Opinion

Column: America has always been a place of division. Haves, have-nots. Black, white, brown. Left and right. Up or down. Now here’s one more. Are you on the side of the phone video or the side of the mask?

COLUMN | As Annapolis Mayor Jared Littmann prepped Friday for the first big snowstorm in a decade, he was working from home with a bad cold. That doesn't mean city residents will cut him slack if the city’s response falls short.

COLUMN | I know Marylanders look ridiculous freaking out over a predicted storm when, more than not, it doesn't materialize. I'm still loading up on snacks, batteries and bourbon anyway.

COLUMN: It’s not a coincidence that the baseball-related kickoff of this calendar year for the Orioles featured these two.

Column: Annapolis has been here before. If the General Assembly adopts the map revealed Tuesday by Gov. Wes Moore’s redistricting commission, it will hand Sarah Elfreth the task of knocking Andy Harris out of Congress.

COLUMN: A direct descendant of the Jim and John Harbaugh tree, Jesse Minter knows what has worked for the Ravens. But he needs to establish his own identity and culture to transcend his predecessor.

COLUMN: Last week’s additions of Kyle Tucker and Bo Bichette by the Dodgers and Mets, respectively, set off plenty of consternation around the league. Those deals can also help the Orioles.

Column | The New Food Pyramid says eat more meat, which forgets all the vegans.

COLUMN: The new Giants coach is sounding a lot like the old Ravens coach. Is repeating everything he did in Baltimore a good idea for John Harbaugh right after he got fired?

Column: Thousands of people will testify before delegates and senators in Annapolis over the next several weeks, all trying to convince them to see the issues their way. Most have just two minutes to do it.

A decade in the Baseball Writers Association of America means this year’s ballot arrived at my house in the fall, and while I can’t rewrite history or relitigate the group’s decisions, I can help shape the Hall going forward.

COLUMN: Roman Hemby is loyal to a fault so, when his mom suggested he stay home for college with the Terps, he obliged. But after being told by Mike Locksley that he shouldn’t come back for one more year, Hemby found his way to Indiana. Now he has a chance to win a national championship.

The celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday is bittersweet this year.

COLUMN: The Ravens quarterback is a two-time MVP on the field, but he can be evasive off of it. He dodges questions about his contract and his relationships with key members of the franchise. It's time for Lamar Jackson to step up his off-field commitment to the franchise and become a key stakeholder.

Jaylene Clark Owens’ new children’s picture book, "A Black Girl and Her Braids," celebrates Black women wearing their hair freely.

Column: Parts of Annapolis have been waiting for Immigration and Customs Enforcement to switch tactics, bringing raids like those seen in places such as Washington, D.C., Portland and Minneapolis. They were ready when things changed on Tuesday.

COLUMN: The Orioles are set to add four position players worth seven-figure signing bonuses — headlined by shortstop Jose Luis Acevedo, along with outfielders Ariel Roque, Pedro Gomez and Gabriel Rosario, according to Baseball America — plus left-hander Andri Hidalgo, one of the top pitchers of this 2026 class.

I never stopped wearing a mask anywhere people were going to breathe on me, or where I could breathe on them.

COLUMN: He picked the right head coach 18 years ago, and his justification for finally firing John Harbaugh make a lot of sense. It shows the 65-year-old billionaire has a strong grasp of what his franchise needed to stop regressing — and builds confidence that he'll make a good hire again.

COLUMN | Now that Rep. Steny Hoyer is leaving Congress, quoting Shakespeare’s admonition “to thine own self be true” as he heads for the door, it’s worth asking: How much time is enough for one person?