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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.

All throughout last week and weekend, I had been asked: Where is my ballot? The Maryland State Board of Elections stated publicly ballots for…

skyline

Oh, great leader of Baltimore, wherefore art thou? You may have heard that there is something foul in the air.  And while COVID-19 is…

I taught at Merganthaler Vocational Technical High School for 24 years and in Baltimore City Public Schools for a total of 36 years. I…

Smith op-ed

Last week, Gov. Larry Hogan vetoed hundreds of bills passed by the Maryland General Assembly. With the stroke of his pen, thousands of hours…

Air quality

I am accustomed to receiving calls from frustrated constituents imploring my assistance with tackling bureaucratic obstacles. During this challenging COVID-19 health crisis, the calls…

Pandemic

If the 2018 election was a turning point for the local Chinese American community’s political engagement, then the 2020 global pandemic is a turning…

On March 12, Governor Larry Hogan closed Maryland’s schools to protect our state from the spread of COVID-19. It was a bold – and…

Fifty years ago, on its journey to the moon, Apollo 13 experienced a major malfunction and Commander Jim Lovell famously said “Houston, we’ve had…

Maryland’s current school discipline practices are ineffective at mitigating behavioral challenges in the classroom. Many schools are still turning to suspensions and expulsions, also…

During the 2020 legislative session, the General Assembly passed landmark works of legislation to address historical racial and socioeconomic disparities in our education system….