Then William Donald Schaefer went off about AIDS patients, calling for a registry of Marylanders infected with the virus, bringing on criticism.
A curmudegon? Sure, he's OK with that label. But does the former governor fit the stereotype of a grumpy old man?
"I don't have a stereotype," Mr. Schaefer said. "I say what I think."
Seniors and experts on aging agreed, saying that being older doesn't mean being grumpier. In other words, Willie Don has...
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