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Apr. 16, 2015 / Gordon Price

The Daily Durning: Student Loans

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Apr. 09, 2015 / Gordon Price

Simple Math: Elizabeth Murphy Responds

Elizabeth Murphy, quoted in a Daily Durning post on population growth in Metro, responded in the comments to the post.…
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Mar. 11, 2015 / Gordon Price

The Daily Durning: Harvard’s Entrance Exam

From 1869. Try it out here.…
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Mar. 05, 2015 / Gordon Price

The Daily Durning: Brill Buses

An extraordinary shot: Old Vancouver Brill buses in Sandon, B.C. .…
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Mar. 03, 2015 / Gordon Price

The Daily Durning: Full-service Bus Stop

  Can be linked to post below.  …
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Feb. 10, 2015 / Gordon Price

The Daily Durning: London in the 1800s

London in great old photos – definitely pre-Motordom. Check out the great-grandfather of the London Eye at 0.33. .…
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Jan. 21, 2015 / Gordon Price

The Daily Durning: Before we had smart phones

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Jan. 15, 2015 / Gordon Price

The Daily Durning: The News

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Dec. 17, 2014 / Gordon Price

The Daily Durning: Empty Homes in London

Another angle on the empty-house issue.  From The Guardian: Property investors in Islington who leave homes empty could face jail: Property…
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Dec. 10, 2014 / Gordon Price

The Daily Durning: Paris in 2020

If Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo can follow though. From CityLab: No diesel fuel at all will be burnt within Paris.…
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Dec. 02, 2014 / Gordon Price

The Daily Durning: Escalators – Then and Now

. Bring back the hat, I say.…
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Dec. 01, 2014 / Gordon Price

The Daily Durning: Failure and Success on Burrard Bridge

Tom was the first to pick up this piece from CityLab: After a Series of Failures, This Is How Vancouver Finally…
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Nov. 21, 2014 / Gordon Price

The Daily Durning: Friday Funny

. And I’m going to meetings.   Light blogging today.…
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Oct. 16, 2014 / Gordon Price

The Daily Durning: Our Times

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