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June 13, 2008
| Election Reflection |
By Bill Highlander
Editor
The turnout of voters for the primary election on June 3 was, as expected, low. Only 35 percent of registered voters in Santa Clara county mailed in a ballot or showed up at polling places.
As expected also, a runoff will be required during the general election in November to elect a county supervisor representing District 3 and a city council person for District 8.
Dave Cortese, currently San Jose vice-mayor and District 8 council member, came out ahead with 42 percent of the votes (17,152). Otto Lee, patent attorney and Sunnyvale city councilman, got 31.3 percent (13,852 votes).
In District 8, Rose Herrera and Pat Waite will face each other in the general election. Herrera received Read more...
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Five seniors receive scholarships Evergreen Teachers
Association hands out awards
By Carol Rosen
Staff Writer
Five seniors, who attended Evergreen Elementary Schools, received $1,000 scholarships to college on June 5 at the district office.
The awards, given through the Evergreen Teachers Association, are an annual event that includes the Alan Haydis College Scholarship and, new this year, the Carol Jacklitch Memorial Scholarship. Jacklitch taught third through eighth grade Evergreen School District students for 38 Read
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