Rothenburger

EDITORIAL – Anti-racism posters seemed like a good idea at the time

March 29, 2018 // 1 Comment

An ArmchairMayor.ca editorial by Mel Rothenburger. PARENTS ARE understandably sensitive about what their kids are being taught in school, and they don’t like surprises. [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Get used to the Summit Connector hairpin bottleneck – forever

March 28, 2018 // 2 Comments

An ArmchairMayor.ca editorial by Mel Rothenburger. EVERY TIME I drive up or down the Summit Connector and negotiate that bottleneck at the hairpin turn, I dream of the Singh [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Benefits of letting 16-year-olds vote outweigh the negatives

March 27, 2018 // 2 Comments

An ArmchairMayor.ca editorial by Mel Rothenburger. SHOULD 16-YEAR-OLDS get the vote? BC Green Party leader Andrew Weaver thinks so. He’s introduced another Private [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Protest the pipeline expansion, sure, but do it legally

March 26, 2018 // 9 Comments

An ArmchairMayor.ca editorial by Mel Rothenburger. WHERE ARE ALL the responsible politicians in these Trans Mountain pipeline protests? The ones who obey the law? Sure, [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – Thoughts and prayers don’t deserve the bad rap

March 24, 2018 // 1 Comment

THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS have been getting a bad rap lately. Commentators are trashing them as over-used, empty and meaningless. They’re referring to the sympathies offered by [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Calling BS on excuses for annual spring hosing at the pump

March 22, 2018 // 4 Comments

An ArmchairMayor.ca editorial by Mel Rothenburger. MUST BE spring — gas prices are about to go up again. There are all kinds of excuses whenever it happens — refineries [Continue]