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    Trump’s military response to LA supercharges No Kings Day protests across Maryland
    What the hell. It’s a pretty apt summary of this moment. No Kings Day protests planned to counter President Donald Trump's military birthday parade Saturday are growing in response to events in Los Angeles.
    LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - JUNE 09: Police engage with protesters in the evening following three days of clashes after a series of immigration raids last Friday on June 09, 2025, in Los Angeles, California. Tensions in the city remain high after the Trump administration called in the National Guard against the wishes of city leaders.
    Kyle Goon: ‘Mike’s our guy.’ Cal Ripken Jr. backs Mike Elias as he navigates the choppy waters of ownership
    Cal Ripken Jr. is no longer simply a figurehead, and that’s a tougher spot when things aren’t going well with the Orioles.
    Hall of Famer and minority team owner Cal Ripken Jr. takes questions from reporters during a baseball clinic at Stadium Place, former site of Baltimore’s Memorial Stadium, on Thursday.
    God only knows what we lost with Brian Wilson
    One of the things I loved most about former Beach Boy Brian Wilson was that he was weird. I mean that as a compliment.
    LOS ANGELES, CA - FEBRUARY 12:  Musician Brian Wilson of The Beach Boys performs onstage at the 54th Annual GRAMMY Awards held at Staples Center on February 12, 2012 in Los Angeles, California.  (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
    Jon Meoli: The Orioles’ lineup is finally close to whole. That should make a difference.
    There are seven names written in pen every night — Jackson Holliday, Gunnar Henderson, Adley Rutschman, Ryan O’Hearn, Colton Cowser, Jordan Westburg and Cedric Mullins.
    Baltimore Orioles' Cedric Mullins (31) practices swings while on deck during the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Detroit Tigers, Tuesday, June 10, 2025, in Baltimore.
    Elementary school ‘graduation’ isn’t a big deal. So why am I crying?
    Call it a graduation or a promotion: My baby is going to be a middle schooler. Cue the sad songs.
    Leslie Gray Streeter and her son, Brooks, in 2019 at the Capitol Reef National Park in Utah.
    Wes Moore insists he’s not running for president in ’28. So why is no one persuaded?
    Why is no one persuaded when Gov. Wes Moore says again and again he isn't running for president? Because not running for president has a track record of success.
    Wes Moore’s image on the foamy head of a Guinness pint in South Carolina last month was another reminder that he’s on everyone’s lips as a possible candidate for president, no matter how many times he says no.
    Jon Meoli: The Orioles are winning again. What should we make of it?
    After every win comes the moment when you check the standings and start doing the mental math of what it will take for this team to play meaningful baseball again.
    Second baseman Jackson Holliday and outfielder Colton Cowser celebrate the Orioles’ win Wednesday in Seattle, one of six straight.
    Annapolis once made sails. Trump’s tariffs won’t bring those jobs back.
    Annapolis was once a sailmaking center, with multiple lofts manufacturing for thousands of boaters on the Chesapeake Bay. That's unlikely to change, despite President Donald Trump's boasts that tariffs will bring manufacturing back to U.S. cities and towns.
    Steve Ross, loft manager for Ullman Sails in Annapolis, says he makes about three sails a year, spending the rest of his time on repairs.
    Sometimes your ego is your own worst enemy. Just ask Patti Lupone.
    Tony winner and certified diva Patti Lupone has proven that an inflated belief in one’s own sassiness can undo years of goodwill. It’s a lesson we should all remember.
    From left, Kecia Lewis at the Tony Awards in 2024, Patti LuPone at a film screening in New York in 2025 and Audra McDonald at the Tony Awards in 2024.
    Kyle Goon: A local UPS driver’s shot at the U.S. Open crashed out after a brain fart. We’ve all been there.
    Catonsville resident and delivery truck driver Nick Barrett forgot to turn in a scorecard between rounds, denying him a chance to qualify for the U.S. Open. But even in his anguish, the working-class weekend warrior keeps a refreshing perspective.
    Catonsville native Nick Barrett, 31, drives off the tee at the U.S. Open qualifying tournament at Woodmont Country Club in Rockville on June 2. Barrett, who works as a UPS delivery driver, was disqualified after one round for failing to turn in his scorecard.
    Kyle Goon: Corbin Burnes’ injury doesn’t let the Orioles off for free agency flop
    The Orioles shouldn't be feeling any relief about the fact they didn't step up to sign the ace.
    Starting pitcher Corbin Burnes walks off the field with assistant athletic trainer Max Esposito during the fifth inning.
    ‘Bravo’s Love Hotel’ proves middle-aged dating sucks, even for the rich and famous
    Here are four reasons why even being a "Real Housewives of Potomac" star on "Bravo's Love Hotel" doesn't help clean up the middle-aged dating pool.
    LOVE HOTEL -- "Day 3" -- Pictured: (l-r) Gizelle Bryant, Luann de Lesseps -- (Photo by: Ana York/PEACOCK)
    Ocean City, where Maryland makes memories
    Ocean City stirs memories from childhood from family vacations.
    Banner reporter Julie Scharper's family has been going to Ocean City for generations. From left, her mother and grandmother in the 1950s; she and her sister in the 1980s; and one of her children in 2019.
    Kyle Goon: Ravens need to dream big to justify stadium costs
    There's nearly half a billion of public money being sunk into renovations at M&T Bank Stadium. Baltimore and Maryland deserves bigger events at the venue to justify the price tag.
    Ravens Rich Tamayo, Senior VP of Stadium Operations and Guest Experience, conducts a tour of the new M&T Bank Stadium improvements underway for the 2025 and 2026 seasons.
    Joy is an act of resistance worth sharing in our days of Trump malaise
    In the age of Donald Trump, I’ll admit to not feeling very optimistic. What a time for my son and his fiancée to start a new chapter, to commit to love and a future together. I found some inspiration, of all places, on a rainy morning with U.S. Sen, Angela Alsobrooks.
    U.S. Sen. Angela Alsobrooks talks at the Annapolis Senior Activity Center on a rainy Wednesday morning.
    Jon Meoli: Heston Kjerstad has examples in Orioles clubhouse of poor starts turning quickly
    Ryan Mountcastle has been advising the young slugger during his early-career slump.
    Orioles outfielder Heston Kjerstad is hitting under .200 with an OPS in the mid-.500s.
    My first book launched the week the world shut down. I’m ready for my do-over.
    The pandemic shut down my memoir book tour. Will the publicity for “Family & Other Calamities,” a love letter to Baltimore and journalism, be a chance to try again?
    My first novel represents my ability to do something new even at this late age, while enjoying this author journey differently this time.
    Kyle Goon: Buck Showalter is not the answer for the Orioles — but his ideas might be
    The manager of the very good 2010s teams says 'I don't have the answers' for the current-day Orioles' slumps. It might be that his legacy in Baltimore is best left in the past.
    Buck Showalter watches the action from the dugout during an Orioles game against the Tampa Bay Rays in 2018, his last of nine seasons in Baltimore.
    Jon Meoli: Ryan Mountcastle no longer has to worry about a deep left-field wall. Where is the power?
    The Orioles first baseman is in one of the worst spells of his career, entering Wednesday with just two home runs and a .606 OPS
    First baseman Ryan Mountcastle doubles to right field against the St. Louis Cardinals on Tuesday.
    Wes Moore is betting $1 billion on qubits. What the heck is a qubit?
    Economic development is a bit like quantum physics in that it’s hard to make sense of most of the time.
    Quantum particles — quibits — can be in multiple states at once, and linked in pairs that let you determine the state of one anywhere in the world by observing the other.
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