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Opinion

Streeter: That’s not your parking spot. Lose the chair.
COLUMN | There’s a lot of discussion about chair etiquette as Baltimore residents dig out from the snowstorm. And it’s getting testy.
A lawn chair marks a shoveled-out parking spot in a Dundalk neighborhood on Wednesday.
Hutzell: A little time travel helps explain Maryland’s power dilemma
COLUMN: Demand for more electricity shows no sign of slowing. It’s driven by the rapid growth of data centers, which power the AI behind Alexa and Gronk. As Gov. Wes Moore prepares his plan out of this mess, a look at the next decade explains what’s happening.
Transmission lines travel north from Calvert Cliffs Clean Energy Center, Constellation’s nuclear power plant in Lusby, Maryland.
Letter: Failing to act on redistricting will have serious consequences
Blaire Postman writes that the risks of congressional redistricting in Maryland are worth taking, and that inaction is not prudence, but surrender to President Donald Trump and his allies.
State Senate President Bill Ferguson gives remarks at the Maryland State House in Annapolis on Jan. 14, after his reelection.
Jon Meoli: The Orioles have done plenty this winter. Why does it feel like another starter is so important?
The Orioles have accomplished a lot in the offseason, but still they fill one starting pitcher light.
Framber Valdez remains available as a free agent after the Orioles lost out on Ranger Suárez.
Hutzell: Masked federal agents shot dead another protester. Maryland must ban the mask.
Column: America has always been a place of division. Haves, have-nots. Black, white, brown. Left and right. Up or down. Now here’s one more. Are you on the side of the phone video or the side of the mask?
A person is tackled by a federal agent amid protests following a shooting on January 24, 2026 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Federal agents shot and killed a protestor amid a scuffle to arrest him. The Trump administration has sent a reported 3,000 federal agents into the area, with more on the way, as they make a push to arrest undocumented immigrants in the region.
Hutzell: Winter storm is the first big test for Annapolis’ new mayor. He’s home sick.
COLUMN | As Annapolis Mayor Jared Littmann prepped Friday for the first big snowstorm in a decade, he was working from home with a bad cold. That doesn't mean city residents will cut him slack if the city’s response falls short.
Snow started to form on Weems Creek on Jan. 22, 2016, the first day of a snowstorm that dropped almost 30 inches on Annapolis. The storm set to start Sunday will be first test for the city's new mayor.
Streeter: I don’t want Snowmaggedon to freak me out. And yet.
COLUMN | I know Marylanders look ridiculous freaking out over a predicted storm when, more than not, it doesn't materialize. I'm still loading up on snacks, batteries and bourbon anyway.
Snow falls during the last big snow in early 2025.
Jon Meoli: Craig Albernaz and Pete Alonso are the new faces of the Orioles. We saw why Thursday night.
COLUMN: It’s not a coincidence that the baseball-related kickoff of this calendar year for the Orioles featured these two.
New Orioles first baseman Pete Alonso will take some of the spotlight, and the pressure, off the team’s homegrown young stars.
Kyle Goon: Jesse Minter can’t just be Harbaugh 2.0 with the Ravens. He must find his own voice.
COLUMN: A direct descendant of the Jim and John Harbaugh tree, Jesse Minter knows what has worked for the Ravens. But he needs to establish his own identity and culture to transcend his predecessor.
FILE -Michigan defensive coordinator Jesse Minter watches against East Carolina in the first half of an NCAA college football game in Ann Arbor, Mich., Saturday, Sept. 2, 2023.
Hutzell: Democrats’ redistricting map sends Annapolis forward to its past
Column: Annapolis has been here before. If the General Assembly adopts the map revealed Tuesday by Gov. Wes Moore’s redistricting commission, it will hand Sarah Elfreth the task of knocking Andy Harris out of Congress.
A runner works out on the beach at Sandy Point State Park before sunrise on February 7, 2025.
Jon Meoli: MLB’s big spenders are at it again. There are plenty of implications to that.
COLUMN: Last week’s additions of Kyle Tucker and Bo Bichette by the Dodgers and Mets, respectively, set off plenty of consternation around the league. Those deals can also help the Orioles.
Outfielder Kyle Tucker speaks during a news conference on Jan. 21 after joining the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Streeter: The new food pyramid pushes meat and dairy. What if you don’t eat that?
Column | The New Food Pyramid says eat more meat, which forgets all the vegans.
Elle, 18 months, reaches toward the bread at the bottom of the revised food pyramid while held by her mother Claire Dooley, after an announcement by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., about nutrition policy, at Health and Human Services Headquarters, Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026, in Washington.
Kyle Goon: In his charge to New York, John Harbaugh shows a willingness to repeat old mistakes
COLUMN: The new Giants coach is sounding a lot like the old Ravens coach. Is repeating everything he did in Baltimore a good idea for John Harbaugh right after he got fired?
New York Giants head coach John Harbaugh speaks to the media after being introduced at the team's training facility on Tuesday.
Hutzell: Testifying at the State House? You’ve got 2 minutes to change the world.
Column: Thousands of people will testify before delegates and senators in Annapolis over the next several weeks, all trying to convince them to see the issues their way. Most have just two minutes to do it.
Caroline LaPere testifies in favor of the Pava Marie LaPere Act before the Maryland House of Delegates Judiciary Committee in Annapolis on Feb. 6, 2024. The Act is named for her daughter, who was killed in Baltimore in 2023.
Jon Meoli: How I filled out my first Baseball Hall of Fame ballot
A decade in the Baseball Writers Association of America means this year’s ballot arrived at my house in the fall, and while I can’t rewrite history or relitigate the group’s decisions, I can help shape the Hall going forward.
Former New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez throws during spring training in 2004.
Kyle Goon: Roman Hemby didn’t want to leave the Terps. But at Indiana he has outgrown them.
COLUMN: Roman Hemby is loyal to a fault so, when his mom suggested he stay home for college with the Terps, he obliged. But after being told by Mike Locksley that he shouldn’t come back for one more year, Hemby found his way to Indiana. Now he has a chance to win a national championship.
Roman Hemby of Indiana goes out of bounds just short of the end zone during the Hoosiers’ win over Oregon in the national semifinals.
Streeter: Stevie Wonder’s reminder that MLK and our history were not illusions
The celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday is bittersweet this year.
Civil rights leader Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr delivers a speech at UC Berkeley's Sproul Plaza, Berkeley, California, May 17, 1967. Approximately 7,000 people attended the event. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
Kyle Goon: The Ravens are challenging Lamar Jackson to take the reins. He has to accept his power.
COLUMN: The Ravens quarterback is a two-time MVP on the field, but he can be evasive off of it. He dodges questions about his contract and his relationships with key members of the franchise. It's time for Lamar Jackson to step up his off-field commitment to the franchise and become a key stakeholder.
Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson has an invitation from owner Steve Bisciotti to participate in interviews for the team’s head coaching vacancy.
Streeter: ‘A Black Girl and Her Braids’ captures the simple joy of self
Jaylene Clark Owens’ new children’s picture book, "A Black Girl and Her Braids," celebrates Black women wearing their hair freely.
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Hutzell: As ICE activity rises in Annapolis, fear and warnings spread
Column: Parts of Annapolis have been waiting for Immigration and Customs Enforcement to switch tactics, bringing raids like those seen in places such as Washington, D.C., Portland and Minneapolis. They were ready when things changed on Tuesday.
A protester holds an anti-ICE sign during a protest above Interstate 695 in Catonsville.
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