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Mike Kanin is the Publisher of the Austin Monitor. As such, he doesn't report on much--aside from the workings of the Monitor--any more. In his previous life as a freelance journalist, Kanin has written for the Washington City Paper, the Washington Post's Express, the Boston Herald, Boston's Weekly Dig, the Austin Chronicle, and the Texas Observer.
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Friday, August 21, 2015 by Michael Kanin
Monitor Publisher Mike Kanin heads to KXAN for his weekly Council wrap. This week: Short Term Rentals.
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