ethics

The director of Baltimore's ethics board — a full-time city employee — is performing legal work on behalf of developers embroiled in a zoning battle in Baltimore County.

Maryland voters should reject immorality in the form of same-sex marriage

The County Council placed a total of 15 local questions onto the ballot this year, making Anne Arundel's the largest ballot in the state and drawing concerns about voter fatigue. All the local questions, labeled Question A through Question O, would amend the county's charter and have been placed by council members in order of importance.

A year after being celebrated as one of the top college football coaches in the country, Towson's Rob Ambrose has been accused by a disgruntled former player of breaking NCAA rules and making offensive remarks to help pump up his team in a pre-game pep talk earlier this season.

Western European democracies aren't as liberal as American lefties think — or conservatives fear.

In October 1833, in the area we now know as Carroll County, a vote was taken as to whether or not we should form a new county in Maryland from portions of Baltimore and Frederick counties.

Proponents of expanded gambling have enlisted four leading political figures, including Gov. Martin O'Malley, to make television ads assuring voters that the additional money expected to flow into state coffers will go to education.

Proponents of expanded gambling have enlisted four leading political figures, including Gov. Martin O'Malley, to make television ads assuring voters that the additional money expected to flow into state coffers will go to education.

Baltimore's new police commissioner wants to expand his agency's focus beyond gun violence to burglaries, car break-ins and other crimes that affect a broader swath of citizens.

Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake said Wednesday that Comptroller Joan M. Pratt's use of free legal services from Orioles owner Peter G. Angelos' law firm represents a breach of the city ethics code — an accusation vehemently rejected by Pratt.

The Town of Bel Air will enter into a mutual aid agreement that will assist in the process of the town helping another local jurisdiction in the case of a state of emergency.

Rep. Roscoe Bartlett, the Western Maryland Republican, is running what is now widely considered an underdog campaign to keep the House seat he has held since 1993. While the 10-term incumbent has stepped up his effort — including by raising more money than in any of his previous races — he has remained less visible than his Democratic challenger, businessman John Delaney.

Baltimore's ethics board closed its monthly meeting Thursday without discussing publicly its probe into Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake's use of free 1st Mariner Arena tickets.

Bel Air town commissioners will consider signing a mutual aid agreement that will allow the town to receive reimbursement if they give money or resources to another jurisdiction during a state of emergency.

Former Gilman Greyhounds quarterback Darius Jennings has emerged as the Virginia Cavaliers' go-to wide receiver this season.

The Baltimore school system paid its employees $2.8 million in overtime, including thousands of dollars in overpayments, even though it is doubtful that the employees actually worked the hours.

Showing her knack for timing, director Christy Stanlake has announced the U.S. Naval Academy Masqueraders will bookend Halloween with weekend performances of "Titus Andronicus" — "Shakespeare's first and bloodiest play" — Oct. 26-27 and Nov. 2-4 at Mahan Theatre on campus.

Groups and special events taking place at Howard County library branches

The Rawlings-Blake administration's purchase of nearly $675,000 in phone and computer equipment was rife with problems, including the appearance of conflicts of interest and missed opportunities for "significant cost savings," an investigation by the city's Inspector General concluded.

Paul Theodore Pojman, a professor of philosophy at Towson University and a community activist, died Sept 20 of lung cancer at Johns Hopkins Hospital. He was 45.

Moderate Muslims have stood up for the freedom of speech, even though some have abused it in ways they knew would incite violence.

Two city watchdog officials are proposing legislation to close "gaps" in Baltimore's ethics code after learning of attempts to take advantage of loopholes.

Millions of Arabs and Muslims share America's support for freedom expression

The chair of the Maryland Republican Party admits he erred by not disavowing his congressional campaign before he started working part-time for Rep. Roscoe Bartlett in June.

The city of Aberdeen is still a couple weeks away from submitting to the state its revised ethics ordinance, which the state rejected earlier this year after it was approved by the city council. The state has a disclosure form and earlier this year required the city of Aberdeen to submit one, which City Manager Doug Miller said he made "easy to follow and administer and met the spirit of the law," but the state said it's wasn't good enough.

Ethics board investigating Rawlings-Blake's use of tickets

Paralympian and gold medal swimmer Ian Silverman, of Towson, got a surprise welcome back today, Sept. 12, from staff and students at McDonogh School in Owings Mills on his return from the games in London.

Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake's office turned over numerous documents Monday about her use of free 1st Mariner Arena tickets — but too late for the city's ethics board to consider them at its meeting Tuesday.

Terence Jones of UAB has been named to The Baltimore Sun's Sweet 16.

The Prince George's County Public Schools named a finalist in National Urban Education Award, joint winner of character education award, and Laurel Elementary School students return to school

Even as relatives and friends held a funeral Monday to mourn a young mother who was slain by a stray bullet, Baltimore police pushed to solve a spate of killings that has left 10 dead in the past 10 days.

Dining out on exotic flavors from all over the world does not have to increase your waistline.

The ethics of abortion

With so many ethics scandals, do ethics classes work in the business world?

Todd Akin's statement about rape was wrong, but his concern about protecting life appears to come from the heart

Savor & Swirl: From the recipe box of Chef Celeste Gebler, Luna Bella

Republican Del. Donald H. Dwyer's political future is in question after he drunkenly piloted a speedboat that collided with another vessel and sent six people — including four children — to the hospital, political observers said Friday.

Can a 21st century nation survive on the policies of William Howard Taft?

The Harford County hip-hop dance and cheerleading communities are among those mourning a young Forest Hill woman who was killed in a three-car accident Tuesday afternoon in Joppa.

I thought I had said all I was going to say about Fareed Zakaria's plagiarism Friday night when I wrote about how wrong it was to steal the words and ideas of another -- and how deadly for a public intellectual.

Baltimore's ethics board launched an inquiry Tuesday into Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake's office's use of free tickets to 1st Mariner Arena, citing concerns about distribution of tickets to the mayor's family and staff members.

Calvert Hall and Hereford both have some unfinished business from last season, while Dulaney, Loyola Blakefield and Loch Raven shoot to get above .500.

Following the lead of Time magazine, CNN Friday suspended Sunday morning show host and international affairs analyst Fareed Zakaria for plagiarism.

Governor, lawmakers need to disclose campaign contributions from the gambling industry before the current special session is over.

Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake's top aides and relatives routinely received free tickets to performances at Baltimore's First Mariner Arena, including popular concerts such as Rihanna, Sade and Jay-Z, public records show.