Opinion

The Maryland General Assembly must pass legislation this session to continue providing communities with the economic and environmental benefits of solar energy, Del. Luke Clippinger and Sen. Ben Brooks say.

Maryland needs bold action to achieve Gov. Wes Moore’s ambitious plan to generate 100% of the state's energy needs from renewable sources in little more than a decade from now, Del. Stephanie Smith says.

All Maryland jails need to reach compliance with a requirement to offer medication-assisted treatment for opioids, U.S. Rep. David Trone says.

Sometimes it’s hard to unwind, even in situations created specifically for that purpose. Two local yoga instructors and wellness professionals give advice.

Annapolis marks the start of spring in its own ways, even if nobody tells the calendar.

A scholarship program for kindergarten to 12th-grade students is the target of selective outrage, Tony Campbell, a Towson University faculty member, says. Loss of Medicare Advantage plans is putting the health of Maryland seniors at risk, Rev. Alvin Hathaway Sr., president and founder of Beloved Community Services, says. Promising and rewarding careers are available at facilities serving seniors, Allison Roenigk Ciborowski, president and CEO of LeadingAge Maryland, says.

Income tax filers using a tax preparer should check their qualifications and beware of exorbitant and questionable fees, says John Hardt, director of the Low Income Tax Clinic at the Maryland Volunteer Lawyers Service.

On a trip to Ireland, there’s a spot where literature and taking to the water meet. Maybe there’s a place for this at home.

Overdose prevention sites in Maryland would reduce fatalities and provide a public health solution to the health crisis arising from drug abuse and addiction, say two state legislators who are supporting a bill to help establish the facilities.

I ventured to Guinness Open Gate Brewery, an outpost in Arbutus of the legendary Irish brewery, to learn how to serve the drink.

I don’t believe you can see evil in someone’s face. I’m not even sure it exists. It’s an old-fashioned concept, one you don’t hear much discussed anymore. Is Alex Murdaugh evil? Was Forrest Clyde Williams III?

With recreational marijuana use becoming legal in Maryland, the General Assembly must now preclude police officers from relying on cannabis odor alone as a pretext for stops and searches, Michele D. Hall, an assistant Maryland public defender, says.

Getting Inner Harbor redevelopment right is vital to uplifting and unifying Baltimore, says Ted Rouse, president of Healthy Planet and son of Harborplace developer James Rouse.

Angela Bassett lost (low), history was made (high) and the slap was still a thing (meh) at the 95th Academy Awards.

Prosecution of children in adult court, which expanded as some Black and brown youths were being singled out as “super predators,” must end in Maryland and elsewhere, Adnan Syed and defense attorney Melissa Miller say.

Zombies are the reigning champion of pop culture monsters for a simple reason — they are a rotting metaphor for anything bad we choose to reanimate.

“Wild” author Strayed, whose “Dear Sugar” advice column inspired the play, discusses her work lending her life to stage and screen.

The College Board stripped down its AP African American Studies curriculum, failing to create a curriculum that centers Black scholars, two University of Maryland College of Education professors say.

Overcrowding is atop the list of issues Baltimore County’s next school superintendent will have to address, a parent of three county school students says. Robin Campbell says that overall, communities favor a more decentralized approach instead of having so many administrative responsibilities being under the control of Baltimore County Public Schools headquarters.

Annapolis is awash in often vitriolic fights about public access to the water. Greenbury Point, Holly Beach Farm, Quiet Waters Retreat, Whitehall and more are names at the forefront of the effort to expand the number of people who get to use the Chesapeake Bay.