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Legal defense funds are private donations for public purchase. They are a form of autobiography that says what the principal(s) does and how much…
During Larry Hogan’s campaign to become governor in 2014, he explicitly stated that Maryland must hold Exelon accountable for its pollution coming out of…
I think it may have been the winter of 2016 that I truly fell in love with jazz music, its unpredictable measures, its wild…
There are a lot of good things in the U.S. Senate infrastructure bill that was released earlier this week. The $1 trillion bill would…
During a summer filled with disturbing news about climate change’s drastic impact – from wildfires and extreme heat to damaging floods – there is…
I am angry. You are angry. Hell, the entire nation is angry. But what makes this such a challenging time is that we are not…
While our community still revels in the victory of overriding the governor’s veto of the landmark Blueprint for Maryland’s Future, the fight for racial…
Maryland is in the midst of a housing crisis. According to statistics compiled by Maryland Realtors, the average sale price of a home in…
To vax, or not to vax. To mask, or not to mask. To even entertain such questions this late in the death spiral is…
On Nov. 3, 2020, an election occurred that shifted the political landscape across the country. Locally, this election signaled a major shift in county…