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Under Donald Trump and Mitch McConnell, the federal government not only blocked efforts to address the climate crisis but aggressively expanded the fossil fuel…
One by one, and two by two, they come, in all sizes, shapes, colors, genders and manner of dress, most of them masked and…
As a technician in the emergency department of a busy hospital in Prince George’s County, I thought I had seen it all over the…
No one awaiting trial, presumed innocent, should be incarcerated based on their financial circumstances. Period. Maryland’s piecemeal pretrial home detention system, in actuality, is…
After the unnecessary and disturbing mudslinging in the Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee (JPR) earlier this month, I have been thinking about the role of…
Let me start off by saying that I’m not a grief counselor, a licensed social worker, an ordained minister, or a rabbi, but I…
An elementary school girl disconnected from virtual class for months; a conscientious student unable to attend school due to caring for her preschool siblings;…
“This time, the people of Maryland should be drawing the lines — not the politicians or party bosses,” Gov. Larry Hogan (R) during a…
If there’s one thing that Maryland Democrats never lack, it’s confidence. To a certain extent, they should be confident. Maryland Democrats continue to hold…
My wife is on a daily mission. She has taken it upon herself to get her immediate family members vaccinated. Her grandmother is 92. …