Baltimore Sun Columnists

Kevin Cowherd

Kevin Cowherd

Are Ravens really a playoff team? - November 23, 2009 - Joe Flacco looked like he had just been in a street fight.

Fiery Williams gets Terps cooking - November 19, 2009 - Gary Williams was in midseason form: stomping and swearing and sweating through his designer suit.

Straight and true: Hauschka's future on line Monday - November 15, 2009 - Steve Hauschka, Monday night is big for you. It might be the biggest night in your two years as a...

Jay Hancock

Jay Hancock

Economic refrain: 'We're forever blowing bubbles' - November 20, 2009 - Thursday's stock market decline was just what Ben Bernanke needed.

Why did regulators bother with Utz-Snyder's deal? - November 18, 2009 - President Barack Obama's appointees have promised to crack down on monopolies and other instances where...

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...

Rob Kasper

Rob Kasper

Cranberry condiment conundrum - November 18, 2009 - On a day that is supposed to bring families together, this dish has a tendency to push them apart.

Up close and personal at a turkey farm - November 11, 2009 - Picking a fresh turkey for Thanksgiving can become as involved as selecting the proper bottle of wine. Just like wine, there are issues...

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."

Jacques Kelly

Jacques Kelly

The sights and smells of Thanksgivings past - November 21, 2009 - My mother endorsed Thanksgiving because she felt it was an unemotional holiday. It didn't carry all the...

Some more foods that once lent taste to city - November 14, 2009 - Two old friends cornered me at church to remind me of some other vanished Baltimore food favorites....

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...

Mike Preston

Mike Preston

Colts had flaws, but Ravens had more - November 23, 2009 - When a team has a first-and-goal at the 1-yard line and can't score a touchdown, it deserves to lose....

Ravens' Oher, Gaither face NFL's top pass rushers - November 20, 2009 - On one side is Indianapolis Colts defensive end Dwight Freeney, possibly the top pass rusher in the...

With Suggs hurt, Ravens might need extra sizzle - November 18, 2009 - Ravens fans had been asking for rookie defensive end Paul Kruger, and now they just might get him.

Susan Reimer

Susan Reimer

Fewer screenings doesn't pass smell test - November 23, 2009 - I'm ashamed to say that I didn't see this one coming.

Skipped on Skype, forgone on Facebook - November 16, 2009 - A friend posted a message on Facebook asking if anyone knew what Skype was, if anyone had Skype and...

What the 'First Marriage' teaches us - November 9, 2009 - When Barack Obama was elected president, some credit was given to what pundits called the "Cosby...

Dan Rodricks

Dan Rodricks

Another idea to save the a-rabs: Broaden their appeal - November 22, 2009 - As stated here previously, I support a new deal for the a-rabs of Baltimore, so that this tradition...

As Dixon trial nears end, a demand for 'equal justice' - November 19, 2009 - I am sticking with my instinct: Lindbergh Carpenter Jr. could turn out to be the most effective witness for the prosecution in State v....

Mayor's defense hopes silence is golden - November 19, 2009 - When he instructs the jurors in the Dixon theft case, Circuit Judge Dennis M. Sweeney will tell them...

Peter Schmuck

Peter Schmuck

Their cushion gone, Ravens now must face a hard reality - November 22, 2009 - Ravens fans knew a long time ago that they would be staring down the barrel at Peyton Manning this...

Quinn didn't learn that behavior at Notre Dame - November 21, 2009 -

Quinn's block of Suggs wasn't taught at Notre Dame - November 20, 2009 - News item: Ravens linebacker Terrell Suggs is sidelined indefinitely after getting kneecapped by Cleveland Browns quarterback Brady...

Thomas F. Schaller

Thomas F. Schaller

Tough choice awaits Ehrlich as time slips away - November 10, 2009 - On Saturday afternoon, I attended the 12th annual Annapolis Tug-of-War. Every autumn, locals string a...

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,...

Rethinking presidential primaries - October 13, 2009 - The historic 2008 presidential election is now almost a year past, but my thoughts last week at a panel...

Ron Smith

Ron Smith

Fort Hood massacre shows how political correctness can kill - November 13, 2009 - The massacre at Fort Hood, Texas, last week has shined a harsh, unremitting light on the hold that...

Not the first president to break promises - November 6, 2009 - "The doer is always conscienceless; no one has a conscience except the spectator." - Goethe

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'...