Editorials

EDITORIAL: Panhandlers aren’t the ones we need to be worried about

May 9, 2018 // 1 Comment

An ArmchairMayor.ca editorial by Mel Rothenburger. AGGRESSIVE PANHANDLING, we’re being told, is once again on the rise in downtown Kamloops. According to a report to the [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Busting pot shops not the best use of police and City resources

May 8, 2018 // 0 Comments

An ArmchairMayor.ca editorial by Mel Rothenburger. ARMED WITH a search warrant, RCMP walked into the Canna Clinic medical marijuana dispensary on Hillside Drive yesterday, [Continue]

EDITORIAL – What’s the government waiting for on PR referendum?

May 3, 2018 // 8 Comments

An ArmchairMayor.ca editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THE B.C. LEGISLATURE returns to work next week and maybe we’ll finally get some answers about the big referendum on [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Addicts’ safety shouldn’t come ahead of general public’s

May 2, 2018 // 0 Comments

An ArmchairMayor.ca editorial by Mel Rothenburger. WHEN DELEGATES to the annual B.C. Chamber of Commerce convention get together in Kamloops later this month, they’ll have [Continue]

EDITORIAL – If we want to keep blood free, we’ll have to pay for it

May 1, 2018 // 2 Comments

An ArmchairMayor.ca editorial by Mel Rothenburger. SHOULD WE be paid for giving our blood? The very thought of it has long been offensive to our Canadian values. Free blood [Continue]

EDITORIAL – This is tax day and here’s what we get for our money

April 30, 2018 // 0 Comments

An ArmchairMayor.ca editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THIS IS TAX DAY, for most of us, the deadline for filing our income-tax returns. If we’re lucky, we’ll get a little [Continue]