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As the number of homicides in Baltimore surpasses record levels and city leaders pursue shortsighted measures to reduce violent crime by locking up more…
By Charlie Gerow Let’s start with what should be obvious: Obamacare has failed. It never did what it promised. The Affordable Care Act wasn’t…
By David Reel In today’s contentious political arena, few topics generate more intense discussion than the “proper” roles of the media and the “proper’…
By Charlie Gerow In each of the special elections since Donald Trump became president, Democrats have touted their candidacies as a chance to show…
By Josh Kurtz I’ve been having a hard time separating Rushern Baker’s announcement this week that he is running for governor with the Democrats’…
By George Leventhal I hope all elected officials, and the public, will take a lesson from the tragic events following a sexual encounter at…
By John Olszewski Jr. Former Sun reporter Alec MacGillis’s recent article on Jared Kushner’s real estate empire in Baltimore County (published by ProPublica and…
By Leni Preston and Jeananne Sciabarra Like many Marylanders, we are angry and dismayed that “leaders” in Washington, D.C., are intentionally undermining our health…
By Richard J. Cross III Harry Truman famously said, “There is nothing new in the world except the history you do not know.” I…
By Chester “Chip” Davis Generic drugs have been and continue to be an amazing success story in our health care system. According to the…