EDITORIAL – Win or lose, candidates can take pride in having stepped up
An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THIS IS NERVOUS TIME for civic election candidates. The last day of the campaign. They’ll be making their final phone calls, [Continue]
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ROTHENBURGER – Dear media: There’s another side to City council chaos
IF INCUMBENT MAYOR Reid Hamer-Jackson loses on Saturday (Oct. 17, 2026), some local news outlets may as well close their doors. Poor old RHJ has been their bread and butter, [Continue]
EDITORIAL – Settle down, people, this is an election campaign, not a bar brawl
An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. CIVIC ELECTION CAMPAIGNS can get a little tense, especially in the last week or two. This one is probably the most combative ever. Why [Continue]
CIVIC ELECTION ISSUES – Is it time to try a ward system in Kamloops again?
Part 5 in a series on some of the issues raised in the current civic election. By MEL ROTHENBURGER Publisher, ArmchairMayor.ca THERE WAS A TIME when Kamloops had a [Continue]
ROTHENBURGER – The best and rest of civic election campaign signs of 2026
AND THE ENVELOPE please. It’s time for the Armchair Mayor’s campaign sign awards. Since 2008, I’ve been issuing reviews of campaign signage in every civic election. [Continue]
ARMCHAIR ARCHIVES – The loneliness of the civic election candidate
NOTE: This column was first published on Nov. 18, 2014 as yours truly wrapped up an election campaign. YOU HAVE TO RUN for public office to understand campaign stress. In my [Continue]
