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    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.
    Kyle Goon: Which Ravens coordinator is in more trouble? It might be Todd Monken.
    For weeks, the spotlight has glared grimly on Ravens defensive coordinator Zach Orr, but his head coach and players have leapt to defend him. Now that Todd Monken is getting grilled for offensive shortcomings, it seems the decorated OC is getting less public support from those around him.
    Baltimore Ravens offensive coordinator Todd Monken takes questions from reporters following the team’s organized team activities at the Under Armour Performance Center in Owings Mills, Md. on Tuesday, June 3, 2025.
    3 women grads of the Naval Academy are running for office. Pete Hegseth should take notice.
    Mikie Sherrill. Amy McGrath. Eileen Laubacher. All Naval Academy graduates, all running for office. Fifty years after the first women entered the academy, they represent a generational moment of change.
    Democrat Mikie Sherrill responds to questions during the first general election gubernatorial debate with Republican opponent Jack Ciattarelli.
    Parenting is a thankless job, but sometimes it’s OK to pat yourself on the back
    The point of parenting isn’t praise. But that doesn’t mean we can’t give ourselves a high-five when we get it right.
    Kyle Goon: Is this Ravens season even worth saving?
    Patching up this roster would take drastic action that does not feel prudent given the results so far.
    Ravens wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins is upended by the Rams’ Kam Curl during the fourth quarter Sunday.
    No, Gov. Moore, the military is not going to come to our rescue. It’s up to us.
    What Moore said feels like almost as dangerous a fantasy — that the military might save the republic from becoming a military dictatorship by disobeying a presidential order.
    Gov. Wes Moore at the Warfield Air National Guard Base during the deactivation ceremony for the A-10C Thunderbolt.
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