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Commentary: I needed to learn English, but my Spanish sustained me
Morelys Urbano, a Morgan State University student and fellow who advocates for language justice, relates how her native language sustained her as she navigated the necessity of learning English.
Morelys Urbano
This part of Annapolis stinks. These neighborhood activists used an app to prove it.
The stench can be overpowering. A rotten egg cloud so sour it causes headaches and watery eyes. Residents weep as they describe the feelings of nausea and helplessness, sick with the frustration of suffering this miasma.
Sharon Hockenberry starting working with neighbors to resolve smell complaints when she stumbled across the app, Smell My City.
Jon Meoli: What can Statcast data teach us about Jackson Holliday’s progress at Norfolk?
Orioles prospect Jackson Holliday is working to overcomes the deficiencies exposed during his first major league stint.
Commentary: It’s not just opioids. New drugs make it harder to fight Baltimore’s overdose crisis.
Continued harm-reduction efforts and improved prevention strategies are needed to address Baltimore's drug overdose crisis, professors with the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health say.
Candy Jovan demonstrates how an overdose prevention site would work at a mock setup at The Charles Theatre before the screening of a Canadian film about fentanyl on January 24, 2023.
Rob Lowe at UMD? New Brat Pack doc stirs ‘St. Elmo’s Fire’ memories for alumni
“BRATS,” actor Andrew McCarthy’s new documentary about himself and the other members of the 1980s “Brat Pack,” recalls the filming of “St. Elmo’s Fire” at University of Maryland, College Park in 1984. For some alumni, it feels like yesterday.
Howard Schacter, left, then a member of the Interfraternity Council at University of Maryland, College Park, poses with Rob Lowe during the filming of "St. Elmo's Fire."
7 things to do: Juneteenth celebrates survival, not just emancipation
I’m recounting the almost forgotten, violent history of the days after enslaved Marylanders were freed not because I want to spoil the Juneteenth Parade and Festival on June 22. But appreciating the meaning of this holiday is more than just a party. It is about honoring survival.
A group of fugitives escapes slavery in Maryland, depicted in an engraving for the 1872 book, "The Underground Railroad" by William Still.
Jon Meoli: Orioles pitching injuries are adding up. What good will worrying do?
This team is too good to focus on what might emerge as a flaw down the line. They’re really good now. That’s good enough for me.
Baltimore Orioles reliever Danny Coulombe (54) pitches against the Minnesota Twins at Camden Yards on April 17.
Commentary: How Gov. Moore’s plan transitioning away from gas, oil and propane appliances will reduce air pollution
Properly implementing Gov. Wes Moore's executive order to establish air standards for heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems and water heaters will mean healthier Maryland communities, the president of the Green & Healthy Homes Initiative says.
Officials applaud Maryland Gov. Wes Moore after signing an executive order on climate change on Tuesday, June 4, 2024 at Elmer A. Henderson: A Johns Hopkins Partnership School in East Baltimore. Seated next to the governor is Secretary of State Susan Lee. Top row, from left: Kim Coble of the Maryland League of Conservation Voters; Environment Secretary Serena McIlwain; Maryland Energy Administration Director Paul Pinsky; Transportation Secretary Paul Wiedefeld; Natural Resources Secretary Josh Kurtz; and Meghan Conklin, the state's chief sustainability officer.
Inside the Dugout: Jorge Mateo is giving the Orioles what they needed
Plus: One surprising opinion on the O’s best pitching prospect, an impressive spell for Jackson Baumeister, and another Anthony Santander heater.
Jorge Mateo celebrated against the New York Yankees on April 30, 2024, in Baltimore.
For Jamie Raskin, Democratic warrior wit, the hits just keep on coming
There are plenty of partisans in America right now. We’re a country overflowing with pundits and provocateurs. Rep. Jamie Raskin, though, is something apart.
U.S. Rep. Jamie Rasking speaks to an appreciative crowd of Democrats Friday morning in Annapolis.
As debates rage around her, Caitlin Clark is putting in the work
The 22-year-old rookie has brought excitement to the WNBA, but also outsized and uninformed debates. In the eye of the storm, Clark is simply trying to survive and grow her game amid the attention she has brought to the league.
Head coach Christie Sides and Caitlin Clark of the Indiana Fever celebrate after a 85-83 victory against the Washington Mystics at Capital One Arena on June 07, 2024 in Washington, DC.
A year after Annapolis mass shooting killed 3, the tears still come easily
A year, 365 days. It’s not enough to heal when someone you love is shot to death. Maybe all the time in the world isn’t enough.
Harcina Ruiz, center, stands with her family at the entrance sign to her neighborhood sign repainted to honor the memory of her son, Mario Mireles. Mario, his father Nicholas Mireles and their friend Christian Segovia were shot to death on the street on June 11, 2023.
School’s out for summer! Some parents might be more excited than the kids.
I am exhausted to the fiber of my being as I literally count how many bags of snacks we have left in the house versus how many we need until the end of the school year.
Commentary: The human cost of disasters such as the Key Bridge collapse
When disasters such as the Key Bridge collapse occur, media and government attention on issues related to the loss of life are often lacking, says a Columbia University student and writer.
Andrew Chung is a rising sophomore at Columbia University and a staff writer and editor for the Columbia Political Review and Columbia Undergraduate Law Review.
Yes, we can! Reopening the Baltimore channel is the end of the beginning.
For once in what sometimes feels like our miserable, national march toward oblivion, the worst didn’t happen. If all goes as planned, the 700-foot channel into the port, 50 feet deep, will be certified free of dangerous debris and declared reopened by Monday. Maryland is ready to rebuild.
The northern part of the Key Bridge that withstood the Dali collision is seen on May 24, 2024. The full federal channel leading to the Port of Baltimore, 700 feet wide and 50 feet deep, is scheduled to reopen by Monday.
Commentary: Protest encampment at Johns Hopkins was peaceful, constructive
Despite mischaracterizations about the encampment at Johns Hopkins University protesting the war in Gaza, what actually took place was peaceful and constructive, Hopkins Professor Lester Spence says.
The Johns Hopkins University encampment protesting the war in Gaza is shown on May 8, 2024. Students and protestors danced, painted signs, shared stories and chanted throughout the day.
For a night, Baltimore native Angel Reese relishes a stage to herself
The Randallstown native often seems defined by her relationship to Caitlin Clark. But in her WNBA homecoming game she found freedom.
Chicago Sky rookie Angel Reese, pictured in a game last week, had 16 points and 11 rebounds Thursday night in a win at Washington.
I’m Black, and being a felon or putting your name on sneakers isn’t getting my vote
The push by members of former President Donald Trump’s reelection campaign that his felon status makes him more relatable to Black people is beyond ignorant.
Former President Donald Trump returns to the courtroom on May 20 during his hush money trial at Manhattan Criminal Court.
Jon Meoli: Cade Povich’s Orioles debut heralds a new, long-anticipated phase of their pitching development program
Cade Povich, who will make his major league debut Thursday, is one of four players the Orioles acquired from the Twins in a trade for Jorge López.
Do guys not know how to talk about sports? When it comes to the WNBA, too many men sound dumb.
A uniquely off-putting discourse about Caitlin Clark's place in the WNBA reveals more about new viewers than the league itself.
Caitlin Clark of the Indiana Fever must prove herself in the WNBA just as rookies do in men’s sports.
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