andrew johnson

Conversations about reparations are not about money but about people and about the way that people are seen and valued in our society. These are difficult conversations, and we have found that what is most challenging about the idea of reparations today is the notion that America still owes a debt to black people.

The other day I found myself at the famous Abraham Lincoln Bookshop in Chicago, talking about my latest effort, a history on the evolution of the American vice presidency. The visit brought to mind a little-discussed Lincoln story in the book that I will convey here in necessarily abbreviated form.

On the 40th anniversary of Richard Nixon's resignation as president, his admission of guilt has finally been made public in a 1983 videotaped interview with him by an old White House aide.

Harford County Sheriff's Office and Maryland State Police reports:

The latest GOP chatter about getting rid of the sitting president is no more than thunder and lightning, signifying nothing.

The Ultimate Fighting Championship could have chosen a more traditional location for tonight's pay-per-view fight, UFC 172. The event features a title defense for Jon Jones, its top pound-for-pound fighter and light-heavyweight champion.

Today, the Army Reserve's mission benefits from the leadership, resiliency and technical proficiency of over 45,000 female soldiers — 22 percent of the Reserve force. This includes approximately 36,000 enlisted, 8,000 officers and 500 warrants in 305 diverse career fields. Our team must maintain its combat edge during this period of persistent conflict and constrained resources; this would not be possible without the contributions of its female soldiers.

All in all, it's a busy holiday season unto itself. Still, the winter holiday season just doesn't seem to have the cache of the one that spans Thanksgiving to the turn of the new year. Maybe we're too partied out to really put that much into it.

These Baltimore-area student-athletes are expected to sign National Letters of Intent to play college sports on Wednesday's national signing day

There's a long history of vice presidents being denied a second term, either because the man in the role chose to shed a thankless, end-of-the-road political job or because some strategist imagined that a different nominee might offer a better geographical or other balance to the ticket.

Authorities say 20 percent of texts taken by Barry Landau, his assistant have been reunited with museums, including the Maryland Historical Society based in Baltimore.

Even as Congress and the White House appeared at a standoff over the fiscal cliff last month, lawmakers and the president were able to agree on at least one thing: an update of the Hatch Act.

Sharon Boston spends her weekends and vacations visiting homes once inhabited, as she says, by "presidents, poets and other historic persons."

Kennedy's book, cited more often than read, offers lessons to today's leaders, if they are willing to listen.

Harford Tech suffers first division loss

North Harford blasts Fallston, Patterson Mill edged by a run, Edgewood and Aberdeen suffer losses in Monday's diamond action.

Wednesday UCBAC baseball action saw the Mustangs rally to earn a Chesapeake Division victory, while Fallston and Harford Tech also took wins.

North Harford earned its third win of the young baseball season Monday, beating the visiting Elkton, 7-1. Bel Air and Harford Tech also won Monday.

The Aegis police blotter lists the most recent arrest, crimes and other police reports.

Barry H. Landau pleads guilty in federal court to stealing historic documents from museums in several states including Maryland. Meanwhile, the Maryland Historic Society is having a news conference in which staffer who caught Landau is speaking for the first time.