Opinion

COLUMN | It won’t be easy to overlook the massive shadow Lamar Jackson’s salary cap hit has over the franchise in 2027. But the two-time MVP seems legitimately excited for a new coaching regime and another chance to prove himself.

COLUMN | Jen Pauliukonis is collecting data on gun violence in the state as no one has before.

COLUMN | After years of Baltimore City asking for a Trader Joe’s, we finally get one ... that’s so close to the county, there’s a county office building in the parking lot. I don’t think that’s good enough.

COLUMN | As the Orioles sink in the standings, David Rubenstein's optimism about the team's playoff chances and his sunny appraisal of Mike Elias’ job performance feel tone-deaf.

COLUMN | The White House warned that I should be on the lookout for “anti-white,” “illegal alien” and “transgender” activism while walking through the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History. I looked, but all I found was the real lesson of studying history.

COLUMN | There is low-level buzz about shortstop CJ Abrams’ trade value. The Nationals should quash the rumors by extending their 25-year-old star’s contract to give fans a healthy dose of hope.

COLUMN | Anne Arundel County is lowering the speed limit on Forest Drive in Annapolis from 40 to 35 mph on Monday, the first big step in a $10 million plan to make this dysfunctional back door to Maryland’s state capital safer.

COLUMN | The cyclosporiasis outbreak, probably caused by iceberg lettuce from Taylor Farms, has reminded me and others that science is good and shopping from local farms is great.

The massive deadline teardown looks a year later to have been plenty worth it for the Orioles. The players acquired this time last year added quality and depth to their farm system.

COLUMN | If a judge sides with Donna Liberto's constitutional argument, it could have a chilling effect on the Anne Arundel County auditor's ability to pursue fraud, waste and abuse.

For the first time in a long time, it feels as if the Orioles are firmly heading in the right direction.

COLUMN | BGE resumed cutting off people’s power for not paying their bills. I suggest forgiveness for those constantly playing catch-up, especially in this unforgiving heat.

In February, USA Rugby banned transgender women from competing with other women at all levels. Something interesting happened: Many teams refused to listen.

COLUMN | This is another summer we will remember for a continuation of politics that makes you sick to your stomach. Still, it may be the first with cucumbers as a risky proposition. Did the president address our national exploding diarrhea? No, he had another kind of poo on his mind.

The clustered American League playoff race almost ensures the Orioles are going to play meaningful baseball into September, and it’s up to them to take advantage of that.

Since 1995, 22 players have made at least 1,000 major league plate appearances by the end of their age 22 seasons.

COLUMN | However big the song of Odysseus’ journey home 3,000 years ago will look on — really big — screens in Christopher Nolan’s IMAX adaptation this weekend, it has a home in Annapolis.

COLUMN | The Somerset County proposal to limit young adult book titles to kids 18 and older will make children less empathetic and — let’s face it — stupider.

Look at all the big trades and big contracts the Orioles have handed out. Look at all the high school draftees they’re about to sign. There’s a risk tolerance here that we haven’t seen before.