EDITORIAL – Council newbies need to find their voices, quickly
An AmrchairMayor.ca editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THE RE-INVIGORATED Kamloops City council holds its second meeting Tuesday, giving the two newbie councillors another [Continue]
Editorials
EDITORIAL – Banning the words ‘Merry Christmas,’ ‘chief’ and other bad ideas
An ArmchairMayor.ca editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THE ONE GOOD THING about Halloween — which has become as commercialized as any other milestone on the calendar — is [Continue]
EDITORIAL – If we must have circuses, leave the animals out of them
An ArmchairMayor.ca editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THE CIRCUS is coming to town this week. And, with it, the perennial issue of whether circuses are a good or a bad thing. [Continue]
EDITORIAL – Some thoughts about the good job done by the interim mayor
An ArmchairMayor.ca editorial by Mel Rothenburger. A NEW MAYOR and two new Kamloops City councillors were sworn into office at a small invitation-only ceremony last night and [Continue]
EDITORIAL – BC Liberal leadership race one big apology, but it’s not convincing
An ArmchairMayor.ca editorial by Mel Rothenburger. CANDIDATES for the leadership of the BC Liberal party held their first debate Sunday afternoon, competing to see who could [Continue]
EDITORIAL – Minimum turnout should be set for ‘prop rep’ referendum
An ArmchairMayor.ca editorial by Mel Rothenburger. AS LONG AS we’re going to be subjected to the proportional representation version of the old Ground Hog Day movie, we’d [Continue]
