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Ritchie, a 41-year-old public accountant, is waging his first political campaign as an Independent, stressing economic issues.
Ritchie, a 41-year-old public accountant, is waging his first political campaign as an Independent, stressing economic issues.

Ritchie, a 41-year-old public accountant, is waging his first political campaign as an Independent, stressing economic issues.

Date11/14/1979
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New mayor for Uxbridge. The four-way race for the mayor's chair in Uxbridge was won last night by pharmacist Gord Davie, 40, in his first try for political office. Watching the election returns in his living-room he is flanked by campaign workers Bev Fellows (left) and Mary Lettau. Although he didn't campaign specifically on the issue. Davie was regarded by many citizens as an anti-penitentiary candidate. Major issue was proposed to build a $13 million prison reception centre in the township.
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Paul Aunger: His consumer magazine - Common Cents - folded earlier this year after seven issues.
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The disturber: Reformer Bruce Knapp, shown above in his Peterborough home, has established his reputation because of his willingness to speak his mind on political issues
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Clive Beck heads a provincial research project in the field of moral and values education. We need to help kids see the complexity of moral issues, he says.
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Terry Flanagan, outside the Toronto Stock Exchange, heads a group that wants to start a new exchange to deal strictly in speculative mining issues. Small mine explorers, chafing under stiff regulations, see the exchange as one idea to ease chronic shortag
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