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Mark Richardson is a multimedia journalist, editor and writer who has worked in digital, print and broadcast media for three decades. He is a nationally recognized editor and reporter who has covered government, politics and the environment. A journalism graduate from the University of Texas at Austin, he was recently awarded a Foundation for Investigative Journalism grant and has three Associated Press Managing Editors awards for excellence in reporting.
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District 9 Ballot Boxing Forum tonight
Monday, October 6, 2014 by Mark Richardson
The Monitor and our partners at KUT, KXAN, the Austin Chronicle and Univision continue our Ballot Boxing series of in-district Austin City Council candidate forums this week. Tonight, we will hear from the candidates from District 9 at 7 p.m. at KUT’s Studio 1a at 300 W Dean Keeton St. Also, we will host the District 10 candidates at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Lower Colorado River Authority headquarters at 3700 Lake Austin Blvd. The final event in the series will be the Mayors Forum on Oct. 15. A video of each forum will be posted on the Monitor site soon after the event. Click here to find more information.
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