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    Hutzell: Anduril’s coming to Maryland! The great and terrible news.
    COLUMN | Yay! The biggest injection of jobs into the Maryland economy in 10 years! An estimated $2 billion pumped into the Baltimore region’s economy, including $312 million in wages. Win, win, win! Uh, so why am I the only one feeling conflicted?
    Anduril Industries launched a marketing campaign around its Arsenal-2 project in Baltimore, including the electronic signs downtown.
    Jon Meoli: The Orioles’ prospect contingent in the Arizona Fall League is more consequential than ever
    COLUMN | The Orioles must decide which Rule 5-eligible prospects to add to their 40-man roster this fall or risk losing them to another club.
    Orioles outfield prospect Vance Honeycutt jogs home in the fifth inning of a spring training game against the Atlanta Braves on Feb. 23.
    Streeter: The NFL wants women to watch. But is it protecting them?
    COLUMN | The NFL is courting women fans, but the frequent drumbeat of domestic violence and sexual misconduct allegations involving the Ravens and players leaguewide creates a conflict.
    Fans begin to find their seats ahead of a game between the Baltimore Ravens and the New England Patriots in Baltimore last year.
    Kyle Goon: Jayden Daniels still gives hope for the Commanders’ future. But not Dan Quinn’s.
    COLUMN | In his return to action, Jayden Daniels flashed why he continues to inspire hope for the Commanders fanbase. But his gaffe at the end of a tie with the Giants may have sealed the fate of his head coach, who’s already on the hot seat.
    Washington Commanders head coach Dan Quinn leaves the field after a 27-27 tie against the New York Giants on Sunday.
    Kyle Goon: Are the Orioles listening? Their fans think they aren’t.
    COLUMN | The Orioles wanted new voices this offseason. They got plenty of unwanted noise.
    Fans watch a baseball game between the Baltimore Orioles and the Toronto Blue Jays at Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore last month.
    Hutzell: Judges may be the most important vote on the ballot. Ron Jarashow would like a word.
    COLUMN | Anne Arundel County is the only Maryland jurisdiction with a contested election for Circuit Court judge this fall. How will you choose? Ron Jarashow, a judge for eight months before losing in an election, can help.
    Ron Jarashow was appointed to the Circuit Court bench in 2010, but lost in the election later that year. He's worked on finding ways to improve judicial elections ever since.
    Kyle Goon: Marlon Humphrey’s Trump appearance is more evidence of his shallow spectacle
    COLUMN | Marlon Humphrey has been a contrarian and a clout-chaser for years, sometimes at the detriment of the Ravens.
    Baltimore Ravens cornerback Marlon Humphreys' was a special guest of President Donald Trump at his appaerance at Tradepoint Atlantic in Edgemere on Tuesday.
    Kyle Goon: Eric DeCosta’s latest big trade shows how devoted he is to helping Lamar Jackson
    COLUMN | Some fans feel the Ravens’ general manager has not done enough to help the franchise star win. That's simply not true.
    Eric DeCosta, executive vice president and general manager of the Baltimore Ravens, during a news conference in Owings Mills earlier this year.
    Streeter: What I hope President Trump saw when he visited Baltimore
    COLUMN | President Trump is famously not a fan of Baltimore, but after his visit to the area this week, I’m curious about what he saw and what he should focus on if he ever comes back.
    Newly renovated Rash Field Park is one way Baltimore’s gotten prettier since the president’s last visit.
    Jon Meoli: What I’m hearing about the Orioles’ general manager search
    COLUMN | The Orioles’ hiring of a general manager to work under president of baseball operations Mike Elias is perhaps the more impactful thing they’ll do this winter.
    Orioles president of baseball operations Mike Elias takes questions from reporters during the team’s end-of-season news conference in September.
    Hutzell: Inside Pete Hegseth’s strategy to control military thinking
    COLUMN | If you think self-styled War Secretary Pete Hegseth is right, that civilians have diluted the focus on lethality at American military academies, then you really need to know about these 10 teachers in Annapolis.
    Pete Hegseth delivers his State of the Force address.
    Kyle Goon: Before Ethan Burke played for the Ravens, he was almost a Terps lacrosse star
    COLUMN | Ethan Burke was committed to Terps lacrosse before choosing football. Before he signed his letter of intent, a phone call from Maryland coach John Tillman changed everything.
    Ethan Burke was a youth lacrosse player in Maryland before moving to California and Texas during his prep career. As a senior at Westlake High in Austin, Tx., Burke was an All-American attack committed to play at Maryland lacrosse. He would evenutally give up the sport to play football at the University of Texas.
    Streeter: Police accountability starts with showing your face
    COLUMN | A Maryland law that took effect Oct. 1 requires the state’s police training commission to create a uniform policy restricting law enforcement officers from wearing masks or face coverings. That’s crucial to keeping the community safe.
    Under a law that took effect Oct. 1, law enforcement officers in Maryland could face civil penalties and fines for wearing face coverings like this federal agent in New York.
    Kyle Goon: With injuries piling up, the Ravens’ only goal for the next few weeks is survival
    COLUMN | The Ravens have touted their high-concept offensive and defensive scheme changes, but with mounting injuries, grit and competitiveness have to be the team’s winning traits.
    Ravens backup quarterback Tyler Huntley runs for a 9-yard gain in the third quarter of Sunday’s 24-18 win over the Titans.
    Hutzell: Dan Schwartz has a real chance to beat Andy Harris in Maryland’s 1st District
    COLUMN | I’ve been following Dan Schwartz since Independence Day, listening as he talks to supporters at sweat-soaked rallies, at youth door-knocking campaigns and from the back of his pickup truck. Through all that travel, I’ve been asking the essential question: Can Dan Schwartz win?
    Dan Schwartz, the Democrat running for Congress in Maryland's 1st District, campaigns Aug. 20, 2026 in Bel Air. About 350 people turned out for a rally across the street from his opponent's district office.
    Hutzell: 106 years later, Annapolis is still trying to fix its parking problems
    COLUMN | A century of arguments, amendments and angst over parking has gotten Annapolis where it is today, still unhappy with the irrefutable fact that a 17th-century city center struggles to cope with automobiles in the 21st.
    A directional arrow in the Mills-Hillman Garage in Annapolis shows the way to more spaces and an exit. If only it were that easy.
    Streeter: When it comes to cornrows, where’s the line between appropriation and appreciation?
    COLUMN | If cornrows were the reason for the dismissal of the executive director of the Baltimore Rock Opera Society, I think it's a well-intentioned but misguided attempt to avoid cancellation. Eyes on your own hair.
    Hair braider, Crystal, braids a clients hair outside of the Baltimore Visitor Center hair as the two wait for the fireworks and drone display on July 4, 2024.
    Kyle Goon: Derrick Henry has outrun Father Time. Next up? Emmitt Smith.
    COLUMN | Derrick Henry’s physicality has made him one of the NFL’s most punishing backs. But his competitive mentality is why he’s been so productive into Year 11 of his career.
    Derrick Henry has run for 13,319 yards and 128 touchdowns in a career that began in 2016.
    Kyle Goon: With Mike Elias still in charge, the Orioles remain stuck
    COLUMN | How many times can the Orioles undergo the same search for answers with Mike Elias in charge?
    Mike Elias, Baltimore Orioles president of baseball operations, takes reporters’ questions Monday during the team’s end-of-season news conference.
    Streeter: I moved my son to Baltimore for school. I hope I did the right thing.
    COLUMN | I asked several Maryland parents about their decisions weighing school choice for their kids in a still-segregated state. What makes a school “good”?
    Close up student with pen reading book, studying.
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