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‘Honest mistake’ disputed: GOP club says members unfairly barred from Odenton festival

Tom Wieland, a Republican candidate for District 4 on the Anne Arundel County Council, at the Piney Orchard Street Festival. Republicans from Anne Arundel County were prohibited from participating in the annual Piney Orchard Street Festival in Odenton earlier this month. The District 33 Democratic Club, however, was in attendance. Festival leadership says the unfair treatment was an "honest mistake." (Tom Wieland/Courtesy)
Tom Wieland, a Republican candidate for District 4 on the Anne Arundel County Council, at the Piney Orchard Street Festival. Republicans from Anne Arundel County were prohibited from participating in the annual Piney Orchard Street Festival in Odenton earlier this month. The District 33 Democratic Club, however, was in attendance. Festival leadership says the unfair treatment was an "honest mistake." (Tom Wieland/Courtesy)
Reporter James Matheson (Kevin Richardson/Sun Staff)
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Republicans say their rejection from an Odenton festival was politically motivated; festival leadership says they made an “honest mistake.”

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