Rothenburger

EDITORIAL – Trump’s latest racist tweets are absurd, disgusting

July 18, 2019 // 3 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THERE ARE A LOT OF THINGS Canada is better at than the U.S. Our air is cleaner, our money is prettier, our comedians are funnier, our health [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Don’t expect too much from the gas-price inquiry

July 17, 2019 // 2 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. I’M NOT GETTING MY HOPES UP for the hearings that get underway today on gasoline prices in B.C. I’ll be surprised if the inquiry [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER: Maybe fines for panhandling actually work

July 16, 2019 // 3 Comments

An Armchair Mayor editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THE LATEST ATTEMPT to do something about panhandling comes in Salmon Arm, where the City council has approved a $50 fine. [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER: Chuckwagon races should be abolished

July 15, 2019 // 2 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THE CALGARY STAMPEDE wrapped up Sunday night and three more horses died in the chuckwagon races. That makes a total of six at this year’s [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – Plastic bag fiasco proves need for recall for city councils

July 13, 2019 // 2 Comments

DO YOU EVER WISH there was a way to throw the rascals out without waiting for the next election? There is at the provincial level, but not municipal. Maybe it’s time for an [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Looters deserve to be hammered hard by the courts

July 11, 2019 // 4 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. OKANAGAN-SIMILKAMEEN-NICOLA MP DAN ALBAS is shopping around for support of a private member’s bill he hopes will deter anyone [Continue]