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As controversy over President Trump’s attacks on Rep. Elijah E. Cummings and Baltimore City enters its second week, here are three commentaries on the…
With the passing of the first J. Millard Tawes Crab and Clam Bake of the 2022 election cycle – one of the great political…
President Kurt Schmoke of the University of Baltimore proposed an awesome idea July 15 in an op-ed in The Baltimore Sun to combine the…
President Trump and Rep. Andy Harris are perfect partners. They both claim Maryland’s Eastern Shore as a comfortable habitat – Trump, who carried all…
Columnists and editorial writers are the folks who come over the hill and shoot the dead after the battle. Occasionally they miss their target….
At a recent Board of Public Works meeting, Comptroller Peter Franchot endorsed the idea of single-member districts for the House of Delegates and computer-generated…
One of the most important campaigns underway in Maryland right now is almost invisible. It’s the barely formed race to replace Senate President Thomas…
“Equal pay! Equal pay!” was chanted by the fans in the USA and Netherlands seat sections at the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup. The…
A fella can get attached to being mayor. That’s especially so for a guy who wasn’t looking for a promotion. The resume upgrade comes…
Twenty-eight days out of every month, you’d be hard-pressed to find a better state treasurer than Nancy K. Kopp. She’s smart, studious and conscientious,…