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The CEO in charge of redeveloping the former steel plant at Sparrows Point in Baltimore County said is stepping down for family reasons.

In October, a runaway U.S. Army surveillance blimp caused havoc across parts of Maryland and Pennsylvania. Its broken tether brought down power lines, causing a black-out in some areas, and triggered more than $300,000 in damage claims. Begun in 1998, the JLENS blimp system is designed to detect cruise missiles and enemy aircraft, and has cost taxpayers over $2.7 billion. Though a 2012 Pentagon assessment said JLENS had "low system reliability," it is still being funded. A runaway blimp —

If, as seems likely, President Barack Obama retains enough support to complete the nuclear deal with Iran, it will be largely because enough members of the House and Senate are persuaded by his argument that the only other real option is war. This was the rhetorical gauntlet the president threw down at his press conference last week. Equally significant, Mr. Obama omitted the until-now obligatory warning that "all options, including the military one, remain on the table."

It has been an Iranian tradition since 1979 to end Friday prayers with chants of "Death to America!" In a purely rational world, that would be all one needed to know that Iran is not a reliable negotiating partner. Alas, we do not live in such a world. But there's more evidence.

Jim McCullough of Beltsville just spent seven weeks restoring a desk once used by Thurgood Marshall, the Baltimore native who grew up to become the first African-American Supreme Court justice and a giant in the civil rights movement.

Nearly 400 of Harford County leaders from the worlds of business, government, education and the nonprofit sector put their heads together at Harford Community College on Friday to brainstorm about the county's future.

Eight months after the repeal of Don't Ask, Don't Tell, midshipmen both gay and straight describe a quiet but significant transformation at the Naval Academy.

Bowing to president, hiring secretary of state's daughter should count for something, no?

Rep. Paul Ryan's budget proposal lavishes spending on the military while starving investments in domestic priorities.

Rather than signal an improvement in ties between two uneasy allies in the war against Islamic extremists, the resumption of U.S. drone strikes in Pakistan could make an already tense relationship worse

Foreign aid: Proposed Pentagon cuts get all the attention, but slashing international development work would be just as dangerous

The struggle for equal rights ought to be a cornerstone of solidarity between blacks and gays, not a wedge

Departing Joint Chiefs Chairman Mike Mullen was a thoughtful leader for challenging times

Repeal of the 'Don't ask, don't tell' policy helps dispel the notion of a great divide between military and civilian culture.