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COLUMN | The Ravens' No. 14 selection of Vega Ioane may be great, but he'll forever be compared to Rueben Bain Jr., a Miami edge rusher the Ravens passed over. The decision to draft a guard over a pass rusher is, in large part, a reflection of how much Baltimore backed itself into a corner with its roster management.

COLUMN | A fight night at the Hilton is a test of downtown Baltimore’s viability for hosting fights and a way to generate economic interest in a historic sport.

COLUMN | If Gov. Wes Moore signs a bill reforming appointments to the Anne Arundel County liquor board, it will end state senators’ power to dispense jobs as political favors.

COLUMN | Baltimore Ravens fans are approaching the upcoming NFL Draft with something wonderful and fleeting: hope.

In the context of the balance and simplified swing load he now boasts, Rutschman looks back at last year with the knowledge that “sometimes less is more.”

COLUMN | New Baltimore City Public Schools CEO Jermaine Dawson comes with a lot of promise to lead kids who have similar backgrounds as his. Our expectations are high.

It doesn’t look like the Orioles are going to lose touch with the playoff race. That makes what’s happening on the farm meaningful, given the potential for Mike Elias to dip into the minors to support the major league team.

COLUMN | Big, fake checks have no monetary value. But they are a priceless illustration as incumbents work to convince voters to send them back to Congress this fall. They illustrate just how much bacon they’ve brought home.

COLUMN | Jeremiah Jackson has surprised Baltimore fans with his confidence and attacking mentality. After a laborious journey through the minors, the 25-year-old is seizing every moment with an unsure future when the club gets healthy, but he deserves more assurance that he’s earned a solid spot.

COLUMN | The Bmore Community Fridge Network has refrigerators across the region, but empty units in food deserts on the West Side need your help.

COLUMN | Keys to understanding Annapolis Mayor Jared Littmann’s young administration are tucked into his work calendar. Access to the electronic diary, granted through a public records request, offers a view of his emerging priorities and style.

COLUMN | Craig Albernaz returned to Cleveland, where he spent the last two seasons on the staff of manager Stephen Vogt. His old club teased him but also showed him love.

COLUMN | They’re a .500 team that expects to win and carries itself that way, but they haven’t played a level of baseball to back it up just yet.

COLUMN | The Orioles utilityman has played four positions this season in just 13 games. And you'll never meet someone happier to be thrown all over the field.

COLUMN | When Northwood-Appold United Methodist’s BGE bills totaled nearly $7,000 in January and February, the congregation banded together to take care of it.

COLUMN | With his second home run in three games, Basallo's bat is heating up, and manager Craig Albernaz thinks that has to do with this extended run behind the plate.

COLUMN | By simply showing his smiling, bruised face after getting nailed by a foul ball, Craig Albernaz helped set the tone for a fighting comeback — the kind the Orioles have had all too rarely for the past two seasons.

COLUMN | Is Wes Moore trustworthy? There's an argument out there that the governor is not, based on a misinterpretation of a recent UMBC poll. The truth about trust is much more complicated.

We know what it looks like when a well-paid first baseman doesn’t have it anymore, and this isn’t it.

COLUMN | Why does Rep. Andy Harris love Viktor Orban? If you want to know who Maryland’s lone Republican in Congress is, take a look at the Hungarian strongman facing a tough reelection Sunday.