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Muted by miscarriage: Why silence is often a first resort
Being quiet after a miscarriage often helps evade questions from others that make one relive it. But many go through the experience and more of us should share our stories when we are ready.
Illustration of parent standing in moonlit bedroom holding a mug of tea. There are paint samples on the wall, opened cardboard boxes on the floor and part of a crib leans against the wall.
Commentary: Phasing out lead ammunition protects wildlife, promotes food safety
Legislation to phase out lead ammunition used by some hunters would protect the wildlife and people who could end up consuming the lead, Ted Williams, a lifelong hunter who writes about outdoors issues, says.
Ted Williams is a lifelong hunter who writes about the outdoors.
Jon Meoli: Inside the simple adjustment that fueled Orioles prospect Colton Cowser’s hot spring start
The 2021 first-round draft pick has worked on the spacing between his hands and his body this winter after last season's travails in the big leagues.
Outfielder Colton Cowser hit .115 in 61 at-bats in the major leagues last year.
Commentary: James W.C. Pennington couldn’t be dehumanized or deterred
The life of abolitionist, clergyman and historian James W.C. Pennington, the first Black person to study at Yale, began in enslavement in Maryland.
Portrait of James W.C. Pennington, the first African American to attend Yale, hangs in the Divinity School’s common room.
Opinion: Alsobrooks, Trone seek to connect with party faithful at Annapolis breakfast club
The contrasting styles of Angela Alsobrooks and David Trone, who are seeking the Democratic nomination for Maryland's open U.S. Senate seat, were on display during separate appearances before the same Annapolis club.
Angela Alsobrooks and David Trone speak at the Almost 7:30 Democratic Club in Annapolis months apart.
Commentary: Baltimore’s high asthma rates linked to pollution inside homes
Baltimore children suffer from disproportionately high asthma rates, and pollution inside homes is considered a major cause, Panagis Galiatsatos, an associate professor and physician in pulmonary medicine at Johns Hopkins, says.
Panagis Galiatsatos is an associate professor and physician in pulmonary medicine at Johns Hopkins.
Commentary: Maryland’s Black history central to national heritage areas
National heritage areas in Maryland reflect the significant impact the history and culture of Black Marylanders has had on the state and the nation, executive directors of two of those national heritage areas say.
Shauntee Daniels (L) is executive director of the Baltimore National Heritage Area. Lucille Walker (R) is executive director of the Southern Maryland National Heritage Area.
Opinion: ‘The Traitors’ underestimates female players — just like the real world
Men downplay the skills of women on reality shows because they do so in real life, too. Sometimes to their peril.
Phaedra Parks is a force to be reckoned with on Peacock's "The Traitors."
Commentary: With child interrogations, parents can’t take the place of lawyers
Maryland must reject legislation that would allow parents, instead of lawyers, to act as legal advocates for interrogated children, three psychology professors say.
(l to r) Erika Fountain, Ph.D.  Youth Justice and System Innovation Program Manager at OJJDP,  Jeff Kukucka, Associate Professor of Psychology Towson University and Johanna Hellgren, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor of Psychology at the University of New Haven.
Jon Meoli: Why Justin Armbruester could become Mike Elias’ first homegrown pitcher to reach the majors
Each year, Armbruester shows up to spring training with a new pitch in his repertoire. He’ll focus on learning how to use them effectively in Norfolk this year and could be on the cusp of a big-league call-up.
Baltimore Orioles pitcher Justin Armbruester (98) throws during the team’s spring training practice at Ed Smith Stadium on Feb. 20, 2024.
Opinion: The future is now for a 253-year-old Annapolis landmark dedicated to women
With the history of the Chase-Lloyd House as a home for displaced women at an end, its future will likely be decided by the Episcopal Church of Maryland.
The Chase Lloyd House in Annapolis is on the National Register of Historic Landmarks, the first three-story brick Georgian in North America. It's long history as a women's shelter may be coming to and end.
Jon Meoli: Ryan Mountcastle is one of the Orioles’ young studs. And one of their old guys.
The younger players and older players in the Orioles’ clubhouse broadly consider the first baseman one of their own.
Orioles first baseman Ryan Mountcastle, left, and catcher Adley Rutschman ride a cart to the main field during spring training at Ed Smith Stadium last week.
Commentary: Special elections, not appointments, are in democracy’s best interest
Appointments to fill vacant political offices deny voters the opportunity to participate in the democratic process, Liza Smith says, and Such appointments do a particular disservice to those for whom the right to vote was hard-earned.
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Mayor Brandon Scott believes the CIAA tournament could be the beginning of a Baltimore basketball renaissance.
Basketball may be strong at the rec and high school levels, but above that the city is somewhat starved.
Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott cheers for Poly during the Class 3A state girls basketball final against Howard in College Park last year. (Photo by Steve Ruark for the Baltimore Banner)
Opinion: When it comes to day care, even 24-hour options don’t feel like enough
Judgment over the use of 24-hour day care ignores the realities of parenthood — and personhood.
Children at day care.
Commentary: Harriet Tubman belongs on the $20 bill
Harriet Tubman should be honored by putting her image on the $20 bill because she embodied America’s highest principles and aspirations, says Linda Harris, director of the Harriet Tubman Museum and Education Center.
Linda Harris is director of the Harriet Tubman Museum and Education Center in Cambridge.
Commentary: The world of college basketball Lefty Driesell built
Lefty Driesell changed the direction of college basketball at the University of Maryland, in the South and elsewhere, and his recruitment of Black players was a big part of that, author and longtime sports journalist David Steele says.
Lefty Driesell changed the direction of college basketball at Maryland, in the South and elsewhere, author and longtime sports journalist David Steele says.
This time, the Baltimore Banners are helping others heal on the ice
The Baltimore hockey community is trying to make good out of the death of Phil Tupper, a 40-year-old amateur player who died last month.
Phil Tupper, left, plays guitar after a rec hockey game with friends at Mount Pleasant Ice Arena. After the 40-year-old died last month, Tupper’s friends organized a fundraiser game with the Baltimore Banners, a hockey program for at-risk youth.
Jon Meoli: The tools that will help Jackson Holliday make the Orioles out of spring training
The No. 1 prospect will play a ton in Grapefruit League action, which begins Saturday, and have a chance to make an impression with every ground ball, at-bat or dugout conversation he has.
Jackson Holliday, who turned 20 in December, had 154 hits, 113 runs and 101 walks across four levels of the minor leagues last season.
Commentary: Early school start times aren’t good for Baltimore students
The early start times now mandated for Baltimore public school students can be a factor in poor performance and lead to detrimental health outcomes, say two Loyola college students who experienced early start times and long trips to school as Baltimore public school students.
Baltimore’s early school start times can lead to diminished performance by students and have other detrimental effects, say Bendu Kaba (left) and Victoria Louis.
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