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ROTHENBURGER – The Armchair Mayor Awards for news misses of 2018

December 29, 2018 // 0 Comments

THE YEAR HAS GONE BY quickly, hasn’t it? Hard to believe it’s time for the 2018 Armchair Mayor Awards for news and news makers that made headlines but not necessarily in [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – Frootloops council tackles crisis of snowless Christmas

December 22, 2018 // 4 Comments

THERE IS NO JOY in Frootloops. With only a few days to go before Christmas, the council gathers to deal with a crisis — no snow. As the newbies mill around trying to find [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Can we at last put proportional representation to rest?

December 21, 2018 // 9 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. CAN WE NOW put proportional representation to rest? Thursday’s referendum result wasn’t even close — 61.3 per cent of those who voted [Continue]

EDITORIAL – New impaired-driving laws will test our civil freedoms

December 20, 2018 // 7 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. ARE WE BECOMING a police state? Not yet, but the new impaired-driving laws that came into effect this week certainly give police a [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Politicians should not be immune from tax increases

December 19, 2018 // 0 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. WOULDN’T IT BE NICE if we could all receive a magic pill for Christmas that would make us immune from tax increases? After all, income [Continue]

EDITORIAL – How is opposing birthright citizenship against Canadian values?

December 18, 2018 // 4 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. BIRTHRIGHT CITIZENSHIP just might become the hot button issue of the next federal election. It has all the necessary ingredients. A divide [Continue]