Fred Van Lente

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TODAY (Monday, Oct. 5) is the deadline for registering to vote for the midterms in: AMERICAN SAMOA ARIZONA ARKANSAS FLORIDA GEORGIA INDIANA KENTUCKY LOUISIANA — in-person, mail (10/13 online) MISSISSIPPI MONTANA — mail (11/3 in-person) OHIO SOUTH CAROLINA — mail TENNESSEE TEXAS npr.org/vote

How to register to vote and check your registration status

For the 2026 elections, NPR has collected deadlines and information on how to register to vote — online, in person or by mail — in every U.S. state and territory.

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You think a stupid Nor'easter will stop me from going to my beloved BALTIMORE COMICCON? I mean, probably not. I hope not. Are trains affected by high winds? THEY'RE ON TRACKS PEOPLE See you at the REKCAH COMICS booth Sat & Sun! Will have limited copies of the Ringo-nominated GAMEMASTERS with me...

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You think a stupid Nor'easter will stop me from going to my beloved BALTIMORE COMICCON? I mean, probably not. I hope not. Are trains affected by high winds? THEY'RE ON TRACKS PEOPLE See you at the REKCAH COMICS booth Sat & Sun! Will have limited copies of the Ringo-nominated GAMEMASTERS with me...

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Malophile [MAL-oh-file] (n.) - One with a fondness for apples; an ardent apple enthusiast. Use: “A zealous malophile, Farmer Cludd tended an orchard of Orange Pippins whose unwholesome roots, it was whispered, reached into the very bowels of Hades, where they drank the blood of the damned.”

A "Grandiloquent Word of the Day" meme for “Malophile,” meaning an ardent apple enthusiast. An antique engraving shows Johnny Appleseed tending young apple trees. The example sentence reads: “A zealous malophile, Farmer Cludd tended an orchard of Orange Pippins whose unwholesome roots, it was whispered, reached into the very bowels of Hades, where they drank the blood of the damned.”