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There was a day, back in the 1960s, when The Baltimore Sun was ranked among the 10 best newspapers in America by Time magazine,…
In a recent guest commentary (Maryland Matters, April 9), the Maryland Sierra Club shows once again how little they understand regional transportation issues and…
On Friday, while the Hennepin County Medical Examiner testified in a Minnesota courtroom about his determination that George Floyd died by homicide under the…
When it comes to the environment this legislative session, climate and transportation bills have understandably and appropriately garnered most of the attention. But another…
Most people are shocked to learn that in Maryland a “body attachment,” that is, an arrest by a police officer, may be used by…
Last month, the Maryland Department of Transportation announced, to no one’s surprise, the selection of Australian highway giant Transurban to undertake its $11 billion…
After the end of the Reconstruction (1865–1877), the rise of segregation led to a large disparity between white and Black communities, and many Black…
The Montgomery County Police Department recently released shocking body-camera footage of two officers berating and handcuffing a 5-year-old elementary school child. The video shows…
Much ink has been shed on the movement for “law enforcement reform” in the Maryland General Assembly this session. Many bills have been proposed…
I believe that Maryland Department of General Services Secretary Ellington Churchill Jr. has a problem, and he knows it. According to a report by…