US Election Thoughts

I wish I could be as confident that Obama will re-elected as Stephen Buckley is today in his “America Slides into the Abyss” Post on  http://politicsrespun.org/2012/11/america-slides-into-the-abyss-us-election-liveblog/. Over the course of this election I have gained...

Occupy Movement

Recently I was posting a video slideshow of photos from my Granddaughters’ first Blues festival this summer, and found myself reading and/or re-reading the many post related to Occupy Wall Street/ Vancouver/ and elsewhere. This brought to mind the following quote:...

COPE-Vision Tentative Agreement no Surprise

The Coalition of Progressive Electors (COPE) and Vision Vancouver have reached a tentative agreement to once again cooperate on election efforts and run a common slate of candidates. This is not a backroom deal akin to the HST or TILMA, where the Provincial Liberals...

Vancouver School Board – Underfunded and Under Attack

  The Vancouver School Board is made up of nine trustees who are elected every three years to provide governance and democratic stewardship of one of the most diverse public school systems in Canada. We entrust to them the mission of enabling each student in...