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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.

Justice

The COVID-19 pandemic has created an unprecedented financial burden for Marylanders, with high rates of unemployment, businesses shuttering, and the deaths of family and…

This is in response to a recent commentary by Sen. Mary Washington and Del. Jazz Lewis [“Time to End the Sale of Flavored Tobacco…

Sexual Misconduct Police

We must not forget the lessons of 2020. The death of George Floyd showed us that we have a duty to ensure that those…

Let’s get the false equivalency out of the way: ZERO police officers were killed across scores of Black Lives Matter and police reform protests…

Hettleman Crawford response

We have a requirement to re-imagine education post-COVID. Fortunately, the Maryland Department of Education in collaboration with local school systems has advanced enabling foundational…

Christmas Wish

The Barking Dog has been a Bethesda favorite for 20 years. We’ve hosted people’s biggest moments, everything from birthday parties to anniversaries to community…

With Martin Luther King, Jr.’s birthday just in the rearview mirror and most of the 2021 Maryland General Assembly Legislative Session ahead, I cannot…

Some K-12 public school districts have not been making a good-faith effort to provide their students with the best available outsourced online learning options….

Children

Following the 1960’s riots and curfews in cities across America, variations of this question remained a refrain on TV for decades. This simple yet…

The following is an open letter to the Montgomery County Council. Dear Councilmembers, One of the primary functions of our county council is its…