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ROTHENBURGER – Why civic politics is actually a step up from provincial

June 16, 2018 // 0 Comments

We often think of provincial or federal politics as being a step up from serving on a local council, but think again IS BEING AN MLA really a step up from civic politics? [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – Why we fear rattlesnakes more than clowns

June 9, 2018 // 0 Comments

THERE WAS A GUY who lived in our home town when I was growing up who made the local paper every year. He was a minor celebrity, a bit of a folk hero, even, because he killed [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – Going behind the headlines to get the whole story

June 2, 2018 // 0 Comments

HEADLINES ARE a good way of finding out if we want to read a news story. But the news story itself is filtered by the writer based on his or her idea of which facts are worth [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – Are we too easy, or too tough on our young people?

May 26, 2018 // 2 Comments

“At the age of nine I had to do the work of a teenager, working with four horses hitched to a set of harrows walking behind barefooted. Boots couldn’t be worn because [Continue]

EDITORIAL – The question that shouldn’t be asked at U.S. border

May 22, 2018 // 2 Comments

An ArmchairMayor.ca editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THE SAD STATE of Canada-U.S. relations is no more obvious than in the marijuana border rule. Let me explain. Recreational [Continue]

ARMCHAIR MAYOR – The day Harry’s parents paid a visit to Kamloops

May 19, 2018 // 1 Comment

BIG DAY, royal wedding and all. Today is all about Harry and Meghan. Seems like only yesterday it was all about Charles and Diana. Chuck and Di. Back when Harry was just a [Continue]