Rothenburger

EDITORIAL – The question that shouldn’t be asked at U.S. border

May 22, 2018 // 2 Comments

An ArmchairMayor.ca editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THE SAD STATE of Canada-U.S. relations is no more obvious than in the marijuana border rule. Let me explain. Recreational [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Royals should never be like the rest of us

May 21, 2018 // 1 Comment

An ArmchairMayor.ca editorial by Mel Rothenburger. YOU’D HAVE to be living under a rock not to know there was a big wedding this Victoria Day weekend. And even if you [Continue]

ARMCHAIR MAYOR – The day Harry’s parents paid a visit to Kamloops

May 19, 2018 // 1 Comment

BIG DAY, royal wedding and all. Today is all about Harry and Meghan. Seems like only yesterday it was all about Charles and Diana. Chuck and Di. Back when Harry was just a [Continue]

TNRD – Recycling changes will mean more sorting, but more products

May 18, 2018 // 3 Comments

We’ll be able to recycle more products and save money, but we’ll have to do more sorting when the Thompson-Nicola Regional District joins Recycle B.C. this fall. At its [Continue]

ARMCHAIR ARCHIVES – Happy Birthday, Karl Marx from ‘Comrade Rothenburger’

May 18, 2018 // 0 Comments

This month marks the 200thanniversary of the birth of Karl Marx. The following column was published in The Kamloops News on March 30, 1977, very likely the last time I [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Adding clarity to property tax bills is never a bad thing

May 17, 2018 // 1 Comment

An ArmchairMayor.ca editorial by Mel Rothenburger. EVER GET YOUR annual property tax bill and wonder what it says? Some tax bills contain almost nothing in the way of a [Continue]