Editorials

EDITORIAL – KGHM Ajax can, should and will pay the extra $200,000

October 5, 2016 // 20 Comments

An ArmchairMayor editorial by Mel Rothenburger. IT MIGHT SEEM like a roll of the dice, this decision by City council on Tuesday to approve spending another $200,000 to extend [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Yes, we still need pride parades in Kamloops

October 4, 2016 // 3 Comments

An ArmchairMayor editorial by Mel Rothenburger. AN EDITORIAL by CHNL news director Jim Harrison published on this website Monday generated a lot of comments, virtually all of [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Montreal’s ban on pit bulls begins; will it make a difference?

October 3, 2016 // 0 Comments

An ArmchairMayor.ca editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THE PITBULL LOBBY says Montreal’s ban on the breed — which takes effect today (Monday, Oct. 3, 2016) — won’t work. [Continue]

GUEST EDITORIAL – Grandma and Grandpa aren’t likely to hijack a plane

October 2, 2016 // 1 Comment

A guest editorial from Don Staff in place of Jim Harrison’s CHNL editorial: MY WIFE and I went to Ontario last month to visit relatives. Which means that twice we were [Continue]

EDITORIAL — Media, public don’t judge Harper the same way

August 2, 2015 // 5 Comments

EDITORIAL — Now that the media are finished whining about the cost of the extra-long election campaign, we can get on with figuring out who’s best qualified to lead [Continue]

EDITORIAL — Killing of Cecil the lion a stupid, cowardly act

July 31, 2015 // 2 Comments

EDITORIAL — The killing of Cecil the lion was wrong on so many counts it’s hard to know where to start. Cecil, of course, is the famous lion wounded with an arrow [Continue]