No, Gov. Moore, the military is not going to come to our rescue. It’s up to us.
What Moore said feels like almost as dangerous a fantasy — that the military might save the republic from becoming a military dictatorship by disobeying a presidential order.
Gov. Wes Moore at the Warfield Air National Guard Base during the deactivation ceremony for the A-10C Thunderbolt.
Letter: Second Amendment protects transgender gun owners
Daniel A. C. McBride writes that proposals to ban transgender people from owning guns are based in prejudice and violate constitutional rights.
Kyle Goon: In a down time for Ravens faithful, the Higgins family offers a ray of optimism
Linebacker Jay Higgins’ biggest backer is his father, Roy, an outsize character who immediately ingratiates himself to the fans of his son’s teams. His positive presence is a needed force in a season that has started ugly.
Roy Higgins III and Shelley Higgins, Jay Higgins’ parents, before the Ravens’ matchup with the Detroit Lions in September.
Jon Meoli: It was fun not taking the Blue Jays seriously. Those days are over.
You have to take Toronto seriously from now on, and you can’t just assume it won’t deliver when it matters. The Yankees and Red Sox always reside in that category where the division is concerned.
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. celebrates on the field after the Blue Jays defeated the New York Yankees in Game 4 of the American League Division Series.
Letter: Government shutdowns punish all of us. They should never happen again.
Christopher S. Jennison, an employee of the Federal Aviation Administration, says that government shutdowns punish all of us, not just politicians or political parties.
The U.S. Capitol building before dawn on March 26.
Family sells Chesapeake schooner business after three decades. ‘We’ve become iconic now.’
Jen Kaye and her family have sold Schooner Woodwind to 59º North Sailing, a rare change in the rarefied field of commercial sailing.
Jen Kaye, center, talks about selling her family business to a new family. She was joined by buyers, from left, Mia Karlsson, Andy Schell, Ryan Ellison and her father, Ken Kaye.
Maryland Swifties on the highs, lows and oh-nos of ‘Life of a Showgirl’
Local Taylor Swift fans discuss the highs, lows and “what you talkin’ about, Swift?” moments on “The Life of a Showgirl.”
FILE - Taylor Swift performs at Wembley Stadium as part of her Eras Tour June 21, 2024, in London. (Photo by Scott A Garfitt/Invision/AP, File)
Does anyone really like Edgar Allan Poe? Or is it just a Baltimore dream?
Edgar Allan Poe would have loathed and loved what Baltimore has done with him. “I have great faith in fools,” he wrote. “My friends call it self-confidence.”
A parade of Ravens marches in front of the Edgar Allan Poe House during the final day of the Poe festival. on Oct. 5, 2025.
Jon Meoli: What really matters about Mike Elias’ offseason goal for the Orioles
Elias’ Orioles just finished a dispiriting 87-loss season, one in which the club’s offseason of short-term deals and stopgap measures caught much of the blame.
If Mike Elias’ plan is for the Orioles to win next year, it starts with winning the offseason.
Childs Walker: Nothing suggests the Ravens are close to turning their season around
Baltimore Ravens wide receiver Zay Flowers makes a catch in the third quarter of Sunday's game against the Houston Texans at M&T Bank Stadium.
The unbearable heaviness of being funny at the end of the world
Leslie Gray Streeter is having a hard time writing about joy because of the turmoil being caused by the federal government.
Letter: Sun owner David Smith bends knee to Trump, thwarts freedom of speech
Todd Kazlow of Towson writes that Sinclair Executive Chairman and Baltimore Sun owner David Smith bent the knee to President Trump and trampled the First Amendment right to free speech when he canceled the Jimmy Kimmel show.
David Smith, owner of the Baltimore Sun, last year.
As the federal shutdown stretches on, let’s say thank you to civil servants
Before the president and his party continue their wanton disassembly of the federal workforce, it’s a good moment to appreciate what we’re about to lose.
Julie Reed took a buyout from her job at NASA. She doesn't think people have appreciated federal employees' devotion to public service since at least President Ronald Reagan's days.
Trying new things as an adult is scary, improvisational and healthy.
Moving out of one's comfort zone is hard especially as a single mother. But Columnist Leslie Streeter is learning the benefits of it.
Leslie Gray Streeter performs with Baltimore Improv Group’s Thomas Dotsry in November 2024.
Kyle Goon: Who wouldn’t want to be the next Orioles GM with a job description like this?
The O’s may or may not hire a GM, who may or may not have input with the next manager and probably reports to the predecessor GM. What's not to like?
Orioles president of baseball operations Mike Elias takes questions from reporters at the team’s end-of-season press conference.
Letter: Peripheral arterial disease is a silent crisis. It doesn’t have to be that way.
PAD develops when arteries in the legs narrow, restricting blood flow. The consequences are often catastrophic: wounds that won’t heal, heart attacks, strokes, amputations and premature deaths.
CTA femoral artery run off image of femoral artery for diagnostic Acute or Chronic Peripheral Arterial Disease.
Jon Meoli: Mike Elias says the Orioles need to evolve. Where can that actually make a difference?
After an 87-loss season, more with the Orioles is wilting than thriving. Not Mike Elias’ perspective, though.
Mike Elias, Baltimore Orioles President of Baseball Operations, takes questions from reporters at the team’s end of season press conference at Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, Md., on Monday, Sept. 29, 2025.
Letter: UnitedHealthcare and Johns Hopkins are failing patients. Both should be ashamed.
UnitedHealthcare and Johns Hopkins Medicine failed to reach an agreement to keep the latter in the former’s network. Michael Scally, an employee of UHC and a patient at Hopkins, says both organizations should be ashamed.
Johns Hopkins Hospital campus.
No Moore’s rainbow wigs and clown noses drop AI bomb on Maryland politics
The messenger, whoever he or she or they are, matters less than the medium. AI-generated images have arrived in Maryland, and there’s no going back.
The website No Moore features a laughing image of Gov. Wes Moore, part of a campaign ridiculing him and criticizing his policies.
Kyle Goon: Ravens coach John Harbaugh is feeling the heat, but it’s not time to fire him — yet
Plenty of Ravens fans blame the team’s 1-3 start squarely on the head coach. But the best thing for the franchise is to stick with their longtime leader for now — at least until this season is actually lost.
Ravens coach John Harbaugh takes questions from reporters Monday.
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