Andrew A. Green
Andrew A. Green, the opinion editor, was the city/state editor before coming to the editorial board, and prior to that he covered the State House and Baltimore County government. He writes about state and local government, social issues and elections.
Recent Articles
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In consent decree Baltimore, an inside look at a city jury
By the time the judge gave her instructions and the attorneys presented their closing arguments, I knew quite a bit about my fellow jurors in State vs. Craig Williams. I knew they were psyched that Tiger Woods had won the Master’s, bummed about the Notre Dame fire and confused about the latest...
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Existentialism and the Maryland tax office, revisited
Diligent readers of the letters section in The Sun may have been amused or horrified by a submission printed on Saturday from Steve Warres, a Baltimore man who spent six hours, 21 minutes and 50 seconds on hold with the State Department of Assessment and Taxation in an ultimately fruitless effort...
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Could the MVA voter registration snafu have tipped the scales in Baltimore County?
On the weekend before Election Day, about 80,000 people statewide were notified that changes to their address or party affiliation made at a Motor Vehicle Administration kiosk were never uploaded to the elections board, and they would have to cast a provisional ballot instead of a regular one....
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6 things to know about Verletta White being blocked as permanent Baltimore County schools chief
The state superintendent rejected the Baltimore County school board’s choice for a permanent superintendent on Wednesday. Here’s what you need to know the decision: 1. It’s about her consulting work. State Superintendent Karen Salmon cited concerns over White’s ethical lapses (a failure to report...
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Annapolis' #metoo moment
I was standing in the Governor’s Reception Room on the second floor of the State House on Feb. 15, 2006, when then-Comptroller William Donald Schaefer asked for a cup of tea. A young woman who worked for then-Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. set it down in front of him and wordlessly headed back to the...
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Your own facts
"Everyone is entitled to his own opinion, but not to his own facts." —Daniel Patrick Moynihan A letter from a reader caught my eye this week. "I'm having trouble trying to understand some of the writings that folks are sending in regarding the voting count," the reader wrote. "In the popular vote...
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Who's your gubernatorial soul mate?
Who's your gubernatorial soul mate?
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Sun editorials: Foresight in the rear view
Editorial stances have ranged from wise to deeply regrettable to just a bit off