Opinion

“Saving Our Service Academies” and “The Academy” should be required reading for Vice Adm. Yvette Davids as she starts her delayed but historic tenure in Annapolis Thursday as the first woman named superintendent of the Naval Academy.

This is not to revel in people losing their jobs. But any one of these Black Monday casualties might have been saved had their organizations tried to take a big swing for Jackson.

Children need protection from risks of online abuse and addiction stemming from their social media engagement, Maryland Del. C.T. Wilson says.

A University of Maryland researcher wrote “The Two-Parent Privilege: How Americans Stopped Getting Married and Started Falling Behind” to dive into the issues of parenting alone.

Maryland must move to eliminate biases that create disadvantages for Black homeowners in valuations and tax assessments, says Aja’ Mallory, an attorney whose practice focuses on housing and consumer issues.

Before I launch myself into what’s next, I need to look back at how major life challenges changed not just my realities, but also my priorities.

Columnist Kyle Goon: Jadeveon Clowney, Michael Pierce and Kyle Van Noy have helped elevate Baltimore’s defensive front beyond the sum of its parts.

Toxicity has its grip on yet another online app.

Jessica Pachler called me two days after Christmas. There was another pop pop-pop pop outside her home that afternoon, a sound instantly recognizable as gunfire to anyone living in parts of Annapolis.

Maryland must continue to carry out legislative initiatives to make public transportation more available and equitable, state Sen. Cory McCray says.

Baby Charm Scott, the child of Mayor Brandon Scott and Hana Pugh, has a name full of sentiment and pride of place. I like it.

Columnist Gregg Doyel recently pointed out how Maryland fans chant “air ball!” as a sign of their boorishness. That might seem like a dusty take, but let’s face it: We all have something that makes us want to yell, “Get off my lawn!”

Developers of a reimagined Harborplace must ensure accessibility for people with disabilities, says Lydia Moro, who works for a disability-led advocacy group.

Baltimore needs safeguards from speculators looking to profit off the city’s plan to reduce vacant and abandoned houses, says Nneka Nnamdi, executive director of The SOS Fund, an organization committed to disrupting and dismantling predatory housing practices.

Manufacturers must be held accountable for risks from "forever chemicals," says an attorney who represents individuals in environmental pollution cases across the Mid-Atlantic region.

Here’s the open secret about the plastic bag ban that took effect New Year’s Day in Anne Arundel County. It’s not a ban.

Cooking from every one of the cookbooks in my massive collection altered the way I see food, consumption, creativity, health — and myself.

Against San Francisco and Miami, who boast some of the most feared weapons in the NFL, the Ravens have come out on top with unheralded playmakers and blue-collar grinders.

Communities in South Baltimore neighborhoods along the Patapsco River can thrive alongside the industrial facilities there, Brad Rogers, executive director of the South Baltimore Gateway Partnership, says.

Maryland’s underfunding of its Office of the Public Defender has left hundreds of positions unfilled, making it harder for the office to provide clients with the services they need, says Marci Tarrant Johnson, president of the Maryland Defenders Union.