ROTHENBURGER – Why I’m willing to accept Justin Trudeau’s apology
I FORGIVE JUSTIN TRUDEAU. I accept his apology. If you’ve been paying attention, you’ll know the man has disappointed me in many ways, just as he’s disappointed many [Continue]
Armchair Mayor
ROTHENBURGER – A visit from Trudeau, a fired candidate, a not-so-bold council
AN INTERESTING WEEK IN POLITICS in the Loops. A federal election call, a fired NDP candidate and a not-so-bold move by City council. Taking first things first, Justin Trudeau [Continue]
MEDIA – Armchair Mayor finalist for Best Commentator in Webster awards
I’m pleased to say the Armchair Mayor has been named a finalist in this year’s Commentator of the Year award by the Jack Webster Foundation. Finalists in all categories [Continue]
ROTHENBURGER – Instant community response to Parkcrest fire is inspiring
Some came out of curiosity but most simply want to help any way they can LATE FRIDAY, THE GAWKERS were still showing up at Parkcrest Avenue wanting to get a look at the [Continue]
ROTHENBURGER – Three keys to the Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo election
VETERAN BROADCAST JOURNALIST-turned website scribe Bob Price called to ask me who’s going to win Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo in October. He was putting together a look-ahead [Continue]
ROTHENBURGER – Get used to being watched while you shop
In this age of seemingly constant surveillance, we’re even being recorded at the self-service checkout I WALKED INTO WALMART the other day. As I passed the greeter at [Continue]
ROTHENBURGER – Ditch current plans for Stuart Wood, make it a school again
THE MORE I THINK ABOUT IT, the more I think a big mistake is being made with Stuart Wood school. As the painfully long process drags on sorting out control of the property, [Continue]
ROTHENBURGER – The uphill battle to get rid of one-way streets downtown
WHEN I ASKED Coun. Denis Walsh on last week’s segment of CFJC-TV’s Balance of Powerwhat single thing he’d fix about downtown Kamloops if he could, I was surprised at [Continue]
ROTHENBURGER: It’s getting harder to justify illegal pot shops
THIS WEEK’S MARIJUANA RAIDS were a case of déjà vu all over again. The law swept down on two illegal cannabis dispensaries, including Canadian Safe Cannabis Services on [Continue]
ROTHENBURGER: Fondly remembering the best boss I ever had
KAMLOOPS HAS HAD many outstanding media people over the years. Names like Jack Knox, Walter Jones, Frances Bula, Dave Obee, Angelo Iacobucci, Bob Price, Jim Harrison, Susan [Continue]
ROTHENBURGER – More on how we try, and mostly fail, to control panhandling
SUPPOSE YOU’RE AT THE BANK MACHINE and there’s a panhandler sitting or standing there and he asks you for some spare change. Would you feel comfortable sliding your bank [Continue]
ROTHENBURGER – Plastic bag fiasco proves need for recall for city councils
DO YOU EVER WISH there was a way to throw the rascals out without waiting for the next election? There is at the provincial level, but not municipal. Maybe it’s time for an [Continue]
ROTHENBURGER – City council’s toughest choice – green or growth
SELDOM HAS AN ISSUE been so starkly defined within the walls of Kamloops City Hall as during council’s climate change debate. And never before have we heard Coun. Arjun [Continue]
ROTHENBURGER – You and I know less about Canada than we think we do
I CONSIDER MYSELF a good Canadian but, apparently, I’m not as good as I thought. The annual Historica.ca extreme trivia quiz is out. I barely passed it. Then I thought [Continue]
