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    Andy Harris ignores the pain of ending Obamacare tax credits at his political peril
    In Maryland's largest counties, 128,000 people take advantage of the tax credits for insurance through the Affordable Care Act. But it's Maryland's smallest, poorest counties where the impact will be the deepest.
    U.S. Rep. Andy Harris, an Eastern Shore Republican, talks with reporters about a potential government shutdown while attending the J. Millard Tawes Crab & Clam Bake in Crisfield on Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2025.
    Kyle Goon: Terps’ transition to Buzz Williams feels awkward. But change could be a good thing.
    One season after the Terps recaptured the fan base’s energy with a dramatic run to the Sweet 16, a remade program doesn’t feel connected to its past. But the Buzz Williams era, though awkward in its start, has the potential to build on what came before.
    Former Maryland Terrapins head coach Gary Williams, right, hands the MVP game ball to Maryland Terrapins forward Pharrel Payne (21) after an NCAA basketball game against the Coppin State Eagles, Monday, November 3, 2025, at CFG Bank Arena.
    A veteran WMAR journalist writes about ‘blood-sucking reporters’ — literally
    Former WMAR anchor Wayne Lynch used stories from his time in journalism in Baltimore to inspire his newest book — with an added dose of vampires.
    WMAR reporter and anchor Wayne Lynch during his time at the TV station in 1976.
    Kyle Goon: How Baltimore can keep its basketball talent with an old church — and a few million dollars
    The Sanctuary Collective is a nonprofit facility with the backing of Carmelo Anthony that today aims to bring high-level basketball coaching to the heart of Baltimore — and tomorrow hopes to bring a whole lot more.
    The elementary school-age basketball league practices on Tuesday after school at The Sanctuary, a recreational facility built inside a former Mount Vernon church.
    I tried a meal delivery service for a week and I understand the hype ... and hesitation
    Many meal delivery options have popped up over the years, often with opportunities to tailor the service to your household needs.
    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.
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