Ward 6 to choose between historian, civil servant

Stiverson, Kirby vie to fill Stankivic's seat

By JOSHUA STEWART, Staff Writer

Published 10/28/09

Ward 6 voters must choose between two candidates whose lives began in similar situations, but whose opportunities put them on dramatically different paths.

Paul W. Gillespie - The Capital
Ward 6 candidates: Democrat Ken Kirby, left, and Republican Greg Stiverson

Greg Stiverson, a Republican, and Ken Kirby, a Democrat, both grew up in poverty, but beyond that, their stories are opposites.

Stiverson, 63, was born and raised in Washington state, worked in apple orchards and the U.S. Forestry Service. After college, he earned a doctorate in history from Johns Hopkins University. He has spent his entire career and much of his volunteer time in positions related to history, preservation or the arts.

He has been in Annapolis since...

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now is not the time - 2009-10-29 11:27:17

i agree with stanford...now is just not the time for mr. kirby to be running....he has personal issues he needs to address...i'm sure his heart is in the right place.... but he can be of great service to his community in other ways as well....

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Kirby's Qaulifications - 2009-10-29 10:31:32

It takes a blind person to know the needs of other blind people. But when you but a blind person in charge of helping blind people walk into a brighter future, normally they all fall into a ditch.

Mr. Kirby understands and has a heart for those living in Public Housing. But a warm heart does not make up for a soft head. He will only compound the problems of those living in Public Housing.

If Mr. Kirby truly had the best interests of those living in Public Housing and for Annapolis as a whole, he would look at himself acknowledge that leading others at this time is beyond him. First, learn to be a good follower, and then lead. Mr. Kirby has not demonstrated that he has the person self discipline required to lead others. I am certain, when that self discipline occurs, he will be a very useful leader.

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