Rothenburger

EDITORIAL – Temporary gas shortage gives us a glimpse into the future

June 14, 2018 // 1 Comment

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THE GASOLINE SHORTAGE hasn’t been causing much inconvenience this week because only a few stations are affected but it gets you thinking [Continue]

EDITORIAL – A random idea for putting candidates’ names on ballots

June 13, 2018 // 0 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. A FEW YEARS AGO I suggested that Kamloops City council cut its size from nine members to seven — six councillors and a mayor. Other cities [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Council should put up the money for veterans’ signs now

June 12, 2018 // 1 Comment

An ArmchairMayor.ca editorial by Mel Rothenburger. I THINK Kamloops City council should stop being so cheap and put up a few thousand dollars to honour our war veterans on [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Like father like son, standing up to the American bully

June 11, 2018 // 6 Comments

IT WOULD BE so easy to blame Justin Trudeau for the blow-up of the G7 economic conference, to say it’s all his fault that everything fell apart after Donald Trump jumped on [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – Why we fear rattlesnakes more than clowns

June 9, 2018 // 0 Comments

THERE WAS A GUY who lived in our home town when I was growing up who made the local paper every year. He was a minor celebrity, a bit of a folk hero, even, because he killed [Continue]

ARMCHAIR ARCHIVES – City should be proud of being a hick cowtown

June 8, 2018 // 2 Comments

What was Kamloops thinking about in February of 1988? Running bulls down Victoria Street and celebrating our Western heritage. This “Editor’s Notes” column was [Continue]