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Money talks, experience walks: Here’s what Sharon Shepherd thinks cost her the election
February 26, 2015 - 2:33 PM

KELOWNA - It was supposed to be the political comeback for two-term mayor Sharon Shepherd. Edged out by Walter Gray in 2011, Shepherd was pushed by many to take another crack at it when Gray announced he would not run again in 2014.
It’s not all always about the money in municipal election campaigns
February 23, 2015 - 1:31 PM

VERNON – Akbal Mund spent less than half the money his closest competitors did in his successful bid to win the November 2014 civic election.
Mayor's race was close from a budget point of view
February 23, 2015 - 1:20 PM

PENTICTON - The contest for the Mayor’s chair in last November’s Penticton municipal election proved to be a closer spending race for two of the candidates than the results at the ballot box.
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The science and art of making mead at Vernon's Planet Bee
Mead has been gaining in popularity as an alcoholic beverage but also as a craft and career. Planet Bee in Vernon is a case in point. James Nowek, co-owner of Planet Bee honey farm, makes mead right on the premises from honey harvested from

Nebraska will vote on pro-pot measures despite some invalid signatures
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska certified two ballot measures Friday to legalize medical marijuana even though the state’s Republican attorney general said their supporters may have submitted at least several thousand invalid signatures,

Don’t pay till 2025: Okanagan developers entice renters with freebies
While many people across the Okanagan struggle to find affordable housing those able — or willing — to splash out on rent will find multiple special offers trying to entice them to sign a lease. From a few months of free rent to

Money talks, experience walks: Here’s what Sharon Shepherd thinks cost her the election