Republished from the Brandon Sun print edition October 25, 2014 Well, nobody ever said it would be easy. As the dust settles from Wednesday’s municipal election, Rick Chrest will trade offices from his west-end business to the heart of the city for the next four years. The former city councillor’s ascension to becoming the city’s quarterback has been in the making the better part of the past year, culminating in ...
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Republished from the Brandon Sun print edition September 6, 2014 For an election that has remained pretty silent the last couple of weeks, it appears the battle for Brandon boulevards and billboards has begun. After an extended weekend that saw the launch of a new school year in its wake, much of the electioneering seems to have jumped a gear or two with candidates honing in on the seven weeks ...
Republished from the Brandon Sun print edition August 29, 2014 Candidate endorsements for a political campaign can be dynamite or they can be an absolute minefield to navigate, depending on their source. Usually endorsements, especially high-profile ones, place more credibility in the candidate they tout and often are accompanied with tidy sums of money to help further the campaign. For the most part those endorsements — especially the ones welcomed ...
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