ROTHENBURGER – When municipal politicians think they’re worth too much
HOW MUCH IS a municipal politician worth? A common answer among taxpayers is likely to be, less than they’re getting. It’s a serious question, though, and a [Continue]
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ROTHENBURGER: ‘Just plain evil’ columnist contemplates his fan mail
MY FRIEND Jack Knox, a best-selling author and award-winning newspaper columnist, has a January tradition of collecting some of his favourite insults from among those [Continue]
ROTHENBURGER – Crapstorm blowing in City Hall over Westsyde pipeline issue
HERE’S A straight-forward question. Supposing, five or 10 years from now, the oil pipeline that runs through Westsyde splits a seam or whatever it is pipeiines do when they [Continue]
ROTHENBURGER – Let’s stand up and say what we mean, not just sort of
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
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
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]
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