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Michael Bloomberg’s candidacy for the Democratic presidential nomination brought about a broad realization: a lot of people dislike Michael Bloomberg. Much of the Right…

Across America, it’s Teacher Appreciation Week. This week in Maryland, a member of Congress and a county council are celebrating the educators and support…

Essential workers who are processing our chicken, picking our crabs and harvesting our crops are critical to the food supply in our region. And…

Brad German and Barbara Coufal: To Really Create Jobs, State Should Turn to Shovel-Ready Public Works Projects Jennifer Russel’s recent guest commentary on the…

At-Large Candidate

I am a husband, father, former FARMS (low-income) student and former substitute teacher. I am a current candidate for the at-large seat on the…

Larry Gibson: The Most Qualified, the Least Qualified and Those in Between I have spent 50 years teaching, encouraging and helping young people become…

Trump

Maybe President Trump’s mail delivery was erratic at Trump Plaza. Or perhaps he received a small postage-due bill that ticked him off. Or it…

The new decade has brought unprecedented changes and challenges within four months. We convened the legislative session in January with two new presiding officers. We had…

As we seek strength to navigate this heartbreaking time, we are confronted by the amplification of an existing inequity. Many marginalized communities who were…

For more than two decades, the achievement gap in public schools, between white students and students of color, has vexed educators, politicians and community…