October 10, 2016 // 10 Comments

I first published this column on May 2, 2009 in The Kamloops Daily News with respect to the B.C. referendum on the Single Transferable Vote. I believe it still has relevance [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – Thank you, Lord, for giving us more places to buy $5 coffee and $40 wine

October 8, 2016 // 3 Comments

BIG, BIG WEEK for news in the ‘Loops. I’m not talking about Terry Lake’s four-point plan to bring in more doctors. Nor even about the man on the roof in the 300-400 [Continue]

EDITORIAL – ‘Action plan’ on doctors is a Band-Aid, but it’s a welcome one

October 6, 2016 // 5 Comments

An ArmchairMayor.ca editorial by Mel Rothenburger. AT LAST, something is being done about the chronic doctor shortage in Kamloops that has left tens of thousands of people [Continue]

EDITORIAL – KGHM Ajax can, should and will pay the extra $200,000

October 5, 2016 // 20 Comments

An ArmchairMayor editorial by Mel Rothenburger. IT MIGHT SEEM like a roll of the dice, this decision by City council on Tuesday to approve spending another $200,000 to extend [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Yes, we still need pride parades in Kamloops

October 4, 2016 // 3 Comments

An ArmchairMayor editorial by Mel Rothenburger. AN EDITORIAL by CHNL news director Jim Harrison published on this website Monday generated a lot of comments, virtually all of [Continue]