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One day before President-elect Biden takes the oath of office, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments in a lawsuit from the City of…
There’s a long list of Republicans who ought not part their lips this holiday weekend to praise Martin Luther King Jr., to quote from…
I must make two honest confessions to you, my Christian and Jewish brothers. First, I must confess that over the past few years I…
Unicorn Lake is a beautiful park and fishing lake nestled in northern Queen Anne’s County near Millington. The serene atmosphere creates a lovely venue…
Part two of two. To borrow from Mark Twain’s quip about the weather, almost everyone in the General Assembly complains bitterly that the Maryland…
Getting elected by the voters alone is not sufficient to qualify a person to serve as a member of the Maryland General Assembly. Before…
The story of inequity and inequality is not a new one in our state’s history, and the COVID 19 pandemic has brought to the…
For nearly a year, our public school classrooms have sat empty, as the COVID-19 pandemic abruptly forced students and educators online. I offer my…
Tyranny and anarchy are the twin threats to democracy. Last week, America had tumultuous demonstrations of both — from a manic president who incited…
The far-reaching impacts of the global pandemic over the past year have profoundly transformed our lives in innumerable ways and there is no doubt…