Kevin Cowherd

Duquette's plan to stop Orioles' losing? It's a total mystery - February 12, 2012 - Well, at least it's been a nice, quiet offseason for the Orioles.

Kevin Cowherd: The NFL will miss a guy like Ricky Williams - February 8, 2012 - I miss Ricky Williams already. You talk about a guy who should leave his brain to medical science when he's gone. This guy's brain would...

Little by little, Towson basketball team making strides - February 5, 2012 - Don't cry for the Towson Tigers, America.

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Robert L. Ehrlich Jr.

Missing Maryland's 'Voice of Reason' - February 5, 2012 - The thought of Ron Smith leaving us so soon is still difficult to fathom. Up to and including his last show on Nov. 28, he was as...

Ehrlich and The Sun: Once adversaries, now partners - January 28, 2012 - Yes, you read it right. No, it's not April Fool's. But it is a new day for The Sun and the Ehrlichs.

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Jay Hancock

Exelon gets tax cuts despite pledge to locate in Baltimore - February 12, 2012 - Among the many advantages Constellation Energy's headquarters gives Baltimore — Fortune 500 cachet, hundreds of well-paid workers,...

Electric deals often look good — until the contract ends - February 6, 2012 - Your first job as a Maryland electricity shopper is to sign up for a good deal at a good price. I'll remind you how to do so later in...

Price funds grant small but exclusive Facebook entree - February 5, 2012 - Among the elite insiders who got to invest in Facebook before it goes public were several Silicon Valley venture capitalists, a Russian...

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Marta H. Mossburg

O'Malley's selective application of religious freedom - January 31, 2012 - On one hand, Gov.Martin O'Malleypublicly advocates religious freedom. On the other, he supports — through his silence —...

The gospel according to O'Malley - January 17, 2012 - As listeners to the late, great Ron Smith know, the WBAL talk show host and Sun columnist used to introduce Gov. Martin O'Malley on...

Maryland needs fewer laws, not more - January 3, 2012 - We have way too many laws to track or enforce.

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Mike Preston

Count John Harbaugh as one of the best - February 9, 2012 - There are few times when questions about the Ravens cause me to pause, but there was one last week which was simple, yet so intriguing.

Ravens will be cautious with new contracts - February 6, 2012 - In previous years there were roster spots for veterans that were considered safe, but that's not the case headed into 2012.

Preston: The state of the Ravens? There's a lot of work to do - February 2, 2012 - It was almost near the end of the annual "State of the Ravens" address before general manager Ozzie Newsome talked about the team's most...

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Susan Reimer

A first lady in fighting form - February 13, 2012 - The first family is America's egalitarian version of royalty (if you are too young to remember the sprawling Kennedy clan), and thanks...

The French method for bringing up baby - February 9, 2012 - Just as American parents were emerging from the trauma of "Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother," Amy Chua's treatise on the superiority of the...

Fooling Mother Nature: still not a good idea - February 6, 2012 - Mother Nature is in the news of late, and she doesn't seem happy.

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Dan Rodricks

What's this obsession with transgender people and bathrooms? - February 12, 2012 - It sounds good, like something all of us would want to join: Maryland Citizens for a Responsible Government. But my perusal of the...

Catholics, contraception and the heretic faithful - February 8, 2012 - One of my most conservative friends is Catholic, but he is not a "conservative Catholic." In my book, he'd only be a conservative Catholic...

On flavors, smells, Madonna and Mrs. Key - February 6, 2012 - Nobody asked me but . . . .

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Peter Schmuck

Oriole Park looking for its new voice - February 11, 2012 - The Orioles are searching for the voice of a new generation, and Oriole Park vibrated Saturday with the sounds of the 25 semifinalists who...

Schmuck: Weeding out pitchers will be a process for the Orioles - February 7, 2012 - When the Orioles assemble for their first pitcher and catcher workouts less than two weeks from now, there will be a number of difficult...

Peter Schmuck: Athletes, parents fight to keep Maryland swimming and diving program alive - February 4, 2012 - Even during a rebuilding season, men's basketball clearly is king at the University of Maryland, which is why Comcast Center was packed...

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Thomas F. Schaller

The truth about corporate taxes - February 7, 2012 - Turn on conservative talk radio or television pundits and soon enough you'll hear that the United States has a too-high corporate tax rate...

Where is the campaign's conservative populist? - January 24, 2012 - If you didn't see MSNBC'snew weekend morning show "Up w/Chris Hayes" this past Sunday, you missed a fascinating roundtable debate...

Rick Santorum's moral flexibility - January 10, 2012 - Rick Santorum speaks with the force of moral certainty. His sweater vests convey an inner calm during a time of national angst. Like him...

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