EDITORIAL – If you just don’t know, don’t vote
An ArmchairMayor.ca editorial by Mel Rothenburger. IT’S COMMON wisdom during elections that everybody should get out and vote. With a civic by-election coming up in [Continue]
Editorials
EDITORIAL – What did John O’Fee do wrong?
An ArmchairMayor.ca editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THE BEST DAY for releasing bad news is Friday. Governments know that people don’t pay as much attention to the world on [Continue]
EDITORIAL – Thompson-Nicola Regional District politics is worthy of attention
An ArmchairMayor.ca editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THE REGIONAL DISTRICT board of directors met for three hours on Thursday (Sept. 21, 2017), working through a busy agenda [Continue]
EDITORIAL – Those who would ban election signs are party poopers
An ArmchairMayor.ca editorial by Mel Rothenburger. I’m a fan of election signs. Always have been. A lot of people aren’t. They say they’re a blight on the landscape, [Continue]
EDITORIAL – Taxpayers shouldn’t have to subsidize political campaigns
An ArmchairMayor.ca editorial by Mel Rothenburger. IT REALLY IS hard to know who to cheer for in Victoria these days. The NPD government is ending the so-called “Wild [Continue]
EDITORIAL – Instead of taking shopping carts away, give them away
An ArmchairMayor.ca editorial by Mel Rothenburger. INSTEAD OF taking sides in the shopping cart debate, why don’t we come up with a solution that will make everyone [Continue]
