Armchair Mayor

ROTHENBURGER – The convoy – Don’t believe everything you read or see

February 5, 2022 // 0 Comments

EACH AND EVERY DAY, 100,000 airliners land safely. Nobody pays any attention to it. It’s not news. No headlines on the front page, no “breaking news” on TV. How many [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER: Our cityscape makes a daring switch from beige to greige

January 29, 2022 // 0 Comments

I’VE GOT GOOD NEWS and bad news. You might have heard me rant a time or two about the beigeness of Kamloops, a condition caused by myopic planners able to see only “earth [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – Kamloops has already built a bridge to reconciliation

January 22, 2022 // 1 Comment

A BRIDGE TO RECONCILIATION is within our grasp right here in Kamloops. I mean symbolically, at least, although the international attention the community received after last [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – ‘Unvaxxed tax’ would edge us close to mandatory vaccination

January 15, 2022 // 3 Comments

THE CHARTER OF RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS, Nuremberg Code, Universal Declaration of Human Rights and other such documents will, no doubt, be in for heavy workouts as the latest [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – Soaring assessments pit homeowners against renters

January 8, 2022 // 3 Comments

A LOT OF NEW MILLIONAIRES are walking around Kamloops these days. They don’t look different than anyone else. Their clothes aren’t any fancier; they likely don’t wear [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER: Dr. Holly Jolly throws a wrench in Frootloops party plans

December 24, 2021 // 3 Comments

FROOTLOOPS COUNCIL is gathering online to discuss their annual Christmas Day party. Mayor Ken Kringle calls the meeting to order. KRINGLE: I call the meeting to order on this [Continue]