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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.

This is a pivotal year in the United States. It’s becoming clear that the status quo across so many areas is not working. Health…

You will never see a fish riding a bicycle, or a gentle extermination camp. And you will never see “a bill of rights for…

Our great American experiment faces its oldest challenge again. We find it painful to see unfulfilled high expectations leading again to frustration, anxiety and…

Injustice

Dear Seersucker Suit, Hello, old friend. I see that you recently made it down from the attic since you are now fashion-police acceptable in…

In 1953, Bernard Baruch, a financier and adviser to Presidents Woodrow Wilson, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Harry S. Truman, made remarks on CBS Radio…

Remember '68?

“Every time we turn our heads the other way when we see the law flouted, when we tolerate what we know to be wrong,…

Criticism

Democratic legislators would have us believe Gov. Larry Hogan is the only elected official with an obligation to govern during the current pandemic crisis….

Tutoring

Stop the presses, or digital downloads. At a time when our already ailing and failing public schools are now pandemic stricken, and Gov. Larry…

July 27, 1979 in comic strips all across America, Charlie Brown lay gravely ill in his hospital bed. The situation is so grim that…

Most Maryland businesses are suffering a loss from the economic downturn caused by COVID-19. Less demand exists for products they sell. Those providing a…