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Griff Wigley posted on Nov 02 2008 at 07:39

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Here are links to all our election-related straw polls. They all expire at midnight on Monday, Nov. 3.

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Christopher Tassava

Posted November 2, 2008 at 8:47 pm | Permalink

Griff - That link for the school board is broken; it points to your graphic.
Griff Wigley

Posted November 2, 2008 at 9:27 pm | Permalink

Thx much, Christopher… fixed!

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