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Recent news on COVID-19 in Maryland’s nursing homes sparks deep concern about the safety of our elderly friends and relatives. This concern, however, should…
Learning a new language makes me feel good, especially now. It’s distracting, mind building, and gives me hope. I teach Spanish, studied Hebrew and,…
Led by Del. Charlotte Crutchfield (D-Montgomery), 56 members of the General Assembly, including one Republican, Del. Kevin C. Hornberger of Cecil County, wrote to…
Students across the University System of Maryland are graduating. But there are no auditoriums and arenas packed with people, cheering and taking photos as…
Woody Allen is not in favor right now, which is understandable due to his reprehensible personal behavior over a period of decades. But there’s…
All throughout last week and weekend, I had been asked: Where is my ballot? The Maryland State Board of Elections stated publicly ballots for…
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…
Copyright @ 2020 by Frank A. DeFilippo Biographies are tricky. So are their reviews. That’s especially true if one is read and the other…
I taught at Merganthaler Vocational Technical High School for 24 years and in Baltimore City Public Schools for a total of 36 years. I…
Last week, Gov. Larry Hogan vetoed hundreds of bills passed by the Maryland General Assembly. With the stroke of his pen, thousands of hours…