Editorials

EDITORIAL – ‘Slow’ snow removal nothing that higher taxes can’t fix

March 2, 2017 // 4 Comments

An ArmchairMayor editorial by Mel Rothenburger. WOULD YOU have paid more for faster snow removal this past winter? Would you pay more next winter? These are questions [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Amendments targeting puppy mills good news for pets

February 28, 2017 // 0 Comments

An ArmchairMayor editorial by Mel Rothenburger. OUR FUZZY FRIENDS received some good news Monday with the introduction of amendments to B.C.’s Prevention of Cruelty to [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Life these days seems a lot like opening the wrong envelope

February 27, 2017 // 2 Comments

An ArmchairMayor editorial by Mel Rothenburger. SOME WEEKENDS are more interesting than others; this one finished up with quite the grand finale. The Academy Awards mess [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Downtown core is just fine, except for the parking

February 22, 2017 // 8 Comments

An ArmchairMayor editorial by Mel Rothenburger. “THE DOWNTOWN CORE in Kamloops is going to hell in a handbasket. All the businesses are moving out and nobody wants to shop [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Trump Tweet of the Day scores electoral-college victory

February 22, 2017 // 4 Comments

An ArmchairMayor editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THE QUESTION was whether the ArmchairMayor.ca should keep publishing the Trump Tweet of the Day. The decision is to keep doing [Continue]

EDITORIAL – The best parts of the B.C. budget, and one fact check

February 21, 2017 // 5 Comments

An ArmchairMayor editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THE NEW B.C. BUDGET unveiled today has quite a bit of good stuff in it, and some disappointment. There’s also (at least) [Continue]