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    Glendale News Press
    LATimes.com
    Dec 29 2004

    Interest low for board seats

    Candidates include Armond Agakhani, Hoover alum Larry Miller and
    parent Naira Khachatrian.

    By Darleene Barrientos, News-Press and Leader


    GLENDALE - The public school board race is not generating nearly the
    same type of interest as the City Council and city clerk elections.

    As of Tuesday, only incumbents Greg Krikorian and Chuck Sambar have
    announced their intention to run for the three open seats on the
    Glendale Unified School District board. That's in contrast to the
    crowded city races, where 10 are in line for the four open City
    Council seats and six want to be city clerk.

    "It is curious. It's very curious," said Patty Scripter, president of
    the Parent Teacher Assn. of Glendale. "I'm hoping somebody will step
    up, but it's a big commitment, and there are a lot of issues facing
    the school board that will make it a challenge."

    There are a few potential candidates, but they won't confirm whether
    they will run.

    One of those possible candidates is Armond Agakhani, former field
    representative for Assemblyman Dario Frommer and chairman of the
    city's parks, recreation and community services commission.

    "I'm giving it serious consideration," Agakhani said. "You will hear
    something by the beginning of January."

    Another potential candidate was Naira Khachatrian, president of the
    Armenian Parents Committee and frequent critic of the district's
    English Language Development program and Medi-Cal billing practices.

    "I can't answer that right now," Khachatrian said. "We will wait to
    see what's going on."

    Sambar said he has been talking to people, encouraging them to run
    for the spot board clerk Lina Harper will leave vacant when she steps
    down in April. Hoover alumnus Larry Miller is also considering a run,
    Sambar said. Efforts to reach Miller for comment were unsuccessful.

    Scripter said she hopes a candidate with a similar background to
    Harper's will come forward.

    "We're hoping for someone with Lina Harper's expertise," she said.
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