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What does it take to be president? If you’ve got it, we want documentation. | COMMENTARY

The proposal that presidents be screened for mental competency raises the question of what information voters should have access to.

February 21, 2023

Should Maryland give a $50M bonus to military retirees? | COMMENTARY

Maryland's new governor wants to provide a big state income tax cut for military retirees but the timing - and the cost - raise questions.

February 17, 2023

Maryland must embrace its electric future | COMMENTARY

It's one thing to set ambitious carbon neutral targets, it's another to fight climate change by making tough choices today about natural gas infrastructure.

February 16, 2023

Nick Mosby and Wes Moore, a contrast in ethics | COMMENTARY

Elected officials - and their constituents - are far better served when they voluntarily follow ethics rules than when they fight them tooth and nail.

February 15, 2023

Let’s put a pin in the spy balloon/UFO hysteria | COMMENTARY

It's all reminiscent of the “Summer of the Shark," when sensationalistic coverage of shark attacks whipped the nation into a frenzy.

February 14, 2023

Maryland’s gas tax makes a convenient villain — if you don’t look too closely | COMMENTARY

What good is saving 6 cents at the pump if, as a commuter, it costs you $10 in traffic delays or $100 in repairs from pothole damage?

February 13, 2023

It’s not enough to back Social Security and Medicare; Congress must fix them | COMMENTARY

Juvenile behavior at the State the Union aside, are Democrats and Republicans up for the tough challenge of addressing looming deficits in essential government programs?

February 09, 2023

Blame Donald Trump and Tucker Carlson for the plot to blow up Baltimore’s power grid | COMMENTARY

You can draw a direct line from the foiled neo-Nazi plot, revealed by federal authorities Monday, to conservative commentators and conspiracy-mongering cult figures.

February 08, 2023

What’s the rush? Baltimore’s mayor needs to put the brakes on conduit deal with BGE and allow for public input | COMMENTARY

Why is Baltimore's mayor pushing through a secretive deal to control the city's conduit system? Time to slow things down and exhibit the “transparency, accountability and integrity” he promised residents.

February 07, 2023

A chat with ChatGPT: How would the artificial intelligence model approach certain Maryland issues? | COMMENTARY

From giving up on the Ravens Lamar Jackson to finding creative uses for Old Bay, ChatGPT has some ideas.

February 06, 2023

Maryland looks to hold gunmakers accountable, but Congress also needs to act | COMMENTARY

While Maryland has the eighth strongest gun laws in the U.S., we are tragically average in the number of people killed by guns.

February 02, 2023

Maryland should allow noncitizens to fill key health and public safety job vacancies | COMMENTARY

From police officers to home health aides, there are opportunities in Maryland to match immigrants to service jobs that aren't currently being filled.

February 01, 2023

For all its challenges, Baltimore is still where it’s cooking | COMMENTARY

Baltimore is not an obligation holding others back, it’s the best asset Maryland has to help the region and state grow and prosper in the years ahead.

January 31, 2023

Every officer in the country should be required to watch the brutal beating of Tyre Nichols | COMMENTARY

Until every officer is as determined to prevent brutality as they are to make an arrest, and to see those they police as individuals with complicated histories just like the officers themselves, we fear the senseless killings will continue.

January 30, 2023

Wes Moore inherits a dysfunctional state government | COMMENTARY

From the recent commuter train shutdown to a mismanaged college savings plan, Maryland state government is underperforming.

January 26, 2023

As Baltimore County looks for a new schools superintendent, it should keep the focus on equity and improved relationships | COMMENTARY

The choice by schools Superintendent Darryl L. Williams not to seek a new contract leaves the county leaderless. Here's how the district should move forward.

January 25, 2023

Budget watch: Make quality public education Maryland’s top priority | COMMENTARY

What his $63 billion spending plan revealed: Wes Moore deserves an early "A" for his support of public education reform.

January 24, 2023

Maryland is spending less than half the amount recommended by the CDC to deter tobacco use. We must invest more. | COMMENTARY

The failure by Maryland and other states to invest sufficiently in anti-tobacco campaigns represents a lifesaving opportunity lost: Spend more and save more lives.

January 23, 2023

Debt limit debacle: A countdown toward self-destruction | COMMENTARY

A rational debate in Congress over taxes and spending is fair. Holding the debt limit hostage is, however, is tantamount to terrorism. House Republicans must back down.

January 19, 2023

Proposed changes to Maryland’s vehicle emissions inspection program put the burden to pay for it on low-wealth individuals. Gov. Moore and the legislature should step in | COMMENTARY

Proposed changes in vehicle emissions program would ease the burden of VEIP testing for newer model cars and put the burden of paying for the anti-pollution measures on the backs of low-wealth people.

January 18, 2023

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