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A recent letter suggested that one should vote for the incumbent for District 1 commissioner apparently because he is descended from several fine old Southern Maryland families.
I have lived in Southern Maryland long enough to know many members of the named families and most are exceptional individuals both in terms of their citizenship, character and perception by others in the community.
Many of these individuals know the sitting commissioner, Sam Graves, all too well and have told me that, even though related, they are not voting for him because of his lackluster record.
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I do hope that all of us will carefully examine the record of all the sitting commissioners and the numerous failures and broken promises when we go to the polls, and that we will not view public office as an entitlement based on one’s birth.
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