Armchair Mayor

ROTHENBURGER – Let’s stand up and say what we mean, not just sort of

January 5, 2020 // 2 Comments

THE FOLLOWING QUOTE, not a word of a lie, is verbatim from an on-air media interview in which a guest is being asked about a political issue: “So, you know, can sort of [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – Five important things Kamloops must get done in 2020

December 28, 2019 // 4 Comments

NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTIONS have never been much of a thing with me. I tend to make them as easy as possible in order to avoid failure. In 2020, for example, I will vow to pay [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – Frootloops council looks ahead to a brand new decade

December 21, 2019 // 2 Comments

FROOTLOOPS COUNCIL gathers for its last meeting of the decade. His Wordship Mayor Ken Kringle bangs his gavel. MAYOR KRINGLE: I call the meeting to order. May I first [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER: Tank the cat and other stories of Kamloops’ generosity

December 14, 2019 // 1 Comment

IS IT ANY SURPRISE that Kamloops is the most generous city in Canada? According to GoFundMe, Tournament Capital residents gave more per capita through the fundraising [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER: Door still open a crack to friendly resolution on St. Andrew’s

December 7, 2019 // 1 Comment

HOPE SPRINGS ETERNAL in the St. Andrew’s on the Square case. Just when you think the ship had sailed (to use Coun. Dieter Dudy’s description), new possibilities emerge. [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – What we need in this country is a special racism court

November 30, 2019 // 1 Comment

ANOTHER PERSONALITY LOST his job Friday over racist remarks. The latest offender is Calgary Flames head coach Bill Peters, who resigned after revelations he used racist slurs [Continue]