Op-ed

The rate of people with sexually transmitted infections in Baltimore is high, but there are ways to bring the numbers down by focusing on economic, social and behavioral factors.

This tax season marks the beginning of the Maryland Easy Enrollment Health Insurance Program, which lets people without health insurance simply check a box on their state income tax return to start the process of enrolling in a health plan.

While the fight over impeachment sucks up all of the oxygen in public, there's a robust battle behind the scenes about what it means to be a conservative.

President Donald Trump is an example of what damage bad character can do to the presidency, the culture and the constitutional order.

The Census being take this year will influence the political and socio-economic agenda for the next ten years. Unfortunately, many immigrants or other won’t get counted unless there is a push to find typically under represented populations.

The chair of a special commission that has recommended billions be spent to improve Maryland's schools says in response to criticism of the cost, said that the recommendations are based on proven practices of the world’s best performing school systems, are affordable and include a solid accountability structure.

There is no doubt that Baltimore has a crime problem, but the local media makes matters worse by exploiting our fears and by distorting our perceptions about the criminality of black communities and particularly black men.

Safe consumption sites give people people addicted to drug a safe place to use under the care of a medical professional, but if Maryland is to eventually adopt these sites, state officials should make sure they aren't targeted by police.

Columinst Cal Thomas says today's culture wars are starker than ever and the only way to change one's culture is not through Washington but through the human heart and individual choices.

Here’s what black men are doing to try and help solve crime and other issues plaguing Baltimore, and here is why they need to be given the power and resources to do even more.

Maryland could finally be poised this year to pass legislation that would give patients with terminal illnesses the right to medically-induced death.

As we celebrate the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and prepare for Black History Month in February, we need to do more than recall what was and instead be very much in the present, but informed by the past.

While the Trump administration has adopted an anti-immigration stance, Maryland lawmakers can use this year's General Assembly to pass bills that better protect the rights of immigrants.

A squeegee kid washed my window after I declined his offer and what transpired was a new friendship and I also gained a campaign worker as well.

Diversity isn't created by being a good person or being pure of purpose; you create diversity by creating diversity, by valuing and seeking it.

There are different standards for white and black politicians and whether they are considered qualified to run for political office.

Legislation proposed by former Sen. President Mike MIiller and current Senate President Bill Ferguson to create a digital advertising tax to pay for the multibillion dollar Kirwan Commission education plan is anti-business.

As the Senate prepares for the impeachment hearings of President Donald Trump, senators risk looking like they are participating in a cover up.

The Chesapeake Bay Foundation is urging Maryland lawmakers keep the state’s environment a priority as they begin the 2020 General Assembly session focused on education.

If Civil Rights Icon Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. were alive today he would admonish the strategy President Donald Trump has taken with Iran and push for peace treaty.

A bank created by a partnership between government and private financial institutions could be the key to securing the financing to turn around some of Baltimore's most neglected neighborhoods.

The Democratic battle for president could shape up to be a competition between Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders, and much like the 2004 race featuring John Kerry against Howard Dean.

Maryland lawmakers are going to have come up with a way to pay for billions of dollars in education upgrades under the Kirwan commission plan, and one way to do that would be to modernize the state's tax code and get rid of loopholes that benefit special interests.

Baltimore's violence doesn't make me afraid, but instead creates a deep sadness because every time I hear about a new homicide, I know that it is likely to be a black face that is the victim; somebody who looks like my nephew, niece or cousin.

Many people think cashless tolls are a good idea because it will mean fewer traffic jams, but this system can create a hardship for low-income people with tight budgets or no access to bank accounts.

Politicians, including the president, should be asked serious questions during this year's election campaign, instead of the media's fixation on impeachment, polls and the horse race.

The impeachment process of President Donald Trump is a circus created by Democrats determined to find something to undermine the president.

If you want to improve crime rates and other problems in Baltimore, make it so all of its residents can get good-paying jobs that can support a family.