Commentary

The traditional relationship between major sports franchises and city governments is deeply parasitic, with billionaire owners eating up taxpayer funds to build their stadiums...

We face tremendous challenges, locally and globally, with the climate crisis posing the existential threat of our time. This reality must be met collaboratively,...

It’s no secret that Maryland has a long way to respond effectively to the climate crisis, and not much time to do it in....

Quick! Grab a life jacket.The Greenland ice sheet is so overheated that it melted 197 million gallons of water into the oceans. Alaska is...

An Ocean City vacation carries multiple pleasures (and occasional misery), but let’s face it, with all due respect – ecotourism it ain’t.But that, essentially,...

For years, the tobacco industry paid actors to pretend they were doctors on TV, telling Americans that smoking wasn’t bad for their health. By...

Much to the dismay of the state’s Democratic establishment, Comptroller Peter Franchot appears to be planning a run for governor.  (Disclosure: Franchot is a...

Despite the sweltering heat, there’s much to celebrate when you step outside in Maryland this summer.Bald eagles, osprey, and blue heron once on the...

There’s an important anniversary on Aug. 15 that’s worth nearly a trillion dollars.When David J. Lewis, Republican turned Democrat, congressman from Western Maryland, co-authored...

While the nation mourns the victims of three mass murders in the space of a week and ponders the extent to which Donald J....