Kevin Cowherd

Kevin Cowherd

O's up, then down: Baseball can break your heart - July 2, 2009 - The Orioles can't wait for the future to get here.

Why can't the Orioles win on Sundays? - June 29, 2009 - You thought that whole business of the Orioles hacking it up on Sundays was over, didn't you?

Woeful Nats give O's fans (and '62 Mets) hope - June 25, 2009 - Human beings need hope to survive. And nothing gives a baseball team more hope than looking at its...

Jay Hancock

Jay Hancock

Md. lawmakers hedging bets on economy - July 3, 2009 - Thousands of investors bailed out on Legg Mason's Bill Miller last year as funds he manages plunged...

PSC ignoring the law on Constellation-EDF deal - July 1, 2009 - You don't need to be a lawyer to understand how Gov. Martin O'Malley's Public Service Commission is...

Time to lock in energy prices? - June 25, 2009 - Matthew Simmons, Texas author and investment banker and the guy who bet oil will hit $200 a barrel next...

Rob Kasper

Rob Kasper

Go on, grill watermelon - July 1, 2009 - To get ready for July 4, I thumped watermelons. Standing in the produce aisle of a Hampden grocery...

For Father's Day, dish out the beer — tastefully - June 17, 2009 - This Father's Day, think about serving Dad a beer at breakfast, or as a lunch entree, or maybe during...

Tall ship's cook faces a boatload of challenges in the kitchen - May 27, 2009 - Robert Lampe bakes a wicked chocolate bread. He also helps load cannons.

Jacques Kelly

Jacques Kelly

Breathing new life into old buildings - July 4, 2009 - My curiosity led me to walk a few blocks from my front door and ask just what was happening at the...

In Baltimore, the shock of (a lack of) recognition - June 27, 2009 - How can this be? This isn't supposed to look like this.

Where are the traditional foods of summers past? - June 20, 2009 - My mouth waters for traditional Baltimore summer cooking, a commodity that seems to grow more elusive....

Mike Preston

Mike Preston

It's definitely Harbaugh's team now - June 23, 2009 - A year ago, Ravens coach John Harbaugh was a rookie, leaving us to wonder how he was going to take...

No question: Ravens are now Harbaugh's team - June 22, 2009 - A year ago, Ravens coach John Harbaugh was a rookie, leaving us to wonder how he was going to take control of this team. With such...

Ravens should steer clear of receiver Brandon Marshall - June 20, 2009 - The Ravens have brought in their share of troubled players in the past, but none would have had more...

Susan Reimer

Susan Reimer

Will NOW leader bring movement new focus? - June 29, 2009 - At a moment in political history when feminists have a friend in the White House (and her husband might...

Conspiracy theories sprout in D.C. - June 22, 2009 - It looks like the White House vegetable garden - First Lady Michelle Obama's effort to model...

Remembering when health care system was built on relationships - June 15, 2009 - I was sitting on an examining table, waiting to meet the new doctor my insurance company had assigned...

Dan Rodricks

Dan Rodricks

For Catonsville record store owner, vinyl still thrills - July 1, 2009 - The first customer tapped on the glass door of his vinyl record store an hour before Gary Gebler opened...

A life unraveled in thrall to celebrity - June 28, 2009 - Despite Michael Jackson's efforts to ensure it would not happen, many Americans tuned out long ago. A...

Michael Jackson: A self-inflicted tragedy - June 26, 2009 - Despite Michael Jackson's efforts to ensure it would not happen, many Americans tuned out long ago. A lot of us stopped watching some time...

Peter Schmuck

Peter Schmuck

Green is good, at least for that kind of football - July 3, 2009 - News item: The Ravens are installing natural sod at M&T Bank Stadium for...

Ravens say green is good for AC Milan-Chelsea - July 2, 2009 - News item: The Ravens are installing natural sod at M&T Bank Stadium for the big July 24 soccer game between AC Milan and Chelsea.

Orioles running Trembley out of a job? - July 1, 2009 - Throughout his minor and major league coaching career, Dave Trembley has been known as a stickler...

Ron Smith

Ron Smith

Things fall apart over time — even great cities - June 26, 2009 - Years ago, I was introduced to former Baltimore County Police Chief Cornelius Behan by my friend Alan...

No surprise to see ABC give platform to Obama — but not to his critics - June 19, 2009 - W

Crime problem is dragging city down - June 12, 2009 - It's difficult to find much mention of the city of Baltimore these days without reference to crime....