Opinion
Kyle Goon: Commanders’ scrappy win over Seahawks shows Dan Quinn can’t be counted out
A gritty first victory against the defending Super Bowl champions shows its too soon to count Dan Quinn out.
Hutzell: Here’s what Luminis Health won’t say about its cyberattack
COLUMN | Luminis Health has been focused on restoring its healthcare systems in the weeks following a cyberattack. It may never explain what happened, but there are some clues.
Kyle Goon: The threat of a lockout looms over 2027. But in home finale the Orioles spark positive thinking.
COLUMN | The last day of baseball at Camden Yards in 2026 could have been a melancholy one as many observers expect a lockout that could delay baseball in 2027. But a doubleheader sweep helped temporarily drive out the demons.
Hutzell: Finding balance on Chesapeake menhaden, the most important fish in the bay
COLUMN | The autumnal equinox is at 8:05 p.m. The cree-cree, cree-ek of the osprey went silent in the skies above my house near Annapolis a month ago. I’m not the only one who noticed that the Chesapeake Bay is out of balance.
Jon Meoli: Brandon Young’s home finale shows how he’s grown into an ‘overall pitcher’ for the Orioles
Against one of the league’s best offenses, Brandon Young did everything a proven big league starter should.
Kyle Goon: In his first loss, Ravens coach Jesse Minter’s questionable calls show inexperience
COLUMN | Despite being a first-year head coach, Jesse Minter entered his job with the Ravens with huge expectations. His first career loss shows how much the rookie needs to grow.
Kyle Goon: Bigger budget. Same ugly losses. The Terps won’t change without firing Mike Locksley.
COLUMN | The Terps lost on their home field to James Franklin in his first year leading Virginia Tech. In Year Eight of Mike Locksley, the Terps still can't break through against quality opponents.
Kyle Goon: The Orioles were right to pick Pete Alonso as their star. He’s already one of us.
COLUMN | His production as a hitter and a solid-fielding first baseman is one thing. But Pete Alonso’s acceptance of being a face of the franchise and off-field philanthropist cements how right the Orioles were to sign him.
Jon Meoli: Not many players singularly define an era of Orioles baseball. Trey Mancini did.
COLUMN | Trey Mancini really defined the era between the two defining eras of the last 15 years here — the Buck Showalter peak and the Hyde Peak — and the opportunities to celebrate that aren’t going to be frequent.
Hutzell: Rare painting offers a window into Revolutionary War Annapolis
COLUMN | If historians are correct, a lost work by James Peale has been found — a rare window into the unfolding revolution from one of the most famous names in early American art.
Streeter: The new Rash Field Park is Baltimore’s sparkly, nice thing. Let’s keep it that way, OK?
The $35 million refresh of Rash Field Park is gorgeous and sure to bring people downtown to enjoy its many features. But I worry that it’s not going to stay fresh. It’s up to all of us to make sure it does.
Jon Meoli: Pete Alonso has given the Orioles his best. They’re on the verge of wasting it.
COLUMN | Pete Alonso is giving the Orioles more than they could have asked for. They need to play perfect baseball for the next nine games and get a lot of help to not completely waste it.
Kyle Goon: Angel Reese and Caitlin Clark teamed up for gold. Can the racist narratives finally end?
COLUMN | Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese have long been proxies for racial tensions bubbling in women’s basketball. After they joined forces to help Team USA win gold, it’s time for fans to start listening to what they have to say about their rivalry.
Hutzell: Andy Harris helped make Americans sick this summer
COLUMN | As chair of a key appropriations subcommittee, U.S. Rep. Andy Harris helped delay a rule that would have traced the source of cyclospora in food that made people sick in 49 states over the summer.
Streeter: The feds are cutting Medicaid for many noncitizens. Maryland should step in.
COLUMN | As of Oct. 1, more than 115,000 Marylanders, including roughly 15,000 noncitizens, are being kicked off Medicaid. Health advocates in Maryland have a plan they think can help.
Kyle Goon: The discourse around Lamar Jackson is hell. Watching him play is salvation.
COLUMN | Every offseason is a slog through Lamar Jackson hot takes. As soon as the ball is snapped, though, he takes over the narrative.
Hutzell: ICE deported a Naval Academy midshipman’s mother. We need families like theirs.
COLUMN | This nation will need Midshipman David Garcia and others like him — immigrants and their families torn apart by President Donald Trump’s cruel immigration purge — once the madness of this moment ends.
Kyle Goon: Will the real Jesse Minter please stand up? The Ravens coach has much to prove.
COLUMN | There’s little doubt the rookie head coach has the field know-how required to succeed. But his authenticity and vulnerability will be big tests of his aptitude.
Jon Meoli: The Orioles’ front office shake-up speaks to their biggest challenge
COLUMN | Matt Blood’s departure shows the Orioles may be more willing than ever to shake things up at the highest levels of baseball operations if it means improving the product at the major league level.
Hutzell: 25 years after 9/11, is America safe from terrorism?
COLUMN | In the chaos of America on the 25th anniversary of those attacks, I can’t help but ask if 9/11 could happen again. Are we safe?
