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Regarding your recent editorial on school boards and whether they should be elected or appointed ("A better school board," Aug. 5), I am reminded of an old story that's worth repeating.
God wanted to create a fool during the days of creation, but decided that he first needed some practice, so he created school boards!
Fredrick Matos, Annapolis
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