Opinion

The way the Trump Administration is treating migrant children is cruel

Baltimore's latest crime strategy is not a new idea

Trump's disgusting response to writer's rape allegation

City needs vision to make Harborplace good again

Why is the Sun trying to destroy U.S. with hateful immigration opinions?

U.S. mistreatment of migrant kids is shameful

Pay women's soccer team what they deserve

Juvenile justice is not working in Maryland

If kids have healthy habits, they don't need 'salad frosting'

What to watch for in this week's Democratic presidential debates

In Poe Homes water main break, Baltimore failed its most vulnerable

The time for patience, understanding and benefit of the doubt is long over, and there’s no other way to say it: The city’s handling of the water main break near Poe Homes in West Baltimore was horrible and put at risk the health of 281 of the city’s most vulnerable residents. Some were still experiencing...

Trump's campaign of terror against immigrants

President Donald Trump says he agreed to hold off on multi-city immigration raids to round up people without legal status in the United States to give Democrats and Republicans two weeks to come up with a comprehensive solution to the nation’s immigration problems. Don’t be fooled. He has no interest...

What will it take to convince Baltimore police that plainclothes cops are a bad idea?

Baltimore Police Commissioner Michael Harrison believes that plainsclothes police officers are an effective crime fighting tool, and he doesn’t plan to get rid of the squads anytime soon. But Baltimore’s track record with plainclothes units gives us ample reason to disagree. The squads, made up...

Fallen Journalists Memorial: Recognize the sacrifice of those who safeguard our freedom

What is the value of a journalist’s life? President Donald Trump indirectly put a number on it this week. It’s something less than $9 billion. How can we reach that conclusion? On a Sunday appearance on NBC TV, President Trump said the death of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi was much...

Don't get rid of the class valedictorian

Does getting the best grades in your high school class guarantee future success? Is it the most important measure of a young person’s development? Does the difference of a few hundredths of a percentage point between two students’ GPAs even tell you much about which one is smarter? Probably not....

Maryland just adopted some of the strongest clean energy goals in the nation, but not everybody got the memo

Just weeks ago, it looked like how Maryland residents will get their electricity in the future was largely settled. In April, the Maryland General Assembly approved legislation mandating that at least half of the state’s future power needs be supplied by renewable energy by 2030, and last month,...

Baltimore's next step toward better government

With all the political scandal in the air of late, Baltimore voters might be forgiven if they’ve forgotten that they’ve already put the city on a path toward more ethical government — or at least one in which officeholders have fewer obligations to special interest groups and deep-pocketed campaign...

Harborplace is very '80s. Here's how to fix it.

When the twin pavilions with the green rooftops known as Harborplace were first built in 1980, they represented a renaissance of Baltimore’s once scruffy, industrial waterfront. The $18 million retail and restaurant complex turned Baltimore into a tourist destination, spurred years of further development...

Monarch School was closed because Santelises doesn't believe in charter schools

Thank you for your article on the Monarch Academy (“Baltimore charter school Monarch Academy shuts its doors for the summer — and maybe, for good,” June 19). What you may have missed in the article is that the Monarch School is owned by The Children’s Guild, a charitable organization that has been...

Baltimore police 'micro zone' strategy a fresh approach to crime

It certainly was refreshing this morning to read the article “Baltimore Police deployed to 120 most violent 'micro-zones' three times per patrol shift, under new strategy” (June 24). After a horrendous weekend of murders and shootings, the police department is finally going to drop the hammer on...

There is plenty of money in Maryland to support the BSO

The financial distress of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra has been ascribed to many factors (“Many American orchestras have emerged stronger from lockouts and strikes; the BSO can too,” June 17). Take two off the table: declining corporate sponsorship and state funding. True, Baltimore has seen...

The Sun is not covering lacrosse and other local sports

Professional lacrosse was played at Johns Hopkins University Homewood field this weekend (“Former Johns Hopkins star Paul Rabil brings new Premier Lacrosse League to Baltimore this weekend,” June 21) If you read The Sun print edition you would never know. Apparently foot golf deserves sports page...

Fix Harborplace by stopping crime

The article ("Harborplace is very 80s, here's how to fix it," June 24), has all brilliant solutions and suggests using ideas from 2013's design firm, Ayers Saint Gross to fix it. The ideas are already six years old, back when weather was more normal. So, the first idea to open up Harborplace forgets...

Detroit Symphony member: Learn from us; BSO can't just cut season

It has been suggested by Baltimore Symphony Orchestra CEO Peter Kjome and repeated by The Baltimore Sun’s editorial board that several orchestras, including the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, have stabilized their financial situations by making cuts to the length of their seasons. At best, Mr. Kjome...

Border detention camps are plenty horrible

Much as I have no wish to spoil Rev. Michael T. Buttner's fantasies (“Border detention camps are not the same as concentration camps,” June 20), credible witnesses have seen and described the conditions in the immigrant detention camps as being as deplorable as any concentration camp from World...

Link between crime and liquor stores is not new

I read with interest the commentary, “Liquor stores don’t belong in Baltimore neighborhoods” (June 24). Many years ago, I was involved with an after-school program with a local Baltimore City high school. With the kids, we discussed and did projects that involved engineering and science. There...

Baltimore and the press failed Poe Home residents

The city of Baltimore seriously failed to sufficiently and timely respond to the water emergency affecting the residents of Poe Homes and nearby residents (“Baltimore officials to relocate 24 households at Poe Homes as crews struggle to restore water access,” June 23). What made matters worse is...

By hurting Palestinians, Trump and Kushner lessen chances for peace

President Donald Trump has a penchant for selecting the worst possible candidates for positions in his administration. For example, Ben Carson as head of the Department of Housing and Urban Development has been clueless regarding his agency’s responsibility to the poor. And a former coal lobbyist,...