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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...
Not just 'liberals' to blame for drunk-driving tragedies - November 3, 2009 - During breakfast at Jimmy's in Fells Point the other day, several topics were raised in a short span of time -- children with autism, slot...
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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'...
It costs $722 to fly from St. Paul/Minneapolis to Bismarck, N.D., and you can fly from St. Paul/Minneapolis to Paris for $754. Life is unfair; we all know this. Big prizes go to mediocrities while you struggle on, unappreciated. The righteous suffer while the...
Maryland is home to the nation's best-educated and most technologically skilled work force. Such a dynamic and knowledge-based population reaps many benefits. In recent years, Maryland has enjoyed periods of job growth that outperformed nearly every other state and...
would have been considered 50 years ago, but they're just beyond midlife. Conventionally, this age group has been seen as on the cusp of retirement or retired, doting on their grandchildren.
N. - The great recession, mounting debt, military burdens, overconsumption. From New York to Beijing to Paris, there is talk, sometimes jubilant in tone, that the United States is on the decline. Some have even said that it's about time.
The controversy surrounding the state Board of Public Works' recent acquisition of 1,000 acres of undeveloped land in Dorchester County underscores a dilemma for conservationists.
"It hurts me so bad, these young men killing each other," Gail Gainer, concerned and vigilant citizen of northwest Baltimore, said in this space a couple of weeks ago, after her son narrowly escaped a late-night street shooting. "What in the world is wrong with these guys? Why do they want to keep...
Rush Limbaugh's history of misogyny makes him wrong man to judge Miss America
Jack Luskin was "The Cheapest Guy in Town." Daughter Jamie McCourt might be the most expensive gal.
The problem in Little Italy is not its fractious nature. Sitting in any of its community meetings, one understands why post- World War II Italy underwent 30-plus successive governments. Italians - passionate about everything - often engage in fierce debates and...
Mark McEwen, the affable television weatherman who had 16 years with the CBS morning show and who once was listed among the 10 most trusted people in the industry by TV Guide, was twice a contestant on "Celebrity Jeopardy." He won it both times, too - an impressive...
As if President Barack Obama didn't have enough on his plate with health care and Afghanistan, he's now faced with the problem that can't be solved: women.
Baltimore and other cities show that good management of schools is crucial to success
Today's Not-So-Great-Depression has claimed a new victim: children's birthday party goody bags.
The former Marine officer Matthew Hoh, who resigned his Foreign Service post in Afghanistan because he feels the war is pointless and not worth dying for, deserves all the attention he's gotten and more. The Obama administration faces hard decisions there, and...
Federal authorities have done little to dispel reports that Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, the al-Qaeda leader who allegedly helped plan the Sept. 11 terror attacks, will soon be indicted in federal court in New York. If this occurs, we will finally - after many false...
I am trying to get a grip on a certain surreality in Maryland criminal justice: If you can prove you were wrongly convicted of murder, you still need to get a psychiatric evaluation before we -- the state -- consider releasing you from prison. Let me run that by you again: If you can prove that...
Last week's health care reform vote in the Senate Finance Committee brought Republican Sen. Olympia Snowe on board - even if she only stays on the boat until the next bend in the river. Ms. Snowe opposes the public option but expresses strong interest in a...
At a signing ceremony earlier this month, Gov. Martin O'Malley made official the first-ever contract between the state and family child care providers who participate in Maryland's child care subsidy program. I'm among the people who benefit from this agreement -...
In yet another example of powerful men behaving badly with women underlings, ESPN baseball announcer Steve Phillips admitted last week to having an affair with a 22-year-old production assistant at the network.
There is much gnashing of teeth and rending of cloth these days about the death of civility.
I'm beginning to think I'd have better luck finding a needle in a haystack.
As President Barack Obama and his staff continue to learn (assuming they bury their alleged legendary hubris deep in the bowels of the White House) that effective governing, especially when you control both ends of Pennsylvania Avenue, is a far cry from excellent...
When asked by a reporter why he robbed banks, Willie Sutton, the legendary stickup man, supposedly said, "Because that's where the money is." Similarly, there's a reason why David Cordish, the successful developer, wants to put a $1 billion slots casino and...
Mickey's makeoverTo 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... |
Compounding failureJust 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 over little more than paperwork could cause her two children to be denied the nearly $300,000 death... |
Speeders get a second chancePublic 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 fine for driving too fast in construction zones for another two weeks. |
Fearless or foolhardy?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 H1N1 virus, city parents would be rushing to get their children vaccinated. And with news of the vaccine'... |