Columns

The Maryland Department of Health is making it possible for more parts of Maryland to emulate Anne Arundel County’s crisis response system.

Don’t celebrate the fact that Jalen Hurts and Patrick Mahomes will make history on Sunday night. Not when so many Black players through history were unjustly denied the chance to play QB.

The journey of a jersey from Ray Lewis to my closet helped me understand why football is a great connector (and Burt Reynolds was a gem).

LeBron James has now scored more regular-season points than anyone in NBA history, but his legacy goes so far beyond what he has accomplished on the court.

Artificial intelligence is about to have a Chesapeake Bay moment, changing environmental science in land use, wetlands preservation, oyster propagation and more. Could it save the bay?

Baltimore’s Jessica Smith Hebron, also known as “Culture Queen,” attended the 2022 Grammys as a nominee for her work with a unique collective of Black children’s artists.

Lynne Streeter Childress remembers the day her eighth grade history teacher was talking about the Constitution and the class spontaneously broke out in song from a 1975 episode of “Schoolhouse Rock.”

Some believe we as a society have an obligation to watch videos like the one depicting the death of Tyre Nichols. I can’t.

On Thursday night in Annapolis, these three gatherings might seem like unrelated events tied by a coincidence of calendar. But they were linked by the thread of gun violence in a small town, by people striving for change and by me. I followed the thread in hopes of finding some meaning.

Baltimorean Genevie Mayo is a contestant on “The Bachelor,” and being from here is enough to make me want her to win.

He’s not an accountant, but said his past work as a former water quality expert, riverkeeper, county councilman and communications director prepared him to be a budget director.

Two years ago, I quit a job that wasn’t right for me. It changed my life.

I’ve watched the rancor flag unfurl over Annapolis since I wrote about plans by an environmental group based in Annapolis to build an office building. On Sunday night, the Chesapeake Conservancy capitulated.

We came of age with lots of information about puberty, but with less guidance when it comes to menopause.

An open letter to Mayor Gavin Buckley on how to start resolving a troubled relationship between the city and its housing authority

Prince Harry's “Spare” raises questions about fame, royalty and the media.

Mia and James Moore are about to join a rarified list of children in Maryland history, moving into the governor’s official home in Annapolis, Government House. Those who have lived it before them say there will be wonderful experiences they’ll never forget — and moments that were, frankly, harder because they were lived in the public eye.

A memorable photograph captures Martin Luther King Jr.'s 1964 visit to Baltimore a short time after he was announced as winner of the Nobel Peace Prize. It was a time of national turmoil and transformation, and King was confronting profound challenges from outside and inside the civil rights movement.

The city has been one of the last districts in the state to employ stringent COVID-19 protocols, including regular testing.

A 12-old-boy brought a gun to school the other day. Anne Arundel police don’t like that reforms passed last year prevented them from hauling this kid away in handcuffs.