Last year, Barack Obama inspired legions of young people to become politically involved. Hordes of students in high school, college and...
"The doer is always conscienceless; no one has a conscience except the spectator." - Goethe
We are uncomfortable in confronting randomness in our lives. When something terrible happens we search for "explanations" in the same way...
Last year, Barack Obama inspired legions of young people to become politically involved. Hordes of...
In my first homily as the new archbishop of Baltimore, I made a firm and abiding commitment: "To all of...
No toss-up: Flacco is the Ravens' MVP - November 5, 2009 - Joe Flacco stood in the warm sunshine outside the Castle on Wednesday, in the only place where he...
Losing Black & Decker a bad sign for Md. business - November 6, 2009 - It wasn't on the agenda, but the loss of Black & Decker's headquarters was drinks-and-hors d'oeuvres...
Are you game enough to watch sausage being made — then eat it? - November 4, 2009 - "The less people know about how sausages and laws are made, the better they'll sleep at night."
Longing to taste once again foods distinctive to city - November 7, 2009 - The name on the window said Maron, and inside were candy counters and an ice cream parlor. I was...
Lewis chewed on it, helped Bengals regain bite - November 6, 2009 - The first indication of a change came in the summer, when Cincinnati coach Marvin Lewis agreed to allow...
Think only 'their' teens get pregnant? - November 2, 2009 - A report released last week reveals that most of us believe only teens from poor or single-parent...
The other side of B&D's history here - November 5, 2009 - Just for the record - and just in case anyone in the audience is starting to get teary-eyed about Black...
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The reason Ravens offense has stepped up? It starts with a 'D' - November 1, 2009 - It's tempting to look back over the first six games of the season and wax nostalgic for the Ravens'...
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Political lessons from N.J., Virginia - October 27, 2009 - A week from today, New Jersey and Virginia - two nearby states that have a lot in common with Maryland,...
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Massive fraud makes Medicare a lousy model - October 30, 2009 - In what must be considered a monumental understatement, Attorney General Eric H. Holder told CBS News'...
To baby boomers, Mickey Mouse is the perpetually cheerful and wholesome host of the "Mickey Mouse Club." To senior citizens, he's the star of movies and shorts...
Public whining over speed cameras appears to have, at least momentarily, softened hearts at the Maryland State Highway Administration. The SHA has decided that motorists shouldn't have to pay a $40...
Just as the Baltimore Fire Department failed Racheal M. Wilson in life, now it has failed her in death. A dispute between the city and the U.S. Justice Department...
You'd think that after 14-year-old Destinee Parker, a Montebello Elementary/Middle School student with no underlying health conditions, died this fall from the...
Tuesday's election results were certainly no good sign for President Barack Obama and the Democrats. But they weren't exactly a boon for Republicans either.
You don't have to tell most parents that raising a kid isn't cheap. The U.S. Department of Agriculture estimated this year that parents who earn less than about $57,...
For more than a century, Black & Decker has been a part of the Maryland business community, and so this week's announcement that a planned merger with rival...
A report last week that Montgomery County officials now favor raising from 16 to 18 the minimum legal age at which students can drop out of school signals a...
Our view: The Public Service Commission showed independence from Gov. O'Malley and made the Constellation-EDF deal better for consumers in the long run
While polls characterize today's vote on whether to prohibit same-sex marriage in Maine as too close to call, recent experience in California and elsewhere should...
Before I was elected to Congress, I served for seven years in the Maryland State Department of Education as a liaison to the Baltimore City Public Schools. During that time, I came to appreciate...
Regarding Mayor Sheila Dixon charging taxpayers $4,500 for security while she was on vacation ("City OK's $4,500 for Dixon vacation escort," Nov. 5), you have got to be kidding! First, $1,900 for a...
Most of us find it hard to comprehend millions and billions, much less trillions of dollars. In terms more easily understood, our government reports that they have spent $150 billion of the $787...
In celebrating the one-year anniversary of President Obama's election night on Wednesday, I feel compelled to recognize a much grimmer anniversary, one that was far less reported and recognized in...
While I offer my sincere condolences to the family of Miriam Frankl - the loss of a daughter is a pain I cannot even imagine - I cannot help but wonder why her death warrants the extended coverage not...
I just wanted to make sure The Baltimore Sun knew about the elections in Virginia and New Jersey. I realize you are only only a conduit of all things pertaining to the Democrats, but this is kind of...
While I offer my sincerely condolences to the family of Miriam Frankl -- the loss of a daughter is a pain I cannot even imagine -- I cannot help but wonder why her death warrants the extended coverage...
In celebrating the one-year anniversary of President Obama's election night, I feel compelled to recognize a much grimmer anniversary, one that was far less reported and recognized in light of the...
Approval of the transaction between Constellation and Electricite de France (EDF) leaves significant questions unanswered that are more fundamental than the timing of the $100 credit to BGE...
Testing county's metalOur view: By requiring greater accounting and inspection at local scrap yards, Baltimore County council can finally apply the brakes to theft of valuable metal |
Truth in advertisingThe legislation proposed by Baltimore City Council President Stephanie C. Rawlings-Blake to require crisis pregnancy centers that do not provide abortion or birth... |
Police barricadeStonewalling is something reporters confront all too often with government at every level. Few public agencies reveal their inner workings without a fight, and... |
Fighting foreclosureWith the number of home foreclosures on the rise again in Maryland, Gov. Martin O'Malley's plan to require mediation before banks can begin proceedings to seize... |
Lipscomb could save a bundlePart of the sentence handed down Thursday for developer Ronald Lipscomb after his guilty plea in the City Hall corruption investigation was that he'll stop donating to any city political candidates... |
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Cohen for mayorOur endorsement: Annapolis voters have good options, but the Democratic candidate's background, stands on the budget and governance give him a slight edge |
The true price of warThe cavernous hangar at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware is an austere and imposing building, and it was altogether fitting that President Barack Obama should have... |
A blow against biasIt's been more than a decade since the murder of Matthew Shepard, a gay college student who was kidnapped, pistol-whipped and left to die tied to a fence in freezing... |
