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ARMCHAIR ARCHIVES – 10 years ago, the Coquihalla cash cow was put to pasture

September 7, 2018 // 1 Comment

Hard to believe it’s been 10 years since tolls were taken off the Coquihalla. Here’s what I wrote about it on Saturday, Sept. 27, 2008 in the Kamloops Daily News [Continue]

ARMCHAIR ARCHIVES – The fruits and veggies theory of transferable vote

August 24, 2018 // 4 Comments

Originally published May 2, 2009 in The Kamloops Daily News. IN 2005, I VOTED against BC-STV because I didn’t understand it. In 2009, I will vote against BC-STV because I [Continue]

ARMCHAIR ARCHIVES – Will Nelson Riis run for federal NDP; can he win?

August 10, 2018 // 0 Comments

A column by Mel Rothenburger in the Kamloops News published on Feb. 11. 1977. FOR SOMETHING THAT’S still many months away, the next federal election is shaping up to be one [Continue]

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]