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Oct. 21, 2018 / Ken Ohrn

Results and Comments – 2018 Vancouver Civic Election

Gordon Price and Ken Ohrn have collected their thoughts. It’s not over yet, since a mayoral recount is in whisper…
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Oct. 20, 2018 / Ken Ohrn

Voting Day 3 — 2018 Vancouver Civic Election

No matter how you get there, today’s the day to choose what Vancouver will become.…
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Oct. 20, 2018 / Ken Ohrn

Voting Day 2 — 2018 Vancouver Civic Election

Hey little puppy, it won’t take very long.…
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Oct. 20, 2018 / Ken Ohrn

Voting Day 1 — 2018 Vancouver Civic Election

It’s a terrific day to vote.  Choose any of many polling places, get there before 8 pm.…
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Oct. 20, 2018 / Ken Ohrn

Poll Cats — 2018 Vancouver Civic Election

No matter how you travel, get yourself, family and friends to ye olde polling place.  Join the cool cats.…
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Oct. 20, 2018 / Ken Ohrn

It’s Voting Day . . .

. .  and, mercifully, now the robo-calls will stop.…
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Oct. 19, 2018 / Gordon Price

The Rise of the TSP: Uber Over All?

Some recent stories about the impact of ride-hailing companies, particularly Uber, and the longer term implications. First, another confirming story…
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Oct. 19, 2018 / Sandy James Planner

Municipal Elections: “Handel’s Messiah or the Highway to Hell?”

Two excellent articles point at the need for a comprehensive approach in choosing the candidates for Mayor and Council in…
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Oct. 19, 2018 / Ken Ohrn

Friday Funny — 2018 Vancouver Civic Election

Ever wonder what buildings think, what they’d say if they could talk ?  OK, well, me neither. But here’s one…
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Oct. 18, 2018 / Ken Ohrn

Slanted Slates — 2018 Vancouver Civic Election

Had enough of earnest plodding efforts to sort the electoral gold from the heaps of ballot dross? Is it still…
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Oct. 17, 2018 / Gordon Price

An Election Like No Other

This is an election like no other. While “unprecedented” is an overused word, it seems true for this campaign more…
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Oct. 16, 2018 / Ken Ohrn

What the Tea Leaves Told Me — 2018 Vancouver Civic Election

  Poll-topper Kennedy Stewart, Vancouver mayoral candidate for the 2018 civic election, has gone public with a stronger message. I’m…
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Oct. 16, 2018 / Ken Ohrn

#VanElxn2018: Price Tags Editor Slate [Update] — Ken

Update: things have evolved, no big surprise. The Vancouver 1st mayoral candidate has disgraced himself in my eyes, and other…
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Oct. 15, 2018 / Gordon Price

Civic Savvy: Bad Lines and Metaphors

  After attending about a half-dozen candidate forums (I think I could do some of the candidate’s stump speeches for…

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