Rothenburger

EDITORIAL – The ‘cultural appropriation’ issue isn’t just about Halloween

October 24, 2017 // 2 Comments

An ArmchairMayor.ca editorial by Mel Rothenburger. SOMETIMES I think we look too hard for the things that divide us. Let’s talk about what’s become known as ”cultural [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Council newbies need to find their voices, quickly

October 23, 2017 // 3 Comments

An AmrchairMayor.ca editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THE RE-INVIGORATED Kamloops City council holds its second meeting Tuesday, giving the two newbie councillors another [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – We need to laugh more about parking tickets and colonoscopies

October 21, 2017 // 4 Comments

“JACK KNOX is a friend of mine,” I told the mayor of one of the infinite number of municipalities that make up Greater Victoria. I say this every time I run into [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Banning the words ‘Merry Christmas,’ ‘chief’ and other bad ideas

October 19, 2017 // 1 Comment

An ArmchairMayor.ca editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THE ONE GOOD THING about Halloween — which has become as commercialized as any other milestone on the calendar — is [Continue]

EDITORIAL – If we must have circuses, leave the animals out of them

October 18, 2017 // 2 Comments

An ArmchairMayor.ca editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THE CIRCUS is coming to town this week. And, with it, the perennial issue of whether circuses are a good or a bad thing. [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Some thoughts about the good job done by the interim mayor

October 17, 2017 // 0 Comments

An ArmchairMayor.ca editorial by Mel Rothenburger. A NEW MAYOR and two new Kamloops City councillors were sworn into office at a small invitation-only ceremony last night and [Continue]