wars and interventions

Annapolis historians say they've turned up evidence that a Civil War parole camp was once located at a property known as Crystal Spring -- where there's a controversial proposal for a development that includes senior apartments, retail shops and townhouses.

Volunteer at Fort McHenry will portray Baltimore resident during War of 1812

The extra-loud 'o' sung during the National Anthem is more than just an Orioles thing

Congress and the president must not let politics dictate our strategy for combating ISIS — and they must make sure the public understands what's at stake.

President Obama is now in danger of steering a perilous course in confronting the threat of Islamic State in the Middle East by seeking to avoid any suggestion that American ground troops will be needed to defeat these extremist forces. Mindful of the grave mistakes of the Bush/Cheney administration, Mr. Obama has gone out of his way to say American soldiers will only serve as advisers or embassy guards.

President must understand that violence only leads to more violence whether in Syria, Iraq or anywhere else

Killing is not the way to overcome divisions between people

In Mr. Obama's 2009 speech accepting the Nobel Peace Prize, he made a defense of the concept of the just war, which he can reasonably argue he has decided to enter on the grounds of long-range self-defense against this newly sprouting terrorist offshoot of al-Qaida. It now looms as the greatest challenge of his presidency, and to a positive legacy.

The 200-year-old national anthem still speaks to a nation's character and ability to overcome adversity, a message with great relevance today

If we had not gone to war in Iraq in the first place, would we now be obliged to fight ISIS?

"Blue-Eyed Boy" recounts how Timberg rebuilt his life after being severely injured in a land mine explosion in Vietnam

Many who are flocking to the Star-Spangled Spectacular's main venues remember all too well what the Battle of Baltimore was about and why we should remember it.

Douglas W. "Doug" Henley, former executive director of the War Memorial and a Carroll County restaurateur, died Wednesday at his Mount Airy home of pancreatic cancer. He was 67.

Sue North wrote me about the Havre de Grace United Methodist Church's 4th annual blessing of the animals and pet expo Sunday, noon to 4 p.m. in Tydings Park in Havre de Grace. Free admission; pets must be leashed; other activities. Phone Tammy, 410-939-6105, for details or vendor spaces.

Amid festive celebrations marking the weeklong 200th anniversary of the Star-Spangled Banner, Maryland's leaders are hammering home the point that if it weren't for Baltimore, American history might have turned out much differently.

Robert W. Weinhold Sr., a decorated Vietnam War Army Airborne Ranger who later worked for several financial institutions, died Monday at the University of Maryland St. Joseph Medical Center of kidney failure. He was 75.

Savoring Gettysburg one bite at a time

Any success in minimizing the threat of ISIS hinges on democracy in Syria and whether Iraq has trust and confidence in its leadership

Eleanor Taylor discusses the history of the War of 1812, as well as the significance it has to modern-day Baltimoreans.

As Baltimore gets ready to celebrate the bicentennial anniversary of the Battle of North Point against the British on Sept. 12, 1814, Prospect Hill Cemetery will hold an open house on Sept. 12, to unveil the restoration of the gravesites of brothers and veterans Solomon and John Hillen, who helped defend Baltimore.

National anthem proves dynamic, enduring.

The Maryland National Guard will join with the Dundalk Patapsco Neck Historical Society Museum and 12 other organizations presenting events at the Battle of North Point Bicentennial on Saturday, Sept. 6 and Sunday, Sept. 7, at Fort Howard Park, 9500 North Point Road, Edgemere.

Obama must be just as cautious in what he says about U.S. military strategy toward ISIS as he is executing it.

The Sykesville Gate House Museum will offer "The Tale of a Civil War Soldier" at 1 p.m. Sept. 6 in Millard Cooper Park, featuring a Civil War re-enactor

President Obama needed to put Russia on notice that NATO is resolved to resist its aggression in Ukraine

In Mr. Obama's own continuing anguish — the consequence of his predecessor's rush to an unnecessary war in Iraq waged on false intelligence and premises — he cannot let his hands be tied in responding with all military force required to eradicate potential threats.

On Sunday, the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Caulk's Field, historical interpreters brought the battle out into the daylight for spectators on Maryland's Eastern Shore.

Polyurethane foam could be used to stop fatal bleeding from deep wounds

American airstrikes targeting ISIS in Syria risk drawing the U.S. more deeply into that country's messy civil war

Why Jews don't vote for GOP presidential candidates

The new superintendent of the Naval Academy said Thursday that the institution is a national leader in confronting sexual assault and sexual harassment among students, and should be helping other schools tackle what he described as a widespread problem.

In 1970, a cub reporter was hired by the Evening Capital. He was nearly 30 years old -- borderline ancient. Unlike other Capital staffers, he was a Naval Academy graduate with a master's degree in journalism, and he was a Vietnam war combat veteran whose service left him severely disfigured. And he could not type.

Nurses take risks in combating the Ebola epidemic, just as they always have.

Maj. Gen. Harold J. Greene, who was shot to death last week as he visited Afghanistan's national military academy in Kabul, was laid to rest Thursday at Arlington National Cemetery.

Ships from six foreign countries and all over the East Coast, plus Texas, will be coming to Baltimore in September for the city's Star-Spangled Spectacular celebration, Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake announced Tuesday morning during a press conference.

Iraq's dysfunctional political culture has put the country in danger of falling apart