Armchair Mayor

ROTHENBURGER – Council motion on Gaza would be a waste of time, effort

January 13, 2024 // 10 Comments

CITY COUNCIL is about to get sucked into the Gaza quagmire. At this week’s regular meeting, council heard from Joanne Hammond, who said she represented a group called [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – Appointment of referee for council must be Job One in 2024

January 6, 2024 // 10 Comments

WE COULD USE some good news this year, considering that 2023 was, basically, crap cakes. For 2024 to be better, though, there’s a lot of baggage that needs to be cleaned [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – Announcing the 2023 Armchair Mayor Bad News Awards

December 30, 2023 // 4 Comments

IT’S AWARDS SEASON. We’ve already had the People’s Choice Awards, the Hollywood Film Awards, and the New York Film Critics awards. Coming up are the Golden Globes, [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – Frootloops Mayor Jack Hammer sues for Christmas peace

December 23, 2023 // 4 Comments

FROOTLOOPS COUNCIL reluctantly gathers for its annual general Christmas meeting. Councillors aren’t sure what to expect as Mayor Jack Hammer takes his chair, flips on his [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – Got the Christmas blues? I’ve got good news and bad news

December 16, 2023 // 2 Comments

WHEN YOU ADD IT all up, there’s good reason to be depressed this Christmas. When so much bad is going on all around us, the “Merry” in Merry Christmas, the [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – Do we give to charity at Christmas for the wrong reasons?

December 9, 2023 // 0 Comments

‘TIS THE SEASON for giving. And giving. Charities focus heavily on Christmas, making more money in the couple of months leading up to it than at any other time of year. We [Continue]