Baltimore Sun Columnists

Kevin Cowherd

Kevin Cowherd

Are Ravens really a playoff team? - November 23, 2009 - Joe Flacco looked like he had just been in a street fight.

Fiery Williams gets Terps cooking - November 19, 2009 - Gary Williams was in midseason form: stomping and swearing and sweating through his designer suit.

Straight and true: Hauschka's future on line Monday - November 15, 2009 - Steve Hauschka, Monday night is big for you. It might be the biggest night in your two years as a...

Jay Hancock

Jay Hancock

Economic refrain: 'We're forever blowing bubbles' - November 20, 2009 - Thursday's stock market decline was just what Ben Bernanke needed.

Why did regulators bother with Utz-Snyder's deal? - November 18, 2009 - President Barack Obama's appointees have promised to crack down on monopolies and other instances where...

Losing Black & Decker a bad sign for Md. business - November 6, 2009 - It wasn't on the agenda, but the loss of Black & Decker's headquarters was drinks-and-hors d'oeuvres...

Rob Kasper

Rob Kasper

Cranberry condiment conundrum - November 18, 2009 - On a day that is supposed to bring families together, this dish has a tendency to push them apart.

Up close and personal at a turkey farm - November 11, 2009 - Picking a fresh turkey for Thanksgiving can become as involved as selecting the proper bottle of wine. Just like wine, there are issues...

Are you game enough to watch sausage being made — then eat it? - November 4, 2009 - "The less people know about how sausages and laws are made, the better they'll sleep at night."

Jacques Kelly

Jacques Kelly

The sights and smells of Thanksgivings past - November 21, 2009 - My mother endorsed Thanksgiving because she felt it was an unemotional holiday. It didn't carry all the...

Some more foods that once lent taste to city - November 14, 2009 - Two old friends cornered me at church to remind me of some other vanished Baltimore food favorites....

Longing to taste once again foods distinctive to city - November 7, 2009 - The name on the window said Maron, and inside were candy counters and an ice cream parlor. I was...

Mike Preston

Mike Preston

Open letter to the Ravens: Dig out the razzle-dazzle - November 24, 2009 - Ravens offensive coordinator Cam Cameron needs to go back into his lab and become a mad scientist again.

Colts had flaws, but Ravens had more - November 23, 2009 - When a team has a first-and-goal at the 1-yard line and can't score a touchdown, it deserves to lose....

Ravens' Oher, Gaither face NFL's top pass rushers - November 20, 2009 - On one side is Indianapolis Colts defensive end Dwight Freeney, possibly the top pass rusher in the...

Susan Reimer

Susan Reimer

Fewer screenings doesn't pass smell test - November 23, 2009 - I'm ashamed to say that I didn't see this one coming.

Skipped on Skype, forgone on Facebook - November 16, 2009 - A friend posted a message on Facebook asking if anyone knew what Skype was, if anyone had Skype and...

What the 'First Marriage' teaches us - November 9, 2009 - When Barack Obama was elected president, some credit was given to what pundits called the "Cosby...

Dan Rodricks

Dan Rodricks

Dixon trial just one of city's problems, but an important one - November 23, 2009 - Of course, there are bigger issues, and bigger offenses against society, than the alleged theft of gift cards by the mayor of Baltimore....

Another idea to save the a-rabs: Broaden their appeal - November 22, 2009 - As stated here previously, I support a new deal for the a-rabs of Baltimore, so that this tradition...

As Dixon trial nears end, a demand for 'equal justice' - November 19, 2009 - I am sticking with my instinct: Lindbergh Carpenter Jr. could turn out to be the most effective witness for the prosecution in State v....

Peter Schmuck

Peter Schmuck

Their cushion gone, Ravens now must face a hard reality - November 22, 2009 - Ravens fans knew a long time ago that they would be staring down the barrel at Peyton Manning this...

Quinn didn't learn that behavior at Notre Dame - November 21, 2009 -

Quinn's block of Suggs wasn't taught at Notre Dame - November 20, 2009 - News item: Ravens linebacker Terrell Suggs is sidelined indefinitely after getting kneecapped by Cleveland Browns quarterback Brady...

Thomas F. Schaller

Thomas F. Schaller

A failure to explain financial benefits of health care reform - November 24, 2009 - Let's say you are in the market for a new car, and the salesman you meet on the dealership lot is...

Tough choice awaits Ehrlich as time slips away - November 10, 2009 - On Saturday afternoon, I attended the 12th annual Annapolis Tug-of-War. Every autumn, locals string a...

Political lessons from N.J., Virginia - October 27, 2009 - A week from today, New Jersey and Virginia - two nearby states that have a lot in common with Maryland,...

Ron Smith

Ron Smith

Fort Hood massacre shows how political correctness can kill - November 13, 2009 - The massacre at Fort Hood, Texas, last week has shined a harsh, unremitting light on the hold that...

Not the first president to break promises - November 6, 2009 - "The doer is always conscienceless; no one has a conscience except the spectator." - Goethe

Massive fraud makes Medicare a lousy model - October 30, 2009 - In what must be considered a monumental understatement, Attorney General Eric H. Holder told CBS News'...