Opinion

COLUMN | Welcome to the upside-down world of traffic court, where a random license plate scan shifts the burden of proof to the driver.

COLUMN | John Harbaugh’s offseason firing leads to added pressure for general manager Eric DeCosta, the biggest decision-maker left from a disastrous 2025 season. He must be aggressive with the players he has to ensure a positive outlook for the next campaign.

COLUMN | The teenage driver killed last month in a fiery Howard County crash was at least the 31st person in Maryland to die in a police-related accident in the past five years. Almost all were killed when a driver fled from flashing lights.

COLUMN | Baltimore County public school students have only had two full weeks of school since winter began on Dec. 20. Now it’s the fourth week of February and parents are tired.

As a widow, I understand loneliness and the yearning for true, deep connection, but I just don’t believe that can exist with what is essentially a robot.

COLUMN | I’ve always thought Maryland Republicans’ fixation on voter fraud was a fantasy rooted in the frustration of being the state’s perpetual second party. But in Washington, the serial fantasists are in power and their proposals are a threat to open elections.

There are many reasons the Orioles sputtered out in 2024 and disappointed badly in 2025. Missing Westburg, to me, is always going to be one of the largest contributors, with his fractured hand in 2024 and hamstring and ankle injuries limiting him to 85 games in 2025.

Grocery store prices and location matter, but so do the vibes of a store.

COLUMN | Months after a Navy Police officer shot a midshipman in a Naval Academy swatting attack, the Navy has spelled out when the small police force can stop mids, search them, handcuff and fingerprint them — and when they must let them go.

Henriquez spent a decade out of pro baseball after being released from the Tampa Bay Rays’ Dominican program in 2015.

COLUMN | Baltimore's new defensive coordinator interviewed for five head coaching jobs, didn't get any of them, and now won't call plays for the Ravens. Anthony Weaver has shown remarkable humility and grace, which might be the qualities that get him to the head coaching ranks.

COLUMN | A local historian and explorer has created a vibrant Instagram page that he hopes helps Baltimoreans feel the importance of this often-maligned but very special place.

COLUMN | As Maryland approaches the greatest period of major bridge building in its history, a larger point isn’t being discussed. Totaling a combined $30 billion, the Bay Bridge, Key Bridge and American Legion projects could generate more than 100,000 jobs and reshape the state.

Albernaz walked from field to field throughout the day, and after leaving the situational field, turned back to ask, “Are we having fun yet?”

COLUMN | Dress codes help create a restaurant’s ambience.

There will be six months of baseball to determine if the club spent enough, or well enough, or on the right things.

COLUMN | If Mayor Jared Littmann picks acting Chief Amy Miguez, she would not only be the first woman to hold the job permanently but she would be the first chief to rise through the ranks since Bernard Kalnoske died of a heart attack in 1980. It is not a sure thing.

COLUMN: On the infield dirt and outfield grass, in the covered bullpens and batter’s boxes, much felt like business as usual — just a bunch of ballplayers and coaches preparing for the start of the season.

COLUMN | The fact that it’s so hard for other people to name a thing, a thing is such tiresome gaslighting, Leslie Gray Streeter argues.

COLUMN | The Orioles are spending less on payroll this year than last. Their constant claim that they have unlimited resources rings hollow when they keep coming up short in free agency.