Editorial

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Dana Summers/ Tribune Content Agency

A remodeled arena won't solve the city's problems. But just as there are other hopeful trends, from the renovation of Penn Station to the revival of Lexington Market, every new investment is welcome.

Drew Sheneman/ Tribune Content Agency

Mayor Scott has President Biden's ear on gun violence. That's not a solution to all that plagues Baltimore and many other big cities, but it's a promising start. And Mr. Biden's an improvement over the last guy, who mostly derided the city as rat infested.

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It's not just Baltimore area schools that will struggle to keep classrooms cool as climate change rewrites temperature records.

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Baltimore's sky-high property tax rate makes it less competitive with surrounding counties. Mayor Scott needs to plot a course toward reducing it.

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NFL fans deserve better than to have prominent players advocating against the COVID-19 vaccine.

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David Horsey/ Tribune Content Agency

For the third time, the nation's highest court has upheld Obamacare but the central goal of providing affordable health insurance to all Americans remains elusive.

For lack of a dictionary (or at least basic English comprehension), Maryland's Republican congressman refused to honor the heroes of January 6.

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In a city like Baltimore with a host of challenges, it pays to be innovative and think outside the bubble to make Baltimore students' commute to school safer and more time efficient.

Recognizing Emancipation Day and the freeing of this nation's slaves a welcome antidote to the latest assaults on history by those who prefer to soft-pedal the past.

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Ocean City police incidents involving forceful arrests of Black teens deserve third-party investigation - and some soul-searching about racial animus within the community.

Drew Sheneman/ Tribune Content Agency

Of course, if the July 4 deadline passes and the magic number is not yet met, that won’t mean the vaccine effort has failed or will stop. The effort must be kept up until we reach a herd immunity, or we risk another outbreak, and the loss of more lives.

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Kal's view/Kevin Kallaugher

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As more women nationwide have entered political office, and at higher ranks than ever before thanks to Kamala Harris’ elevation to Vice President and Nancy Pelosi to Speaker of the House, Maryland is not experiencing the same levels of political ascendancy by women.

Drew Sheneman/ Tribune Content Agency

The use of facial recognition technology needs fixing. There’s no doubt about. Let’s fix it rather than throw it out the door.