You Can VOTE in the Cleveland Park Listies - Your Ballot is here!

by Peggy Robin

 

You have a voice -- well, not much of one in this taxed-but-unrepresented District-Not-a-State within the United States -- but you can vote in the Cleveland Park Listies!

 

This year, for the first time, we're giving you a ballot. It's attached in an MS Word document (which I hope I have made accessible!) as well as below: 

 

BALLOT - The Cleveland Park Listies 2024

 

VOTE FOR ONE in each category

 

Best Giveaway

O	Free piano by Stephen S.
O	Eclipse glasses by Djinn B
O	Dollhouse by Addar L.
O	Barbie Dream House by Ofri B.
O	Four free tomato cages by Judy K.

 

Best Animal Story

O	Coyote encounter by Mary G.
O	Coyotes with mange by Carol G.
O	Nesting mourning doves by Steve S.
O	The Lost Parakeet Saga (The Return of Nico) by Pam H.
O	Acrobat raccoon by Marcy

 

Best Query or ISO

O	Got sheets for the Zoo’s orangutans? by Therese F.
O	Mystery object – does anyone know what this is? by Sharon C.
O	Who knows stained glass? by Leslie P.
O	ISO help assembling a kids bike for refugee family by Kay P.
O	Reptile needs a ride by Marjorie D-S

 

Best Advice/Response to a Query

O	Protect our feathered friends by Samantha K.
O	Where’s an elevator in the RER station when you need one? by Sharon S.
O	Planning a trip to Amsterdam? by Lisette
O	Get your stolen bike back by Bill P./Anthony
O	Get free expert planting advice by Kate M.

 

Best Long Discussion Thread

O	Going carless in DC by Nancy R.
O	Ranked choice voting by Sarah B.
O	The art critics of Cleveland Park by Ana E.
O	Deadly driving continues by Kathy R.
O	We should put up a statue to…. by Eleanor O.

 

Photo of the Year

O	Bald eagle looking regal by Bill M.
O	Aurora at the National Cathedral by Andrew L.
O	Juvenile cardinal in Rock Creek Park by Tom Hentoff
O	Pink view of the castle by Jennifer J-C
O	Our own Stumpy by Susan B.

 

Post of the Year

O	Holiday traditions at our house by Eleanor O.
O	Witness to a bike accident by Whitney P.
O	The Delft Mug Essay Contest by Gail G./winning essay by Stewart W.
O	Giverny gone wild by Henry D.
O	Candy vs Potatoes by Henry D.

 

Many ways to vote!

 

Print the attached ballot, X the box for your favorite in each category, scan or photograph the pages and email back to: clevelandparklistservmoderator@gmail.com 

or you can snail-mail it back to Cleveland Park Listserv, 3409 Ashley Terrace NW, Washington, DC 20008.

 

You don't have to use the ballot if you'd rather just send me an email (clevelandparklistservmoderator@gmail.com) with a note expressing your prefernces.

 

Your votes will be added to votes from the Moderator's Advisory Panel (the "MAP") composed of an odd bunch of family members, friends and neighbors, plus some random friends of friends. Votes of the panelists may be given more weight than the public at large, depending somewhat on the forcefulness of the personalities on the panel. At least there's no electoral college!

 

Ballots must be received by noon on Saturday, December 28, 2024 to be counted!

 

May the best posts win!

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The Cleveland Park Listies come out every year, over the course of the last 4 Saturdays in December. Winners will be announced on Saturday, December 28, 2024 on the Cleveland Park Listserv and on All Life Is Local.