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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

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

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

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

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

By Sameer Rao

May 3, 2019

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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

By Jacques Kelly

May 7, 2018

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

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.

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

By Jacques Kelly

Apr 19, 2018

County Commissioner, District 5 candidate: Frank Robert, Republican

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

By Jacques Kelly

Apr 17, 2018

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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,

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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.