Columns

The second season of ”And Just Like That…” takes on grief, aging and respectability politics with a fabulous Baltimore connection.

There’s never been a consensus in Maryland on the need for reparations, what they might look like or who should qualify for them. Legislation to create a commission on the concept — just study the idea — has died twice in the Maryland General Assembly in the last two years. Maybe, just maybe, we’re about to see the start of a campaign to approach this at the local level.

How has travel been affected by weather changes? Is it going to get better? I talked to a travel consultant to help answer those questions.

John Angelos appointed his own All-Star deadline for getting a deal done to keep the Orioles at Camden Yards. It would be a nice repayment of faith to make that happen sooner rather than later.

With a unified and cooperative approach, the Orioles know the type of player who can thrive in their program.

Continuing to use valuable early picks on hitters will serve to sustain Baltimore's farm system into the next wave of the team's competitive phase.

Climate change, spelling hotter and wetter weather, is increasing the frequency and severity of storms. Maybe it’s altering clouds, too.

The steady march of top Orioles prospects toward the majors continues. Next up? The 2020 No. 2 overall pick, who had his career derailed but has rallied with a 1.022 OPS and five homers since moving up to Norfolk.

Mayo was frustrated at his inability to drive the baseball early in the year, but has been dominant since a discussion with coaches: He's hit 12 home runs with a scalding 1.206 OPS in 36 games.

Affirmative action wasn’t about giving unqualified people a leg up, but about leveling a playing field that was never, and still is not, level.

No matter what happens on a proposal to limit what flags can be displayed in Anne Arundel County Public Schools, you can bet it will be a school board campaign issue in 2024. That is what its supporters want most.

Take a moment to appreciate how far the Orioles have come.

There’s a difference between Independence Day and the day everyone actually became independent, but both are important to history.

Those fighting for social and economic justice in America must redouble their efforts in response to setbacks such the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling against affirmative action, columnist E.R. Shipp says.

As another Induction Day comes and goes at the Naval Academy, Rear Adm. Yvette Davids’ confirmation as the first woman superintendent is one of more than 250 military promotions hung up in the U.S. Senate by a protest over abortion policy.

No need for an exterminator: Bees on the roof and in backyards are part of the rise in urban beekeeping and environmental responsibility in the city.

The Orioles have the most stacked farm system in MLB and are in position to make a playoff run. It may be time to flip young prospects for established talent. But which players should they let go, and at what cost?

The June 28, 2018 mass shooting at The Capital and the staff’s dedication to publishing an edition the next day became a symbol of enduring press freedom.

With Jordan Westburg finally ascending to the majors, the natural question — who’s next? — has a clear answer: The No. 5 pick in the 2021 draft is ready. And he's gotten here not through a detailed routine, but by learning to laugh at himself along the way.

If it feels like Jordan Westburg took forever for a call-up, he did. But the Orioles have shifted from an organization prioritizing development to one prioritizing winning. And as the team tries to stay near the top of the standings, players in the minor leagues are going to feel the squeeze.