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    Kyle Goon: If Terps want to win bigger, they must move on from Mike Locksley
    We’ve seen enough from Mike Locksley to know the seventh-year Terps coach isn't taking the football program any higher. And now programs such as Indiana are jumping Maryland in the conference pecking order.
    Mike Locksley has a 37-45 record at Maryland.
    The inevitability of Jared Littmann as Annapolis’ next mayor
    Forty-eight hours from Election Day, Democrat Jared Littmann’s campaign for mayor has an air of inevitability about it. How did Annapolis get to the point where the election feels like a foregone conclusion?
    Jared Littmann walked in the Annapolis Pride Parade on Oct. 18, 2025, nearing the finish line of his two year campaign for mayor.
    Jon Meoli: There’s more turnover in the Orioles’ hitting coach group. Could this mean actual change?
    Is this going to be another new set of chefs with the same menu, or is the flavor of the hitting program about to change?
    Baltimore Orioles catcher Adley Rutschman (35) loses his bat on a swing in a game against the Chicago White Sox at Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, Md. on Friday, May 30, 2025.
    Feeding foster children should never be a political gamble
    Foster parents are among those facing uncertainty with the looming end of WIC payments, as well as SNAP.
    Bugs, bats and American adventurism in the Caribbean. What scares you on Halloween?
    Halloween is the day to take out your fears and examine them, to laugh at what gives you the willies. Dress them up in silly costumes, throw candy at them and hope they don’t get angry.
    Kyle Goon: It shouldn’t be this hard for the Ravens to shoot straight on Lamar Jackson’s health
    The Ravens have a significant problem when it comes to communication with and around their franchise player.
    Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson walks the sidelines in the second quarter of a game against the Chicago Bears on Sunday.
    Jon Meoli: Why Craig Albernaz is a good fit for the Orioles
    The Orioles can still make win-now moves this winter with this first-time manager in place. But there’s no indication that Mike Elias and company are just going to change tack and go a traditional route to get there.
    Cleveland Guardians bench coach Craig Albernaz, left, and manager Stephen Vogt look on from the dugout before a baseball game against the Tampa Bay Rays in 2024.
    Yacht for sale: Maryland Port Administration auctions off a piece of Chesapeake history
    The Maryland Port Administration is auctioning off the Mary Lynn, a 1962 wooden Trumpy yacht it used for tours of the harbor for 40 years. It can be yours, as is, for as little as $50,000.
    The Mary Lynn, a 70-foot made in Annapolis by John Trumpy & Sons, is waiting in a Cambridge yacht yard for a new owner. The Maryland Port Administration decided it had outlived its usefulness as a port ambassador.
    Tearing down the East Wing is about way more than destroying a building
    Apparently there’s nothing to be done about the demolition and construction at the White House. It’s still heartbreaking to see a hole in it.
    Work continues on the demolition of a part of the East Wing of the White House, Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025, in Washington, before construction of a new ballroom.
    Kyle Goon: How one phone call set up Tyler Huntley to save the Ravens
    Tyler Huntley could have been remembered for a season-ending gaffe. But he’s suddenly finding a second chance with the Ravens.
    Baltimore Ravens quarterback Tyler Huntley cheers on the field following the team’s win against the Chicago Bears on Sunday.
    Noah Hillman argued Black teachers weren’t equal. Annapolis is renaming his garage.
    Annapolis is changing the name on the Noah Hillman Parking Garage, a downtown memorial for a respected alderman. Twenty years before he was elected, Hillman was the lawyer for one of Maryland’s most notorious racists, George Fox.
    Noah Hillman, center, with Arthur Ellington, left, and an unidentified man at a City Hall meeting in the late 1950s. Both Hillman and Ellington were members of the city council who served brief tenures as interim mayor.
    Once the ‘girl med student’ in ’70s Baltimore, she’s making the case for equality
    Kay White Drew, a retired neonatologist and author of “Stress Test,” talks about taking on racism and sexism as a “girl med student” in 1970s Baltimore.
    Kay White Drew, a retired neonatologist, wrote "Stress Test" about her medical training in Baltimore in the 1970s.
    Kyle Goon: It’s time for the Ravens’ leaders to actually lead
    There’s a gap between what the Baltimore Ravens players say and the accountability and leadership they show when it matters.
    Baltimore Ravens cornerback Marlon Humphrey (44) talks to a coach before the Ravens host the Indianapolis Colts during the preseason at the M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore City, Md.
    Jon Meoli: Before pursuing pitching, the Orioles have to decide what they can count on from within
    Trevor Rogers, Kyle Bradish, Tyler Wells, Grayson Rodriguez and Dean Kremer make for an imposing rotation on paper. But can the Orioles depend on them?
    Orioles pitcher Kyle Bradish delivers a pitch in the third inning against the Boston Red Sox on Aug. 26.
    With billions at stake, Maryland must up its game in the turbulent biotech economy
    Suddenly, the competition for biotech investment and jobs looks different, as entrepreneurs and investors seek resources to fund medical science, biopharma and medtech.
    At Impact Maryland, a Baltimore Banner symposium, leaders of Baltimore’s biotech economy spoke in a panel discussion.
    I’m as proud walking a 10K now as I was running the Baltimore Marathon 20 years ago
    Twenty years ago, I ran the marathon at the Baltimore Running Festival. This past weekend, my twin sister and I celebrated the anniversary by walking a shorter race.
    Banner columnist Leslie Gray Streeter and her twin sister, Lynne Streeter Childress, at the running festival 20 years ago and this year.
    Vacations, Botox and fancy food: What’s your personal recession indicator?
    No birthday trip? Less dining out? Marylanders talk about their personal recession indicators — signs in their own lives that the economy's headed for bumpiness.
    Woman of color compares price tags and nutritional information at grocery store during economic inflation while shopping
    What does it take to lead Annapolis? Here’s what 4 former mayors have to say.
    Annapolis is about to pick a new mayor for the first time in eight years in an election that will also remake the City Council. Here are thoughts on what makes a good mayor from people who’ve done the job.
    Bob O'Shea, the Republican candidate for mayor in Annapolis, was out sign-waving early on Sept. 16, 2025, even though he's not on the ballot until November. He was at the Eastport Annapolis Neck Library with Courtney Spangler and Marvin Charles. Charles' wife, Alderwoman Rhonda Pindell Charles, faces former alderman Jared Littmann in the Democratic primary.
    Jon Meoli: What can the Orioles expect from Gunnar Henderson in 2026?
    Orioles shortstop Gunnar Henderson, right, hit .274 with a .787 OPS in 2025.
    Now, more than ever, we need to focus on Black men’s mental health
    Playwright Brandon Shaun Fields’ “What You Don’t See” is being restaged this weekend because he thinks this is a crucial time to focus on Black men’s mental health.
    Ebony Jackson, left, and Loch Edwards rehearse for "What You Don't See," which will be performed at the Chesapeake Arts Center on Oct. 18.
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