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Being a dad in this digital age and all of its influences on children is one of the most difficult tasks, but if you have patience and genuine presence, then the playing field evens out.

Jessica Davis took a breath and looked down at her phone. She read out the news to the ‘No Kings’ rally in Annapolis that a former Minnesota House speaker and her husband had been assassinated.

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.

Cal Ripken Jr. is no longer simply a figurehead, and that’s a tougher spot when things aren’t going well with the Orioles.

One of the things I loved most about former Beach Boy Brian Wilson was that he was weird. I mean that as a compliment.

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.

Call it a graduation or a promotion: My baby is going to be a middle schooler. Cue the sad songs.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

The Orioles shouldn't be feeling any relief about the fact they didn't step up to sign the ace.

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.

Ocean City stirs memories from childhood from family vacations.

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.

Ryan Mountcastle has been advising the young slugger during his early-career slump.

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.

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?