Armchair Archives

ARMCHAIR ARCHIVES – Time’s up for graffiti mural on Memorial Arena

August 3, 2018 // 0 Comments

Column published in the Kamloops Daily News on Nov. 2, 2010. WHAT WAS ONCE BILLED as the largest graffiti mural in Canada reached its 10th anniversary earlier this year. A [Continue]

ARMCHAIR ARCHIVES – These new self-serve gas stations don’t turn my crank

July 27, 2018 // 1 Comment

Back when time began, there was no such thing as a self-serve gas station. And mechanics used to actually fix cars, too. If you don’t believe me, read this column published [Continue]

ARMCHAIR ARCHIVES – Here’s just the ticket to cut down on stress

July 20, 2018 // 0 Comments

This column from the archives was first published on July 10, 2013. I WAS 16 when I got my first speeding ticket. Your first ticket is one of those rites of passage you [Continue]

ARMCHAIR ARCHIVES – Move summary to top and throw away the report

July 13, 2018 // 0 Comments

A column by Kamloops News editor Mel Rothenburger published May 21, 1985. I WAS ACCUSED in a letter to the editor the other day of writing an editorial based on ignorance. A [Continue]

ARMCHAIR ARCHIVES – Running the Summit Drive gauntlet

July 6, 2018 // 2 Comments

An Armchair Mayor column by Mel Rothenburger published in The Kamloops Daily News on Sept. 8, 2012. EACH WEEKDAY MORNING, university students exit the apartment buildings [Continue]

ARMCHAIR ARCHIVES – The time has come to be proud of all things Canadian

June 29, 2018 // 1 Comment

As mayor I wrote a column called City Hallways. Here’s the one published in 2004 on the occasion of Canada Day. IT WAS ANOTHER great Canada Day in Kamloops. With your [Continue]