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There are few better examples for rhetorical analysis than the depiction of problems and solutions for violence-prone, impoverished, resident-depleting Baltimore City. By “rhetorical analysis”…
The COVID-19 crisis is creating specific challenges for small business owners. Many have had to shut businesses deemed non-essential. Others are seeing fewer paying…
SOMEWHERE ON THE APPALACHIAN TRAIL — We’d been climbing steadily uphill for 25 minutes, a deceptively arduous mille. The sweat was pooling in the small…
As individuals across the globe grapple with the challenges of social distancing, the critical role places play in our economies, mental well-being, and communal…
“Nobody knew health care could be so complicated.” President Trump made that statement as the Republicans continued to make every effort to unwind the…
This year’s abrupt and necessary closing of the 2020 General Assembly session left many tasks unfinished for the residents of the great State of…
On April 10, Gov. Larry Hogan approved the Maryland State Board of Elections’ recommendation that our June 2 primary election be conducted as a…
The COVID-19 pandemic and a massive economic downturn have wracked the entire globe, and Maryland is no exception. Almost 300,000 Marylanders have filed for…
The fallout of the COVID-19 experience in shaping society is currently unknown, but is likely to be profound over the next one to two…
Maryland’s economy just hit a COVID-19 brick wall. Businesses are struggling, baseball stadiums are empty, and employees are being furloughed and laid off statewide….