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U.S. Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) has responded to an open letter from a school-aged constituent, Linataro Donovan, published Sunday in Maryland Matters, on the…
There are still a few AARP card-carriers among us who recall World War II food rationing and curfews and the great polio scares of…
To U.S. Rep. Jamie Raskin: Like thousands of your constituents, I remember my first day of swim lessons at the YMCA. As I left…
Being a temporary expat in Croatia, I watched Gov. Larry Hogan’s news conference via Facebook Live Broadcast this week, when he announced the postponement…
When the news alert from the Baltimore Sun popped up saying: “Baltimore State’s Attorney Mosby to stop prosecuting drug possession, prostitution, other crimes amid…
Dear Senate President Bill Ferguson, House Speaker Adrienne Jones, Senate Judicial Proceedings Chairman William Smith, and House Judiciary Committee Chairman Luke Clippinger: We leaders…
Recently, I interviewed three highly respected community-based violence prevention practitioners in Washington, D.C., Tyrone Parker, Tony Lewis and Ron Moten, on the history of…
At this moment Maryland is facing a once-in-a-generation opportunity to strengthen our public schools and make Maryland more competitive for jobs and business —…
Death is God’s way of telling us to slow down. The process of slowing down can be accelerated by lethal purchases on urban street…
Over the past few days, Americans and Marylanders have begun adapting to the challenges that a global pandemic brings with it in modern times….