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by
Lee Nichols
Today is Election Day in the City Council Place 4 run-off between Cid Galindo and Laura Morrison. Polls are open 7am to 7pm.
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: local politics arguably have an even greater effect on your life than national politics, so all you folks who flooded the polls in the Obama/Clinton contest need to head back to the voting booth and continue participating in your democracy.
This article appears in June 13 • 2008.
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