Columns

As a widow, I understand loneliness and the yearning for true, deep connection, but I just don’t believe that can exist with what is essentially a robot.

COLUMN | I’ve always thought Maryland Republicans’ fixation on voter fraud was a fantasy rooted in the frustration of being the state’s perpetual second party. But in Washington, the serial fantasists are in power and their proposals are a threat to open elections.

There are many reasons the Orioles sputtered out in 2024 and disappointed badly in 2025. Missing Westburg, to me, is always going to be one of the largest contributors, with his fractured hand in 2024 and hamstring and ankle injuries limiting him to 85 games in 2025.

COLUMN | Months after a Navy Police officer shot a midshipman in a Naval Academy swatting attack, the Navy has spelled out when the small police force can stop mids, search them, handcuff and fingerprint them — and when they must let them go.

Henriquez spent a decade out of pro baseball after being released from the Tampa Bay Rays’ Dominican program in 2015.

COLUMN | Baltimore's new defensive coordinator interviewed for five head coaching jobs, didn't get any of them, and now won't call plays for the Ravens. Anthony Weaver has shown remarkable humility and grace, which might be the qualities that get him to the head coaching ranks.

COLUMN | A local historian and explorer has created a vibrant Instagram page that he hopes helps Baltimoreans feel the importance of this often-maligned but very special place.

COLUMN | As Maryland approaches the greatest period of major bridge building in its history, a larger point isn’t being discussed. Totaling a combined $30 billion, the Bay Bridge, Key Bridge and American Legion projects could generate more than 100,000 jobs and reshape the state.

Albernaz walked from field to field throughout the day, and after leaving the situational field, turned back to ask, “Are we having fun yet?”

COLUMN | Dress codes help create a restaurant’s ambience.

There will be six months of baseball to determine if the club spent enough, or well enough, or on the right things.

COLUMN | If Mayor Jared Littmann picks acting Chief Amy Miguez, she would not only be the first woman to hold the job permanently but she would be the first chief to rise through the ranks since Bernard Kalnoske died of a heart attack in 1980. It is not a sure thing.

COLUMN: On the infield dirt and outfield grass, in the covered bullpens and batter’s boxes, much felt like business as usual — just a bunch of ballplayers and coaches preparing for the start of the season.

COLUMN | The fact that it’s so hard for other people to name a thing, a thing is such tiresome gaslighting, Leslie Gray Streeter argues.

COLUMN | The Orioles are spending less on payroll this year than last. Their constant claim that they have unlimited resources rings hollow when they keep coming up short in free agency.

Column | Two Montgomery County lawmakers believe they have the little-known key to stopping federal agents from violating Maryland residents’ constitutional rights. As the national immigration purge expands, the first hearing on their idea is Tuesday in Annapolis.

If the team didn’t know it two years ago, they know it now: Money is only one component of attracting top free agent talent.

COLUMN | The Super Bowl’s winning head coach was calling Baltimore’s defense two years ago, which might be painful for some fans. But in Jesse Minter, the Ravens have a chance to forge a future that outshines hypotheticals.

COLUMN | Mom groups can be a lifeline, because early parenting can be a singularly isolating situation where you spend most of your time tending to a needy human who can’t talk back to you.

Will we remember it as Fern when we tell the stories of this winter storm? Probably not. But as it slowly, achingly melts from view, here are a few, meagre final words to describe what just happened in the weather and beyond.