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 dating back to 1928. But to youngsters today, he's mostly a corporate icon - a shill for Walt Disney theme parks and DVDs and the familiar symbol on a gargantuan inventory of merchandise, from bed linens to pancake molds.
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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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Not the first president to break promises - November 6, 2009 - "The doer is always conscienceless; no one has a conscience except the spectator." - Goethe
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 dampen expectations. Same-sex marriage laws have yet to be passed by voters in any state; either the...
Our view: By requiring greater accounting and inspection at local scrap yards, Baltimore County council can finally apply the brakes to theft of valuable metal
With 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 the houses of delinquent borrowers is a good idea, but it doesn't go far enough to help struggling...
Our endorsement: Annapolis voters have good options, but the Democratic candidate's background, stands on the budget and governance give him a slight edge
The legislation proposed by Baltimore City Council President Stephanie C. Rawlings-Blake to require crisis pregnancy centers that do not provide abortion or birth control services (or referrals for those services) to post a sign saying so has turned into a...
Part 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 during the next three years. Fortunately for Maryland politicians, he's already donated thousands of...
The 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 gone there late Wednesday night to view the coffins of 18 soldiers and Drug Enforcement...
Stonewalling is something reporters confront all too often with government at every level. Few public agencies reveal their inner workings without a fight, and bureaucrats have a formidable arsenal of legalese and excuses that put the high school standard "the...
It'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 weather on a Wyoming ranch in 1998. In the years since, Congress has made several attempts to...
Name a city that doesn't boast a vibrant and varied night life, and we'll show you a place that is probably very dull indeed. When work is done and people flock to their favorite restaurants and bars to meet and greet, they want a range of entertainment to...
Our view: The Baltimore City Foundation has a noble purpose, but lax oversight has allowed it to serve as a conduit between special interests and the mayor
The conflict between Gov. Martin O'Malley and Constellation Energy Group over the $4.5 billion sale of half its nuclear assets to Electricité de France ratcheted up a notch this week with the filing of a legal brief calling on the Maryland Public Service...
Our view: Requiring offenders to install ignition interlock could save lives
Our view: Gangs are a growing threat in Maryland, but confusion over privacy rights and weak state laws have tied the hands of school officials, police and prosecutors
Our view: Mayor Dixon and Gov. O'Malley have tried to avoid budget cuts to police, firefighters and schools, but it is no longer possible to hold them out of the equation
The decision by Cafe Hon owner Denise Whiting to take down a sculpture of a pink flamingo that had been on the side of her building rather than pay a fee to the city for a minor use permit sparked varied, and passionate, reactions from readers of The Sun editorial board's blog,...
Shed no tears for those pillars of Wall Street who will soon be forced to get by on an annual salaries as low as - gasp - $500,000. The nation deserves something for ponying up billions of dollars in bailout money; a little less conspicuous consumption is the...
Morgan State University may have won a Pyrrhic victory in its dispute with the University of Maryland University College over a graduate program to train doctoral candidates in community college administration.
Say what you will about Baltimore County Councilman Vincent J. Gardina, he's a survivor. The Perry Hall Democrat was elected in a year when Republicans swept the county. Legislative map changes put him in the same district as a fellow incumbent, but he was re-...
It doesn't take a world-class bargain-hunter to recognize that the price of anything, from groceries to electronics, is impossible to assess without considering hidden costs. Like that big-screen TV? Better ask about the added cost of cables and digital sound. A...
It seems clear now that President Barack Obama wasn't just dithering all those weeks when it appeared he couldn't make up his mind about whether to send more U.S. troops to Afghanistan.
Having Drug Enforcement Administration agents bust the sick who smoke marijuana for such nefarious purposes as relieving the nausea of chemotherapy was one of the more ridiculous boondoggles of the Bush administration. Rarely have federal drug enforcement resources...
Don't punish pro-lifersIn my first homily as the new archbishop of Baltimore, I made a firm and abiding commitment: "To all of... |
Dam's dangerous legacyLicense renewal for Conowingo should depend on a plan to deal with silt problem |
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Fort Hood shooting: a murderous society's latest outrageWe are uncomfortable in confronting randomness in our lives. When something terrible happens we search for "explanations" in the same way... |
For young Obama voters, the thrill is goneLast year, Barack Obama inspired legions of young people to become politically involved. Hordes of students in high school, college and... |
MADD's ignition interlock proposal goes too farA proposal from Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) to require ignition interlocks for all drunk-driving... |
For young Obama voters, thrill is goneLast year, Barack Obama inspired legions of young people to become politically involved. Hordes of... |
Republican moderates to blame for party's troublesA familiar song is being sung after Tuesday's loss by Republicans in a special congressional election... |
Life is unfair, but that's good for youIt costs $722 to fly from St. Paul/Minneapolis to Bismarck, N.D., and you can fly from St. Paul/... |
