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Maryland Matters welcomes guest commentary submissions at [email protected]. We suggest a 750-word limit and reserve the right to edit or reject submissions. We do not accept columns that are endorsements of candidates or submissions from political candidates. Views of writers are their own.

Pharmacists

The COVID-19 pandemic has placed an unprecedented strain on the health care system in Maryland, which has led to decreased access to health care…

As Maryland teachers, it’s hard for us to understand why Gov. Larry Hogan has chosen to eliminate state funding for the Chesapeake Bay Foundation’s…

Competency in a Crisis

I want to tell a story that I don’t think is being told; it’s about competency in government. A story about how to be…

Behavioral health

The COVID-19 pandemic continues to highlight the behavioral health challenges facing many of our Maryland neighbors. As someone who has lived and worked in…

With much fanfare among voting rights, electoral reform and good government advocates, H.R. 1 — the For the People Act — has passed the…

Equity

On June 25, 2015, Gov. Larry Hogan did irreparable harm to Baltimore when he canceled the Red Line, Baltimore’s planned east-west rail line. Not…

Vote by Mail

Like everything else in 2020, our elections had to adapt to the COVID-19 pandemic to ensure people could safely vote. The pandemic has laid…

Editor’s Note: The headline was changed to specify the type of care homes. A few days ago, our new President and Vice President held…

Talent is spread evenly across our population — across all genders, races and socioeconomic backgrounds. But opportunity, sadly, is not. How do you ensure…

Maryland’s COVID-19 vaccination program has been chaotic, inefficient, and contentious. The state recently launched a centralized COVID-19 vaccination registration system for its mass vaccination…