scholar
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Their authors were seldom scholars; more often they were nonprofessional writers and editors whose volunteer contributions ranged from family snapshots to gravestone photographs, fragmented town histories, folkloric anecdotes and tall tales.
Elizabeth Parmelee, a scholar of democracy and civic education at Metropolitan State University of Denver, explained how Colorado orchestrates its elections, which are conducted by mail, but without postmarks.
From Salon
Despite a lustrous popular image burnished by the 2000 film “Gladiator,” Marcus Aurelius is, to scholars, a controversial figure.
Lawyers can also argue a judge is mentally unfit because of age, but legal scholars say it is hard to prove and typically only happens on appeal.
State and local election officials will be able to report results faster if voters return their mail ballots earlier, says Stephen Richer, adjunct scholar with Cato Institute’s Robert A. Levy Center for Constitutional Studies.
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