Editorials

EDITORIAL – Spirit Square project will turn a sow’s ear into a silk purse

February 23, 2018 // 4 Comments

An ArmchairMayor.ca editorial by Mel Rothenburger. SOMETIMES the City of Kamloops gets it right and I think the new plan for Spirit Square is one of those times. Arpa [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Olympics find new ways to surprise, and not always in a good way

February 22, 2018 // 0 Comments

An ArmchairMayor.ca editorial by Mel Rothenburger. JUST WHEN we think there are no new ways the Olympics can surprise us, they do — and not in a good way. Never mind that [Continue]

EDITORIAL – How affordable is this ‘make life more affordable’ budget?

February 21, 2018 // 6 Comments

An ArmchairMayor.ca editorial by Mel Rothenburger. IF THERE WAS ever any doubt there’s no middle ground in B.C. politics, the NDP government’s budget announced yesterday [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Replacing those stolen monument plaques is long overdue

February 20, 2018 // 3 Comments

An ArmchairMayorca. editorial by Mel Rothenburger. EVERY TIME I drive or walk past City Hall I get mad. Not mad at what’s going on inside; mad at what’s going on outside. [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Time for some plain talk about sexual violence in our schools

February 19, 2018 // 0 Comments

An ArmchairMayor.ca editorial by Mel Rothenburger. IF WE’RE GOING to have a serious discussion about sexual violence in our schools, let’s be crystal clear what [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Nothing to offer but despair after another mass shooting

February 15, 2018 // 5 Comments

An ArmchairMayor.ca editorial by Mel Rothenburger. YESTERDAY was Valentine’s Day. That’s when men of all ages sheepishly line up in supermarkets and buy gaudy bouquets. [Continue]