Opinion

I couldn’t help my childhood pet when she got an illness too expensive for my family to treat, but I will make sure my dog Chichi is covered.

Baltimore entrepreneurs are well-positioned for a breakthrough on tech startups, despite challenges nationwide from events such as the SVB crisis, says Jamie McDonald, chief executive officer of UpSurge, which is focused on making Baltimore the country’s first "equitech city."

Anne Arundel was the first county in Maryland to put suicide prevention pamphlets in gun shops. On Tuesday, a federal judge threw out a First Amendment challenge to the law from a gun rights group.

“In a city like Baltimore, a blue-collar city of the disenfranchised and downtrodden, not only does Lamar represent that struggle of having to do more with less, but he looks like us, talks like us, dresses like us,” Aaron Maybin said. “He validates our kids’ existence.”

The festival, which will show about 70 eclectic shorts and features over four days, is as much about community as it is about film.

The Moore-Miller transition team gathered input from more than 5,000 Marylanders to identify the state’s biggest challenges, develop solutions and help set priorities, says Lt. Gov. Aruna Miller, who chaired the transition team.

The Maryland General Assembly must pass legislation this session to continue providing communities with the economic and environmental benefits of solar energy, Del. Luke Clippinger and Sen. Ben Brooks say.

Maryland needs bold action to achieve Gov. Wes Moore’s ambitious plan to generate 100% of the state's energy needs from renewable sources in little more than a decade from now, Del. Stephanie Smith says.

All Maryland jails need to reach compliance with a requirement to offer medication-assisted treatment for opioids, U.S. Rep. David Trone says.

Sometimes it’s hard to unwind, even in situations created specifically for that purpose. Two local yoga instructors and wellness professionals give advice.

Annapolis marks the start of spring in its own ways, even if nobody tells the calendar.

A scholarship program for kindergarten to 12th-grade students is the target of selective outrage, Tony Campbell, a Towson University faculty member, says. Loss of Medicare Advantage plans is putting the health of Maryland seniors at risk, Rev. Alvin Hathaway Sr., president and founder of Beloved Community Services, says. Promising and rewarding careers are available at facilities serving seniors, Allison Roenigk Ciborowski, president and CEO of LeadingAge Maryland, says.

On a trip to Ireland, there’s a spot where literature and taking to the water meet. Maybe there’s a place for this at home.

Income tax filers using a tax preparer should check their qualifications and beware of exorbitant and questionable fees, says John Hardt, director of the Low Income Tax Clinic at the Maryland Volunteer Lawyers Service.

Overdose prevention sites in Maryland would reduce fatalities and provide a public health solution to the health crisis arising from drug abuse and addiction, say two state legislators who are supporting a bill to help establish the facilities.

I ventured to Guinness Open Gate Brewery, an outpost in Arbutus of the legendary Irish brewery, to learn how to serve the drink.

I don’t believe you can see evil in someone’s face. I’m not even sure it exists. It’s an old-fashioned concept, one you don’t hear much discussed anymore. Is Alex Murdaugh evil? Was Forrest Clyde Williams III?

With recreational marijuana use becoming legal in Maryland, the General Assembly must now preclude police officers from relying on cannabis odor alone as a pretext for stops and searches, Michele D. Hall, an assistant Maryland public defender, says.

Getting Inner Harbor redevelopment right is vital to uplifting and unifying Baltimore, says Ted Rouse, president of Healthy Planet and son of Harborplace developer James Rouse.

Angela Bassett lost (low), history was made (high) and the slap was still a thing (meh) at the 95th Academy Awards.