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Mike Kanin is the Publisher of the Austin Monitor. As such, he doesn't report on much--aside from the workings of the Monitor--any more. In his previous life as a freelance journalist, Kanin has written for the Washington City Paper, the Washington Post's Express, the Boston Herald, Boston's Weekly Dig, the Austin Chronicle, and the Texas Observer.
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Pace, Gordon, Saldana win AISD seats
Wednesday, December 17, 2014 by Michael Kanin
Kendall Pace, Paul Saldana and Ted Gordon were elected to AISD board seats as part of Tuesday’s runoffs. Pace, who got 65 percent of the vote, beat Hillary Procknow. Saldana collected 53 percent of the vote to Kate Mason-Murphy’s 46 percent. Gordon beat David Thompson 55 percent to 44 percent. In the race for a Place 2 on the Austin Community College board of trustees, Gigi Edwards Bryant polled 54 percent to win out over Jade Chang Sheppard.
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