Armchair Mayor

ROTHENBURGER – Sometimes we elect fools, but we aren’t ruled by tyrants

May 1, 2026 // 2 Comments

GOING SOMEWHERE ELSE does one of two things. a) it gives us ideas about how things could be done better back home, or b) it makes us realize how good things are back home. [Continue]

EDITORIAL – King’s speech was a brilliant rebuke to Trump’s leadership

April 29, 2026 // 0 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. KING CHARLES earned his keep yesterday (April 28, 2026) and then some. He was absolutely brilliant in his speech to the joint meeting of the [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – Will ‘No incumbents 2026’ become a thing in civic election?

April 6, 2026 // 3 Comments

WHAT IF every current member of Kamloops City council was turfed in this year’s civic election? It would be unprecedented. But it’s a prospect being promoted on social [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – The tale of the mayor’s FOI texts continues to confuse

March 16, 2026 // 2 Comments

AN UPDATE to the FOI battle at City Hall is in order. Call it the Tale of the Texts. As of today (March 16, 2026), Coun. Margot Middleton maintains she has not received the [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – A guide to what they’re saying around the horseshoe

March 6, 2026 // 3 Comments

NOW THAT we’re getting into the thick of election year, you’re probably glued each week to the live streaming of City council meetings. No? How about the archived video [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – Why we grieve for our pets as much as for humans

February 25, 2026 // 4 Comments

EVERY TIME I’m in Tanner’s old stall, or anywhere near it, as I was this morning, I feel heavy in my heart. Our beautiful buckskin ate there, rested there and, a year ago [Continue]