Opinion

Former Baltimore Mayor Kurt Schmoke recalls the ”scorn, derision and dismissiveness” he encountered when he argued in favor of the decriminalization of marijuana and other drugs in the 1980s. He now applauds the public and political shift to his point of view, but advises caution as drug laws are reformed.

National hero and Capitol Police Officer Harry Dunn contributed to the fundraising for Sen. Raphael Warnock this weekend with a series of so-called thirst tweets.

Individual stories and a Baltimore Museum of Art exhibition reflect how Black Americans who moved to places such as Baltimore during the Great Migration valued and held on to their Southern traditions and memories.

David DeBoy, writer and singer talks about the campy holiday classic Crabs For Christmas, his song, new book and the cool silliness of Baltimore

A Banner reader says Maryland lawmakers can and must act to ensure accountability in child sexual abuse cases; another reader says conservative activists elected to Maryland school boards are interested in spreading their political agenda, and not in what’s best for schoolchildren.

Thanksgiving finds its meaning in the celebration of memories and family and community bonds, our Community Voices contributors say. The holiday commemoration also has become a time to reckon with some of America’s most painful history.

Giving your best is about more than the newness and niceness of the clothes, housewares and electronics we donate to those who need them.

Here, unlike many parts of the country, access to the ballot is fairly free, and women may still make reproduction decisions without the interference of right-wing vigilantes.

Baltimore County Public Schools should embrace new strategies for disciplining students because merely removing students from school does little to fix the problem of disruptive behavior, a law student and former county teacher says.

I’m aware that the idea of talking back to a movie strikes some as gauche or uncouth. I don’t care. There’s a joy in the communal experience of taking in a larger-than-life new world together.

The outgoing speaker of the house reminds me more of my South Baltimore neighbors on the stoop than whatever Nancy Meyers fantasy she’s saddled with.

The experience since Elon Musk took over the app has changed, and trolls, abuse and spam are making many users tap out.

Archaeologists must speak out against relic hunters and others whose excavations are conducted without adequately recognizing the historical significance of site or employing proper scientific methods, the president of the Council for Maryland Archeology says.

The chair and vice chair of the Continuum of Care Board describe the organization’s role in reducing homelessness in Baltimore, and recommend steps the larger community can take toward making homelessness rare, brief and non-recurring.

Looking past the Harbor and Canton for evidence of pretty in Baltimore

Recent examples of mistreatment of people with disabilities point to a need to provide them with greater protections, an advocate for people with autism says. An election judge calls for the return of centralized polling places.

Sheppard Pratt President and CEO Dr. Harsh K. Trivedi says Maryland needs to do more to address what he calls a behavioral health crisis affecting young children and teens. Hospital emergency departments are not the best setting to respond to a rise in behavioral problems among young people linked to the pandemic and other factors.

I have never been to Anchorage, where the occasionally uneven but increasingly excellent “Alaska Daily” is set, more than 71 hours and 4,267 miles from Baltimore. Still, I felt a rush of uncomfortable recognition, as a journalist, a Baltimorean and as a Black woman when watching it.

Claim the last two months of the year as a time to make changes — but only the ones that really fit your life.

Too many people believe success lives and dies by social media validation. We need to show our youths that success isn’t about instant gratification.