This is the first year in my memory that The Capital hasn't endorsed a presidential candidate. Our current owners, Landmark Communications, asked all member newspapers to forgo the presidential endorsement because editors have no special insight or expertise to offer in a national race. It is a decision I wholeheartedly agree with.
While he was publisher here, the late Phil Merrill traveled in Washington circles that brought him close to the candidates and their positions on...
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