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• Sports

At funeral, former local basketball star Gerald Brown III remembered as a friend who 'just lifted you up'

Gerald Brown III, 34, was remembered as a beloved father of three who was just as gifted with his wisecracking sense of humor as he was with his scoring touch.

By Jonas Shaffer

Jun 21, 2019

• Maryland

Gerald Brown, former Douglass basketball star known for viral videos, fatally shot in Northwest Baltimore

Friends and family were mourning the death Saturday of Gerald Brown, a popular 34-year-old known for his humor and love of his community.

By Alison Knezevich

Jun 8, 2019

• Obituaries

Harry G. 'Gordon' Porterfield, a Baltimore teacher, actor, playwright, poet and novelist, dies

Harry G. Porterfield, who taught in Baltimore public schools and wrote plays, died May 17 from cancer at his Hamilton home. He was 82.

By Frederick N. Rasmussen

Jun 2, 2019

• Opinion

Anchorwoman Mary Bubala's intent was likely neither sexist nor racist

Bubala's slip got harsh treatment by WJZ. Does it mean white women can't be anchors?

• Maryland

'Understand the city': Loyola Maryland student walks the walk — across all of Baltimore's neighborhoods

Andrew Boyadjian celebrated his 22nd birthday with a 22-mile walk across huge tracts of the city.

By Sameer Rao

May 3, 2019

• Obituaries

Dr. G. Edward Reahl, former chief of orthopedic surgery at Mercy Medical Center, dies

Dr. G. Edward Reahl, who had been chief of orthopedic surgery at Mercy Medical Center for nearly three decades, died Saturday of congestive heart failure at his Guilford home. He was 87.

By Frederick N. Rasmussen

Apr 5, 2019

• Community Colleges

Weather Closings and Delays for March 01, 2019

• Opinion

Bilingual students should be encouraged

Bilingual students in public schools should be encouraged to continue their language skills.

• Community Colleges

Weather Closings and Delays for February 12, 2019

• Colleges and Universities

Weather Closings and Delays for February 11, 2019

• Obituaries

Francis J. McGuire, longtime Loyola University Maryland dean, administrator and professor, dies

Francis J. McGuire, a former longtime Loyola University Maryland dean, administrator and professor of chemistry, died Monday from complications of dementia at Stella Maris Hospice at age 86.

By Frederick N. Rasmussen

Feb 1, 2019

• Obituaries

'Trish' Ostermann, teacher and administrator, dies

Baltimore native and noted educator Patricia "Trish" Lavin Ostermann of died of lung cancer Dec. 29. The Orrtanna, Pa., resident was 78.

By Christina Tkacik

Jan 20, 2019

• Obituaries

Edward H. Latchford, longtime CSX and Fruit Growers Express Co. official, dies

Edward H. Latchford, a certified public accountant who rose through the ranks to become vice president of finance for CSX Transportation and later was a Fruit Growers Express official, died Sunday from complications of diabetes at the University of Maryland St. Joseph Medical Center. He was 71.

By Frederick N. Rasmussen

Jan 9, 2019

• Opinion

Service work can be a blessing for others, but also for you

Although choosing full-time, post-graduate service is not an option for many of us at this point in our careers, the holidays offer a perfect time to reflect on the impact we are having on our community through the work that we do — within and beyond our professional lives.

• Maryland

Maryland Jesuits release list of about 30 men 'credibly accused' of sexual abuse of children

The Maryland Province Jesuits on Monday released a list of about 30 priests and other order members who have been “credibly accused” of sexual abuse of children since 1950.

By Catherine Rentz

Dec 17, 2018

• Opinion

Lay that burden down

One of the readers of yesterday’s post on the increasingly rapid decay of whom in general usage asked the inevitable question: “What's your thinking on

• Obituaries

Angela G. DeCarlo, Loyola University Maryland student who aided the homeless and advocated peace and justice, dies

Angela G. DeCarlo, a Loyola University Maryland senior who was committed to peace and justice issues, died Nov. 4 from liposarcoma. a rare cancer of connective tissues, at the University of Maryland Medical Center. She was 21

By Frederick N. Rasmussen

Nov 12, 2018

• Obituaries

Sister Mary Sharon Burns, former chair of theology department at Loyola University Maryland, dies

Sister Mary Sharon Burns, a member of the Sisters of Mercy, who had chaired the department of theology at Loyola University Maryland and acted in the college theatrical productions, died Thursday from complications of a stroke at Stella Maris Hospice. She was 91.

By Frederick N. Rasmussen

Nov 6, 2018

• Education

Loyola University Maryland receives $5M naming gift for innovation center

Loyola University Maryland has received a $5 million gift for its Center for Innovation and Collaborative Learning, which will include classrooms, an “idea lab,” an expanded career center and space for faculty.

By Sarah Meehan

Nov 1, 2018

• Opinion

Criticism of white male college dean is racist

Complaining that a qualified white male was appointed to a college post named after a black woman is a kind of bigotry.

• Opinion

Context matters as much as curriculum in the classroom

In an effort to elevate test scores, we’ve largely developed a one-size-fits-all approach to teaching focused on skills devoid of a consideration of context. But a curriculum can’t be created, taught or evaluated in a vacuum. It must be situated within a set of social contexts.

• Opinion

How one Baltimore journalist saved an inmate turned playwright from a lonely prison death

Mke Bowler, a newspaper man for over 30 years, most of them with The Baltimore Sun, died the other day. There were tributes galore, especially for his work on education. I remember, though, a less-known tale: Mike Bowler saved a man from a lonely death in prison.

• Obituaries

Thomas P. McGrath Sr., insurance agent and CPA who taught at local universities, dies

Thomas P. McGrath Sr., a retired Stoneleigh insurance agent and Army veteran, died Wednesday from respiratory failure at Brightview Towson Senior Living. The Phoenix, Baltimore County resident, was 87.

By Frederick N. Rasmussen

Aug 20, 2018

• Obituaries

Richard L. Barranger, Baltimore county public schools educator, dies

Richard L. "Dick" Barranger, a veteran Baltimore County public schools educator who later became an adjunct professor at Towson University, died June 15 from cancer at his Forest Hill home. He was 85.

By Frederick N. Rasmussen

Jun 21, 2018

• Opinion

Liberal arts prepare students for a changing world

It’s easy — and even popular — today to criticize the liberal arts as old-fashioned and not applicable to today’s challenges and opportunities. However, it is because of the changing world and the many future unknowns that lie ahead that the liberal arts are so valuable.

• Obituaries

J. Thomas Nissel, retired Howard County judge

Retired Howard County district and circuit courts judge was recalled for his compassion and knowledge of law

By Jacques Kelly

May 7, 2018

• Maryland

Commentary: Aggressively liberal professors are pushing conservative students toward Trump

For the past four years at Loyola University Maryland I have come to find lifelong friendships; amazing professors, who were instrumental in my being able to

• Colleges and Universities

Aggressively liberal professors are pushing conservative students toward Trump

For the past four years at Loyola University Maryland I have come to find lifelong friendships, amazing mentors and, by the grace of God, a date. I was also able to discover the reason why Donald Trump is president: Overly liberal professors pushing conservatives to the edge.

• Obituaries

Antonia Keane, Loyola professor and Pratt trustee, dies

Antonia Keane, a Loyola University Maryland sociologist, once headed the city's Human Relations Commission.

By Jacques Kelly

Apr 19, 2018

• Maryland

County Commissioner, District 5 candidate: Frank Robert, Republican

County Commissioner, District 5 candidate: Frank Robert, Republican

• Obituaries

Fr. Francis G. McManamin, Jesuit priest and teacher, dies

Loyola University Maryland history teacher traveled with his school's teams and had taught in China.

By Jacques Kelly

Apr 17, 2018

• Business

Black worker incomes remain far behind earnings for whites in Baltimore, study shows

Black workers in Baltimore are concentrated in low wage industries and jobs, a study released Monday by the Associated Black Charities shows.

By Lorraine Mirabella

Apr 16, 2018

• Obituaries

Carolyn Kornick, retired teacher and family matriarch, dies

Carolyn Gessler Kornick, a retired teacher and matriarch of a large family, died March 30 of dementia complications at the Maples Assisted Living in Towson. The former Lutherville resident was 90.

By Jacques Kelly

Apr 16, 2018

• Obituaries

Geoffrey M. Footner, a Baltimore shipping executive and author who wrote about historic Chesapeake Bay vessels

Geoffrey M. Footner, a former Baltimore shipping executive and author, died April 5 from heart failure at Gilchrist Hospice in Towson. He was 94.

By Frederick N. Rasmussen

Apr 13, 2018

• Maryland

Columbia Orchestra has something for everyone

Review of Columbia Orchestra's upcoming symphonic pops concert on April 14-15.

• Business

Rick Kohr named chair of the Economic Alliance of Greater Baltimore

The Economic Alliance of Greater Baltimore has named Rick Kohr, the founding member and CEO of Evergreen Advisors, as its new board chair for the next two years.

• Obituaries

Anne McCloskey, victim rights advocate and coach, dies

Anne J. McCloskey, a retired Loyola University athletic coach and administrator who also co-founded a grassroots crime victims’ rights group, died of pancreatic cancer Saturday at her Towson home. She was 87.

By Jacques Kelly

Apr 10, 2018

• Obituaries

Harvey R. Clapp III, lawyer, businessman and raconteur, dies

Harvey R. Clapp III, a larger than life figure who combined careers in the law, restaurants, natural gas and investing, died March 27 from prostate cancer at his home on Farview Road in the Woodbrook neighborhood of Baltimore County. He was 79.

By Frederick N. Rasmussen

Apr 5, 2018

• Opinion

Antidepressants: worth the risk?

This meta-analysis finally puts to bed the controversy on antidepressants.” So says Professor Carmine Pariante of the Royal College of Psychiatrists, on the largest ever meta-analysis of the efficacy of antidepressants, published last month in Lancet. What did the study actually find? Not much.

• Obituaries

Paul F. 'Pete' Spangler Jr., mortgage broker and graduate of the old Towson Catholic High, dies

Paul F. "Pete" Spangler Jr., a retired mortgage banker who formerly worked in sales, died Saturday from renal and heart failure at Stella Maris Hospice. He was 85.

By Frederick N. Rasmussen

Apr 4, 2018

• Entertainment

A guide to Light City Baltimore's neighborhood festivities

The Inner Harbor isn’t the only place in Baltimore that will be all lit up for Light City, the annual free lights festival returning this month. Neighborhood Lights, a series of illuminated visual or performance art projects installed in 14 city neighborhoods, is set to open this weekend.

By Chris Kaltenbach

Apr 4, 2018

• Maryland

Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy lives on in the work of young Baltimore activists

Even though they weren't born when Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated, young activists say his legacy still lives on in their work.

By Andrea K. McDaniels

Apr 4, 2018

• Maryland

In School

Local students have been named to the fall 2017 semester president's list at Clemson University, in South Carolina: Caitlin L. Darling, of Mount Airy,

• Obituaries

Maria M. Cumming, who taught language at Goucher and Loyola University Maryland, dies

Maria M. Cumming, a retired Loyola University Maryland Spanish teacher, died March 20 from complications of a stroke at Stella Maris Hospice. The Timonium resident was 86.

By Frederick N. Rasmussen

Apr 2, 2018

• Sports

Under Armour absence creates void at Preakness as infield ticket sales also lag

Preakness Stakes organizers hope to fill an Under Armour sized void in the infield after the Baltimore brand decided not to do an infield hospitality tent.

• Obituaries

Patricia L. Shea, Baltimore County guidance counselor and mother of gubernatorial candidate, dies

Patricia Lindsay Shea, a retired guidance counselor in the Baltimore County school system and the mother of Democratic gubernatorial candidate James L. Shea, died of heart failure Friday at her home in Brightwood Retirement Community.

By Jacques Kelly

Mar 26, 2018

• Obituaries

Roy L. Pope, longtime city school principal who advocated discipline and school uniforms, dies

Roy L. Pope, a retired Baltimore City schools principal who stressed academics and advocated for school uniforms, died of congestive heart failure March 17 at his Columbia home. He was 89.

By Jacques Kelly

Mar 23, 2018

• Business

Johns Hopkins continues to lead U.S. schools in research and development spending

Johns Hopkins University continues to lead all U.S. universities in research and development expenditures by a wide margin.

By Meredith Cohn

Mar 22, 2018

• Business

Under Armour joins chorus of protest over new China tariffs proposed by Trump

Under Armour and other U.S. brands, retailers say Trump's proposed tariffs on goods shipped from China would hurt U.S. consumers and business.

By Lorraine Mirabella

Mar 21, 2018

• Education

Johns Hopkins University wants its own police department. What would that mean for Baltimore?

The Johns Hopkins University wants its own police department to address rising concerns about crime around its campuses. It would become the first private school in the state to have such a force and the idea is meeting with opposition.