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By Sebastian Smoot The writer is a community activist in Montgomery County’s East County. He co-founded the Better Burtonsville Association, the Coalition to Fix…
By Michael Sakata The writer is president and CEO of the Maryland Transportation Builders & Materials Association. Amid the recent debate over Maryland’s plan…
During Larry Hogan’s campaign to become governor in 2014, he explicitly stated that Maryland must hold Exelon accountable for its pollution coming out of…
There are a lot of good things in the U.S. Senate infrastructure bill that was released earlier this week. The $1 trillion bill would…
During a summer filled with disturbing news about climate change’s drastic impact – from wildfires and extreme heat to damaging floods – there is…
I am angry. You are angry. Hell, the entire nation is angry. But what makes this such a challenging time is that we are not…
While our community still revels in the victory of overriding the governor’s veto of the landmark Blueprint for Maryland’s Future, the fight for racial…
Maryland is in the midst of a housing crisis. According to statistics compiled by Maryland Realtors, the average sale price of a home in…
On Nov. 3, 2020, an election occurred that shifted the political landscape across the country. Locally, this election signaled a major shift in county…
I am extremely disappointed that the Maryland Occupational Safety and Health division has chosen to do the minimum and just adopt the federal emergency…