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sportiani» (Obstruer M ay 9, 2012 IN S ID E The Week ¡n Review This page Sponsored by: Page 3 Fred Meyer Page2 What's on your list today?«, H ealth pages 6-7 CLASS -2 0 1 2 O pinion Eileen Brady . i in 1 IL * 4 II Charlie Hales Mayoral Race, Anyone’s Game Æ to Closest election in 60 years M indy C ooper T he P ortland O bserver As voting nears its end for Oregon's May 15 Primary, re cent polls have shown Portland’s race for mayor is the closest the city has seen in more than 60- years. Three recent polls show a tight race between the leading contenders, Eileen Brady, Charlie H ales, and Jefferson Sm ith. Because none of the candidates are expected to win more than 50 percent of the vote, the two leading contenders will likely face off in November. Eric Sample, a spokesman for the Multnomah County Elections Division, said many registered voters have taken their time to cast their ballots. Nearly 11 per cent, close to 44,000, of the vote- by-mail ballots had been returned through Monday. by ENTERTAINMENT pages 11-15 S ummer F un G uide page 16-17 C lassifieds Jefferson Smith “Every election is different, but typically in the primary elec tion you don’t see above 50 per cent turnout,” Sample said. “But more ballots keep coming in.” Although registered voters in Multnomah County were mailed a ballot on April 27, several indi viduals we spoke with said they were still undecided or have yet to open the envelope. “I haven’t had a chance to read through the stuff,” said n o rth east P o rtlan d resid e n t Raymond Annable, 32. “But I will.” Annable said he has yet to decide who he will vote for mayor, but he knows he wants the next mayor to be liberal and have a strong focus on jobs. Roger Foggia, 56, another northeast Portland resident, said the inability to trust all politicians has made him question whether or not he will cast a vote. “It’s an important election, but I am becoming more and more complacent because I feel like people across the board are will ing to say whatever it takes to get elected,” he said. “It has little to do with what they are about.” Darlene Burks, 79, said she doesn’t know about any of the candidates. “I want to vote, but I don’t want to vote for the wrong per son,” she said. Anthony Bates, also a resident of northeast Portland, said he wished that Mayor Sam Adams would run again, because he felt he did a good job while in office. He said, however, out of the three leading candidates, he will probably vote for Jefferson Smith because he has heard some of his “rhetoric.” Election officials are expect ing increased interest in the elec tion in the coming days, but not as m uch as w hen B arack Obama and Hillary Clinton were on the ballot four years ago. Every election has its ups and downs, and every election is unique, Sample said. pages 18 Shots Fired at Broadway Bar C alendar page 19 F ood Portland Police on Sunday responded to gun shots fired at the local bar 715 Club, located on Northeast Seventh and Broadway, which left a man and a woman injured. Two cars were headed westbound on Broad way, when gunfire was exchanged outside of the packed sports bar, where customers were hang- ing out both inside and outside the establishment after 2:17 am, less than 15 minutes to closing time. A 60-year-old woman who was a regular at the bar was one of the people hit. Club owner Dalian Hoffer said she is a “sweet” lady. The other injured individual wandered into an area hospital following the incident, who Lt. Robert King said was extremely uncooperative. Both are expected to recover from their injuries. Hoffer said the incident also damaged his bar and a car. The Gang Enforcement Task Force is cur rently investigating the shooting. There are no suspects at this time.
