Large field, ideological chasm mark Frederick County school board race

When Karen Yoho ran her first campaign for the Frederick County Board of Education four years ago, she checked public voting records from the previous election. The information allowed the retired elementary school teacher to see the addresses of every county resident who voted in the school board race two years earlier. They were the most likely to vote again, she figured, so she’d knock on their doors — every one she could — and ask for their support.