R E S T A U R A N T P O L L B A L L O T P . 4 6 - The Austin Chronicle
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The ‘Chronicle’ EndorsementsApril 13 primary run-offsOur full endorsements, published April 2, are available online.Please take the time to vote. – The Chronicle Editorial BoardDEMOCRATIC PRIMARY299th District Court: Karen SageBoth Sage and Mindy Montford have engagingqualities of experience, knowledge, personalhistory, and desire for innovation. Onbalance, in light of the range of her experienceand her demonstrated seriousness ofpurpose, we recommend Sage.REPUBLICAN PRIMARYSupreme Court Justice, Place 3:Debra LehrmannConservative district judge and family lawexpert Lehrmann is thoroughly qualified to bea state Supreme Court justice, and her opponent,Rick Green, is utterly unqualified. If GOPvoters care about the future of their party,nominating Lehrmann is a chance to show it.State Board of Education, District 10:Marsha FarneyRight-wing ideologue Brian Russell isdetermined to continue the conservativeculture war on public education. We recommendformer teacher Farney, who holdsa doctorate in education and has run anonideological, education-based campaign.House District 47: No EndorsementContractor and former Real EstateCoun cil of Austin board member PaulWorkman and business attorney HollyTurner have both gone negative, andbeyond knee-jerk conservative commentarieson cutting property taxes, neither haspresented a real platform for the needs ofthe district.EARLY VOTING INFO (THROUGH FRIDAY, APRIL 9)You may vote at any early voting location in the county in which you’re registered. On election day, you must vote inyour precinct. For a list of precinct locations: 238-VOTE or www.traviscountyelections.org.Williamson County: www.wilco.org/elections or 943-1630. Hays County: www.elections.co.hays.tx.us or 393-7310.EARLY VOTING LOCATIONSPolls are open 7am-7pm, unless noted otherwise.CENTRALTravis County Offices, 5501 AirportFiesta Mart, 3909 N. I-35University of Texas, Flawn AcademicCenter Lobby, West MallGoodwill, 701 Newman (10am-7pm)NORTHBen Hur Shriners Hall, 7811 RockwoodMT Supermarket, 10901 N. Lamar,(10am-7pm)NORTHWESTRandalls, 10900-D ResearchH-E-B, 7301 FM 620 N.*SOUTHEASTDan Ruiz Library, 1600 Grove (Mon.-Thu., 10am-7pm; closed Friday)Fiesta Mart, 5510 S. I-35NORTHEASTCounty Tax Office, 15822 FoothillFarms Loop, PflugervilleGoodwill Industries, 1015 NorwoodPark Blvd. (8am-7pm)SOUTHWESTRandalls, 6600 MoPac S.Randalls, 9911 BrodieWESTRandalls, 3300 Bee Caves Rd.,West Lake HillsRandalls, 2301 RR 620 S., LakewaySOUTHRandalls, 2025 W. Ben WhiteH-E-B, 2400 S. Congress** temporary building in parking lotEASTParque Zaragoza Rec. Center, 2608 Gonzales(10am-7pm)Carver Museum, 1165 Angelina (10am-6pm)MOBILE VOTINGTHURSDAY, APRIL 8Briarcliff Property Owner’s Association,22801 Briarcliff Dr., Briarcliff, 9am-5pmManor ISD Admin. Bldg., 10335 US 290 E., 9am-noonRBJ Residential Tower, 21 Waller, 8-11amHeritage Pointe, 1950 Webberville Rd., 2-4pmHeatherwilde Assisted Living,401 S. Heather wilde, Pflugerville, 2-5pmFRIDAY, APRIL 9Austin City Hall, 301 W. Second, 8am-noonBee Cave City Hall, 4000 Galleria Pkwy., 9am-noonTravis Co. Courthouse, 1000 Guadalupe, 8am-5pmMitchie’s Gallery, 7801 N. Lamar, D-106, 3-6pmLago Vista City Hall, 5803 Thunderbird, 2-6pmPostmarksLETTERS TO THE EDITOR must besigned with full name and include daytimephone number, full address, ore-mail address. Letters should be nolonger than 300 words. We reserve theright to edit all submissions. Lettersmay not be edited, added to, or changedby sender once we receive them.General e-mail address:mail@austinchronicle.comPostmarks forum:austinchronicle.com/forums/postmarksMailing address: The Austin Chronicle,PO Box 49066, Austin, TX 78765SUPERB CACTUS COVERAGE“PAGE TWO”IS ON A BREAK.Michael King,I just wanted to express my appreciationto you and the rest of the Chronicle’s stafffor the superb and probing coverage of theongoing Cactus Cafe issues [“Off the Record,”Music, April 2]. That venue is an indelible partof Austin’s history and warrants the informativeattention you’ve brought to the controversialdecision to have it closed.Longtime reader,Wiley KoeppCOVERING THE SPECTRUMDear Austin Chronicle,Thank you, thank you, thank you for continuing torun great articles about the Cactus Cafe [“Off theRecord,” Music, April 2]. I’m so glad that you all arekeeping it in people’s minds week after week, sincethe fight for it has not yet ended. I’m sure folks aretelling you this over and over, but I am an Austinitewho watched two of my favorite clubs close (LibertyLunch and Steamboat), and it’s been hard watchingit happen, possibly yet again.CONTINUED ON P.86 T H E A U S T I N C H R O N I C L E APRIL 9, 2010 a u s t i n c h r o n i c l e . c o mwww.LoneStarLaserClinic.com512-637-LASR2111 Dickson Dr., Suite 20, 78704(behind Kerbey Lane - S. Lamar)SERVING AUSTIN FOR OVER 4 YEARS USING THE MOST STATE-OF-THE-ART LASER TECHNOLOGY IN TEXAS.CALL NOW FOR A FREE CONSULTATION.Oriental RugsKilimsJewelryDecorative PillowsHome DecorAnd AccessoriesSALE IN PROGRESS
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