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As I drove my sensible rental car through an intersection, I saw a man screaming at me and shaking his fist.
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Dan Rodricks: Two trends brighten Brandon Scott’s chances for reelection as Baltimore’s mayor | STAFF COMMENTARY
The mayor gets to take credit for a drop in homicides and squeegee complaints.
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Dan Rodricks: Dolphins in the Chesapeake Bay; here’s what their presence tells us — and doesn’t. | STAFF COMMENTARY
There are significant numbers of dolphins visiting the bay and its tributaries. What does that mean?
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Dan Rodricks: Taking stock of Maryland’s big horse love at state fair time | STAFF COMMENTARY
Many more Marylanders than you might think are engaged in some sort of horsing around.
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Dan Rodricks: Calling Maryland’s governor to peace talks in Sykesville over housing dispute | STAFF COMMENTARY
A dispute between the Carroll County town and the developer of former state property.
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Dan Rodricks: Backyard bungalows and granny flats, the ADU movement comes to Maryland | STAFF COMMENTARY
ADUs offer a partial answer to the shortage of affordable housing.
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Dan Rodricks: John Angelos keeps trying to take the joy out of a joyous Orioles season | STAFF COMMENTARY
You’re the CEO and chairman of the best team in the American League — and you should be having the time of your life. But you're not.
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Dan Rodricks: A cosmic night of Orioles baseball, a sideshow at Camden Yards and six more very random items | STAFF COMMENTARY
In this column: Camden Yards, rails to trails, eggplant, giant cukes and August crickets.
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Dan Rodricks: The Maryland congressman who voted to keep slavery and committed treason | STAFF COMMENTARY
His name was Benjamin Gwinn Harris and he was really bad.
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Dan Rodricks: Welcome to the docket. Trump joins long line of American criminal defendants | STAFF COMMENTARY
Yes, a former president. Yes, a candidate. But now a defendant in four cases.
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Peter Jensen: Lord, what fools these Shakespeare censors be | STAFF COMMENTARY
Florida has finally discovered the root cause of the evil in this world: Having to read the Bard's full works (and not just the clean parts).
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Dan Rodricks: Drew Hawkins and the mission to school pro athletes on money | STAFF COMMENTARY
Financial literacy for millionaire athletes and entertainers.
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Dan Rodricks: After absurd suspension, hoping Orioles announcer Kevin Brown can shake off the big chill | STAFF COMMENTARY
Will suspension for his on-air remarks have a chilling effect on the broadcaster?
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Dan Rodricks: A victory for West Baltimore neighbors, help for the burned-out Allens, and addressing elder fraud | COMMENTARY
Updating three stories first reported in this column.
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Dan Rodricks: The permitting headache sours a guy who was bullish on Baltimore | COMMENTARY
'They don’t want to work with you, they basically make you feel as if you are a culprit.'
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Dan Rodricks: Wrong once again, Andy Harris. This is not a ‘banana republic.’ | COMMENTARY
A civics lesson for Maryland's Republican congressman
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Michelle Deal-Zimmerman: In Baltimore squeegee teen’s case, we should all be sorry | COMMENTARY
After the squeegee worker trial ended last week one tearful juror mouthed “I’m sorry” as she left the courtroom. She's not alone. We're sorry.
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Dan Rodricks: Devoted for decades to Baltimore’s needy, Esther Reaves helped thousands | COMMENTARY
One of the city's angels who responded to increased hunger and homelessness.
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Dan Rodricks: Hard recovery from a fire for the Allens of Baltimore’s 28th Street | COMMENTARY
The couple and their familiy was burned out of the house they owned, with no homeowner's insurance.
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Dan Rodricks: What will be the legacy of Baltimore’s squeegee tragedy? | COMMENTARY
The Squeegee Collaborative, created after the Conway Street shooting, reports progress in the streets.
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Dan Rodricks: Brushing back bigotry in Baltimore and a few other things nobody asked about | COMMENTARY
Another one of those Nobody Asked Me But columns taking on rainbows, the Orioles, Larry Hogan and watermelon granita.
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Dan Rodricks: The Baltimore squeegee tragedy is that we didn’t act sooner COMMENTARY
Murder trial of squeegee worker raises larger questions than those explored in testimony.
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Dan Rodricks: Now translating for the Orioles, 23-year-old Brandon Quinones | COMMENTARY
Quinones is bilingual and translates for Spanish-speaking players, two of them All-Stars, who are still learning English.
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Dan Rodricks: Attacking the fentanyl crisis — have to do it all, haven’t done enough | COMMENTARY
Prosecuting fentanyl dealers might help, but reducing demand remains biggest challenge.
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Peter Jensen: Let’s put corporate America’s lousy customer service on hold | COMMENTARY
If customer service complaints only get you hours on phone trees and call centers, it's time to walk away from that company..
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Dan Rodricks: Anne Arundel County fights the gun extremists for a modest safety measure | COMMENTARY
A selfish gun lobby exhibits indifference to the common good.
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Dan Rodricks: In Southwest Baltimore, the kindness of neighbors makes ‘a beautiful day’ | COMMENTARY
How the people of Hunting Ridge rallied for the man on the median.
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Dan Rodricks: Maryland’s ‘wild and scenic river’ will stay that way | COMMENTARY
Opponents of a Youghiogheny hike-bike trail prevailed in Western Maryland.
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Michelle Deal-Zimmerman: Will Meta’s new Threads app unravel Twitter? Not without politics and news. | COMMENTARY
I spent the weekend ping-ponging between the two apps. Here's what I learned.
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Dan Rodricks: 20 extremely random, mostly local suggestions for your Maryland summer | COMMENTARY
Hiking, cooking, reading, listening, cleaning, watching, smelling and eating.
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Dan Rodricks: Baltimore and the nation need a sustained gun buyback and campaign against violence | COMMENTARY
A generational break from guns: Buy them back, preach non-violence.