Baltimore becomes a national punch line again
BALTIMORE – Once again, this city becomes part of a national punch line for municipal humiliation. This time it’s another
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Maryland still has not settled the public school segregation argument
BALTIMORE – In the spring of 1954, when the U.S. Supreme Court decreed America’s public schools racially integrated, this city’s
Read moreRemembering a time when soldiers were called heroes
BALTIMORE — The nation now arrives at a strange Veteran’s Day holiday when two decorated soldiers, William Taylor and Alexander Vindman,
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Trump barters the lives of vulnerable people for his own political profit
BALTIMORE – In the pristine hearing rooms of the U.S. Congress, where they do their fighting with empty, bloated words,
Read morePelosi delivers grace as the city mourns two Baltimore giants
BALTIMORE — For a few brief, shining moments last week, Nancy Pelosi came back to her old home town to
Read moreWho will carry Rep. Elijah Cummings’ torch?
(Photo of DNC Convention in 2008 by Fickr by Tory) BALTIMORE – In a week in which Elijah Cummings goes
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Shepard Smith needs to write a book on his departure from Fox News
BALTIMORE – I can’t wait to read Shepard Smith’s book about his combat years at Fox News, which ended last
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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is wrong to limit impeachment inquiry
BALTIMORE – Millions of Americans think President Donald Trump can do no wrong, but millions more of us have a
Read moreHunter Biden did nothing wrong, but can the same be said about Trump’s kids?
BALTIMORE — So there I was, chatting with a city cop and a couple of Amtrak workers at Penn Station
Read moreChildren and birds are telling us the Earth is dying but is anyone listening?
BALTIMORE – If you listen carefully, past the thundering of the children, you might yet hear the singing of birds.
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