<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><urlset xmlns="http://www.sitemaps.org/schemas/sitemap/0.9" xmlns:image="http://www.google.com/schemas/sitemap-image/1.1"><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/opinion/column/election-2022-even-on-the-precipice-of-democracy-some-hometown-hope-ANNUL2JGSNGPTAVCW26NOPA7IU/</loc><lastmod>2022-07-19T23:59:16.717Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/KB6ERF5PRJFKDDIJU5OLECK6KU.jpg?auth=c6ba259b4718f0a42577877f6d7da708b8d2f13d88c5344f8ab3508c50d6698b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4706&amp;height=3137</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[7/19/22 — Taylor Spann fills out her ballot inside Hazelwood Elementary/Middle School during Maryland’s primary election on Tuesday, July 19.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/k-12-schools/candidates-for-baltimore-county-school-board-have-varying-viewpoints-on-important-education-issues-HHMS44TDZVFQDJP732ICNM2SJY/</loc><lastmod>2022-07-19T23:17:19.624Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/6C2QUI77G5GN5M77D4MOBZWKRQ.JPG?auth=85c862d1c910e82f83f1c5175be2096f35f85018b225c7ef6c519fea3883bff9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1353&amp;height=906</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Johnny Olszewski, Jr., the Baltimore County executive, endorses six candidates for the board of education.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/election-2020-who-exactly-are-these-people-i-am-voting-for-D24AYKJSGNHXFGSGHPUPPZGHO4/</loc><lastmod>2022-07-19T22:32:20.902Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/QMSLTIZLZFEXFIQIGIBL4X76OM.jpg?auth=1b3a1933ca29c9758ff4724bc74b691d7baf56b20aee2e9852d90fdab76851c5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6655&amp;height=4437</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Electioneers sit outside of Patapsco Elementary School on the first day of early voting in Maryland’s Primary Election.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/what-to-expect-as-marylanders-head-to-the-polls-today-HDJDXQVFZ5F5FI775BHZ5XM4KI/</loc><lastmod>2022-07-19T22:31:35.903Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/MRIKYVEFY5CMXGAMPTP3T3RAOA.jpg?auth=25c94adbc67dec1db2b66edd70e16518e1c5350267ff8d9377a8a3c4765122b4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5528&amp;height=3685</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Annapolis resident Cynthia Dark votes inside Annapolis Middle School on the first day of early voting in Maryland’s Primary Election.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/umbc-police-officer-charged-with-setting-campus-fires-JWDAXJQHT5CDVM6P2KKXDF6OBU/</loc><lastmod>2022-07-19T20:46:43.408Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ORLW2C7AEBF27C57KYONUZRDBM.jpg?auth=5f6026acd32bd2d08a0ef80e3a27bd19be67e868aa7cd151bb74e3d9559b3cc9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4500&amp;height=3000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The UMBC mascot and logo outside of the Retriever Activities Center.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/higher-education/law-schools-saw-a-trump-bump-of-female-applicants-during-ex-presidents-term-will-the-overturning-of-roe-draw-even-more-FYFIKYGDBZHI5N7PERXFSPVSHI/</loc><lastmod>2022-07-19T19:41:25.212Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/TANUVZEFUBFBHOEBMTLQMGGX7A.jpg?auth=f415535cc65c4395beb7a4ff6cd254832230c639e3c0e253d37b0305e0cbf9ed&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5270&amp;height=3513</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Alexis Martinez, a third-year student at the University of Baltimore School of Law, poses for a portrait in the school’s library.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/film-tv/young-filmmaker-uses-his-camera-to-show-what-its-really-like-to-live-in-his-neighborhood-GMH6AEKLZFHXDNEWWO5QKJZWU4/</loc><lastmod>2022-07-19T19:40:19.086Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ZBV2IFZXU5AYFMCIHJJ6LCF63U.jpg?auth=8ad6f08319e5c7ba4d021e26071413cdc444be6d4797f9a33b6a91d75edca334&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8640&amp;height=5760</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Myles Michelin poses for a portrait.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/national-aquarium-teams-with-baltimore-beatboxer-shodekeh-to-celebrate-diversity-of-life-and-sound-YCONN453YJDRXGIKZVDNSMHVWM/</loc><lastmod>2022-07-19T19:36:29.768Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ZQBBDIX27RHBXDVF35UTMVMVG4.jpg?auth=3cadfeab3b36dde79fb3a940313694df586515310bc8b66610ad9bd27a5824ba&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8640&amp;height=5760</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Shodekeh listens to sound composition.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/baltimore-police-sergeant-who-took-plea-deal-in-kidnapping-extortion-case-to-serve-1-year-in-jail-4UHKHCLY3BCVDM5TMSBLHXRXYQ/</loc><lastmod>2022-07-19T19:33:50.158Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/WI2DZD3DRFBPRCZCKINNH42CAE.jpg?auth=4ae2e1f616e30d6a00d2dc3f54bd78753003c5d427b9c062bbd8e0a146738d4f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3273&amp;height=2182</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The exterior of the Baltimore County Courts Building in Towson is pictured in this photo from June 16, 2022.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/baltimore-county/olszewski-baltimore-county-officials-throw-weight-behind-candidates-running-for-open-council-seats-KXZPSEPFY5GWLNX36DJBECH6EE/</loc><lastmod>2022-07-19T19:32:36.545Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/TLFQIAVOJFC4JGCQCHFCNZDVCY.jpg?auth=cc7ca4f9b440db62599f68fc1752730b226455a6edd4bfbc2e3c814fbbfc4d75&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2556&amp;height=1010</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[(left to right) Del. Pat Young, Paul Dongarra, Mike Ertel and Shafiyq Hinton. Democratic primary races for Baltimore County Council's two open seats are largely campaigns between  realtor and political newcomer Shafiyq Hinton, 30, and Mike Ertel, 55, an insurance broker and longtime Towson activist in the 6th District; and in the 1st District, Del. Pat Young, 39, a Marine veteran twice-elected to the State House and Paul Dongarra, 52, a former small business owner outspoken about over-development.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/public-health/baltimore-health-clinic-building-still-unfit-to-use-one-year-after-oig-report-finds-it-unsanitary-workers-say-K6QCTBYTXNHAJC4DQESQFK7KE4/</loc><lastmod>2022-07-19T19:31:23.032Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/PAUVRMER7JGMNPDKFIDVGL7JTY.jpg?auth=4c5851a27252167c2a21f799acbd679afc85e0eeecaf1b2005eac2ae60caa248&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5202&amp;height=3468</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Exterior of the Druid Sexual Health Clinic on West North Avenue.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/growth-development/after-more-than-a-year-of-community-rallying-baltimore-city-to-remove-contested-properties-from-poppleton-development-project-RUTIWNA5FNGMDLITEUF5RTEXLU/</loc><lastmod>2022-07-19T19:30:22.105Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/FZGSJPJKUNC4NOJVB6LCBQGGSM.jpg?auth=ecd92c7d74ef5ba935bcf647f972b81d6eacf432e5738094971cf90225601208&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4500&amp;height=3000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Sonia Eaddy points to her family while Mayor Brandon Scott gave updates on the Poppleton homes.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/higher-education/luke-bird-dead-in-chile-naval-academy-midshipman-dies-falling-over-waterfall-PFKVQSFBCRDCBJEKCCTOHYAUNI/</loc><lastmod>2022-07-19T19:25:00.205Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/PUS6LWK7NBDRVHGTRZE2ZBXKYI.jpg?auth=11d0c33049eb21bd0208645761b3fc9f7e2413a9aa8e05a221f83dfb3a3675e8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6700&amp;height=4320</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[This undated photo provided by the U.S. Navy shows Petty Officer 2nd Class Luke Gabriel Bird of New Braunfels, Texas. Bird died Saturday, July 16, 2022, after falling over a waterfall in Chile. while participating in a semester abroad program at Chile’s Arturo Prat Naval Academy.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/baltimore-nonprofit-finds-local-homes-for-travelers-seeking-abortion-other-medical-care-JZ6Y5GHWERBZ3E6GT6KF37F7DA/</loc><lastmod>2022-07-19T19:08:24.261Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/HS3LU3FCBVEBVBWMPRZOVVNSBY.jpg?auth=a5598ab960c472a346e481e9f352fed271d037717e85a463df501f38a56d12e9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4500&amp;height=3000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Jenny Owens inside her home in Roland Park. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/national-politics/opinion-when-the-baby-will-die-depriving-a-woman-of-choice-is-just-cruel-YPYBZXAX6ZDYZAH5P6PKDYYNDM/</loc><lastmod>2022-07-19T12:31:36.736Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/DAB7GTQLOVGAROKQ47TFEOI6RU.jpg?auth=bac406c71085de521b2729c6dac8ed3df341a7d52c1cb832fe0185ae78dd60ab&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Seventeen weeks into the pregnancy, the radiologist explained that Jeanne had a choice: She could continue with the pregnancy, to whatever end that journey took her, or she could terminate.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/article/additional-plagiarism-accusations-swirl-around-a-baltimore-county-state-house-candidate-OQZZA3TJDNGLVEHJRLKNS57X64/</loc><lastmod>2022-07-19T00:33:09.590Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/CMLA63FUK5AQVBK7NWQTLKPWCU.jpg?auth=5b7a2008217a897e155a6023405139a3775e33441c27dc0f0d0792f15b61bcce&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1170&amp;height=800</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Screen grab from Aisha Khan's campaign website on July 15.]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>