Rothenburger

EDITORIAL – Chamber of commerce gets a failing grade on its ‘report card’

November 17, 2016 // 1 Comment

An ArmchairMayor.ca editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE released what it calls a “Municipal Report Card” on Wednesday in which it examines the job the [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Elections just won’t be the same without public opinion polls

November 16, 2016 // 0 Comments

THERE’S AN old joke that 82.6 percent of statistics are made up on the spot. Toss that one out at a dinner party or a coffee klatch and see how many get it. Truth is, [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – Hanging out in the laundromat with Leonard Cohen

November 12, 2016 // 5 Comments

A LAUNDROMAT on Seymour Street was visited many years ago — maybe 25 or so — by a man who could have been anyone with some dirty socks and underwear that needed washing. [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Trump quickly proves election hasn’t changed him

November 11, 2016 // 6 Comments

An ArmchairMayor editorial by Mel Rothenburger. OUTGOING U.S. President Barack Obama made a salient point in the dying days of the election campaign — he said people [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Never has Canada-U.S. friendship faced such a challenge

November 10, 2016 // 6 Comments

An ArmchairMayor editorial by Mel Rothenburger. WE CANADIANS were saying all the right things yesterday (Nov. 9, 2016), in our usual polite way. We common folk might have [Continue]