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It shouldn’t cost a cent for an immigrant to apply for United States citizenship. Here’s why: After residing in the United States with their…
A textbook example of how distant economic decisions can have seismic impacts on local communities can be found in what is happening right now…
Regarding Gail Weiss’s Letter to the Editor of Sept. 18, I am sorry that Ms. Weiss was offended by being called “anti-immigrant.” Unfortunately, she…
A landmark lawsuit that has cost the State of Maryland millions in legal fees and national controversy has an opportunity to be settled, and…
I am disappointed that the Maryland Matters editor is insisting on inaccurately referring to a recent event as “anti-immigrant.” A rally in Montgomery County,…
We share common experiences in life that connect most of us. Getting our first job. Starting to take responsibility for making a difference in…
Over the last decade, Maryland’s political establishment repeatedly expanded corporate gambling in our state, promising the tax proceeds would swell funding for public education….
Climate change poses an existential threat to our Bay, so I was shocked to read the Chesapeake Bay Foundation calling to slam the brakes…
Tens of thousands of retired State employees from every county in Maryland and from seven other states, along with thousands of retirement-eligible current state…
The Chesapeake Bay states recently released their final Watershed Implementation Plans (WIPs), which are federally required to demonstrate how each state will meet its…