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• Maryland

Hensh takes own path to Howard County girls lacrosse Player of Year honors

Leading Howard County in goals and points, Marriotts Ridge's Victoria Hensh closes high school career as Player of Year to headline the 2019 all-county team.

By Brent Kennedy

Jun 10, 2019

• Opinion

Baltimore Sun's 2019 Business and Civic Hall of Fame honoree: Kurt L. Schmoke

Baltimore's favorite son Kurt L. Schmoke is still as humble, cerebral and education-minded as ever.

• Maryland

A year later, Glenelg High seeks to learn from hate crime incident and spread awareness about inclusivity

As Glenelg principal, David Burton believes it’s his calling to make sure everybody feels a sense of belonging at Howard County’s least diverse high school.

By Jess Nocera

May 24, 2019

• Opinion

SAT to take into account adversities students face

The SAT will score students on challenges they face in their life, but does that go far enough?

• Podcast

The 1819 Maryland case that affirmed Hamilton's genius on banks and federal power

With "Hamilton" coming to Baltimore this June, some Maryland history related to Alexander Hamilton, founder of the nation’s financial system and its first Secretary of the Treasury. 

By Dan Rodricks

Apr 1, 2019

• Obituaries

Dr. Paul Talalay, Johns Hopkins molecular pharmacologist who made broccoli famous as a cancer fighter, dies

Dr. Paul Talalay, a noted molecular pharmacologist who headed a Johns Hopkins School of Medicine research team that found a chemical in broccoli that boosted the cancer-fighting abilities of humans and animal cells, died Sunday of heart failure at his Roland Park home. He was 95.

By Frederick N. Rasmussen

Mar 13, 2019

• Opinion

Kurt Schmoke: 'perplexed' by concerns over Johns Hopkins police force

Kurt Schmoke: If we’re serious about improving our city’s public safety, we should allow Johns Hopkins to establish a police department while also directing additional funds to community development and youth engagement programs in the city.

• Maryland

Glenelg senior Wande Owens caps career as Howard County football Offensive Player of Year

For the second time in three years, Howard County rushing king Glenelg senior running back Wande Owens is the football Offensive Player of the Year.

By Tim Schwartz

Jan 1, 2019

• Obituaries

W. James Price IV, former Alex. Brown & Sons Inc. managing director, dies

W. James Price IV was a decorated World War II veteran who later became an investment banker.

By Frederick N. Rasmussen

Dec 22, 2018

• Obituaries

Norman K. Carlberg, sculptor who had been director of MICA's Rinehart School for nearly four decades, dies

Norman K. Carlberg, a noted sculptor who had been director of the Maryland Institute College pf Art's Rinehart School Sculpture, died Nov. 11 from colon cancer at Gilchrist Center Towson. The Roland Springs resident was 90.

By Frederick N. Rasmussen

Nov 21, 2018

• Sports

'He was such a quick study': From the Ivies to the Orioles, new executive VP Mike Elias has passed every baseball test

Mike Elias has impressed his mentors and colleagues during his rapid rise from Yale to his new job as executive vice president of the Orioles.

By Jon Meoli

Nov 17, 2018

• Opinion

Attitudes, more than alcohol use, predict sexual assault

Sexual assault is not merely a chance byproduct of an uninhibited, inebriated moment. Decades of research show that perpetrating sexual assault reflects a man’s beliefs about women at the time of the assault, regardless of whether alcohol is involved.

• Obituaries

Dr. Peter J. Fagan, former director of research and development at Johns Hopkins HealthCare, dies

Dr. Peter J. Fagan, a former Roman Catholic priest who became a medical psychologist and was director of Research and Clinical Outcomes for Johns Hopkins HealthCare LLC, died Saturday of multiple myeloma at his Fulton home. He was 77.

By Frederick N. Rasmussen

Oct 2, 2018

• 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.

• Maryland

Your actions can prove who you are

In this harried, overburdened, self-absorbed culture we have cultivated, our value system is out of whack, inconsiderate behavior is running rampant, and kindness seems to be in dangerously short supply.

• Obituaries

George B. McCeney, former Dulaney High School social studies teacher, dies

George B. McCeney, a longtime Baltimore County public schools social studies teacher and accomplished bluegrass musician, died Saturday from Parkinson's disease at his Timonium home. He was 79.

By Frederick N. Rasmussen

Aug 15, 2018

• Maryland

Carroll Health Group welcomes new providers

Carroll Health Group welcomes new providers banham eckel

• Yale University

Maryland State Board of Education elects next president

Former Washington County school board official Justin M. Hartings was unanimously elected Tuesday as the board’s president.

By Talia Richman

Jul 24, 2018

• Politics

Who is Brett Kavanaugh? Marylander is Trump's Supreme Court nominee

Get to know Brett Cavanaugh. The Marylander is the president's selection to replace retiring Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy.

By Christina Tkacik

Jul 9, 2018

• Politics

A big-money challenger roils Southeast Baltimore's election with focus on crime, safety

A former Obama adviser raised more than $430,000 to unseat one of the incumbents in Southeast Baltimore's District 46 legislative election.

By Yvonne Wenger

Jun 23, 2018

• Politics

Democrat Krish Vignarajah says it's time for a woman to be Maryland's governor

Democrat and first time candidate Krish Vignarajah pitches herself as the woman best position to become Maryland's first female governor.

By Erin Cox

May 23, 2018

• Obituaries

William Griffin Morrel Jr., banker who established Maryland National Bank's international operations, dies

William Griffin Morrel Jr., a banker who established the old Maryland National Bank’s international operations, died Wednesday at the age of 84.

By Yvonne Wenger

Apr 15, 2018

• Opinion

Maryland bills move state backward on crime

In recent years, a consensus has emerged that mandatory minimum sentences do much more harm than good. More than 30 states — from New York to Louisiana — have rolled back mandatory minimums for a host of crimes. Unfortunately, Maryland is considering moving in the other direction.

• Education

Maryland colleges assure applicants that admissions chances won't be hurt if they protest gun violence

A handful of Maryland colleges have joined a chorus of universities in assuring high school students that they won’t be penalized during the admissions process should they protest gun violence.

By Talia Richman

Feb 26, 2018

• Education

Johns Hopkins won't penalize applicants who protest gun violence

Johns Hopkins University joined a growing number of among universities and colleges around the country in publicly assuring high school students that their admissions chances won’t be hurt if they protest gun violence.

By Andrea K. McDaniels

Feb 24, 2018

• Maryland

Jacques Kelly: Technicolor history of Cherry Hill as seen through residents' eyes

Historically African-American community gets a new history

By Jacques Kelly

Feb 17, 2018

• Obituaries

Robert G. Levy, who pursued careers in law and academia and was an avid bay sailor, has died

Robert G. Levy, who pursued careers in law and academia and was an accomplished sailor, died Jan 29 from pancreatic cancer at his Roland Park home. He was 85.

By Frederick N. Rasmussen

Feb 11, 2018

• Obituaries

Thomas Perkins, attorney and board member

Attorney and Venable partner sat on local boards

By Jacques Kelly

Jan 4, 2018

• Harford

We are the Champions, 2017 in Harford sports

Winter, spring or fall, it didn't matter what season, as Harford County's high school athletes excelled once again in 2017.

• Obituaries

Alexander Harvey II, retired federal judge

Judge Alexander Harvey II, who served on the Maryland federal bench and was a World War II veteran, died of prostate cancer Monday at his Woodbrook home. He was 94.

By Jacques Kelly

Dec 5, 2017

• Harford

Kurt Rawlings QBs Yale to first Ivy League football title since 1980

Just over two years ago, Kurt Rawlings, a then John Carroll senior quarterback, was celebrating with his team, an MIAA B Conference football championship and an undefeated football season.

By Randy McRoberts

Dec 1, 2017

• Obituaries

Dean Pappas, anti-war and civil rights activist who helped plan the 1968 Catonsville Nine raid

Dean Pappas, an anti-war and civil rights activist who assisted in the planning of the 1968 Catonsville Nine draft board raid, died Saturday from pancreatic cancer at his Mount Washington home. He was 78.

By Frederick N. Rasmussen

Nov 7, 2017

• Opinion

Halloween should be fun, not 'politically correct'

Halloween should be fun, not 'politically correct'

• Health

Cost of breast cancer burdensome for many patients

Patients with breast cancer often find themselves dealing with financial hardship as they worry about their health.

By Andrea K. McDaniels

Nov 1, 2017

• Entertainment

What makes a Halloween costume offensive? In Baltimore, debate rages on

Less than a week before children and adults all over the country will be donning costumes meant to transform them into someone (or something) else, the debate over what constitutes an offensive Halloween costume, and how much people should care, rages on.

By Chris Kaltenbach

Oct 26, 2017

• Maryland

Carter: Choosing Carroll Community College's new mascot

ith the exciting news that Carroll Community College was going to begin offering intercollegiate athletics by the start of the fall 2019 semester, the college also needs to pick a mascot.

• Educators

UMBC students coach Lakeland Elementary/Middle School youngsters — with positive results

On the standarized PARCC test, Lakeland reported school-wide gains of 7.4 percent in math for third through eighth grade.

By Talia Richman

Oct 4, 2017

• Obituaries

William K.S. Tobin, former dean of the National Cryptologic School

William K.S. Tobin, former dean of the National Cryptologic School,, died Saturday of heart failure at his Ellicott City home. He was 79.

By Frederick N. Rasmussen

Aug 15, 2017

• Environment

How clean is the air on your block? Baltimore 'citizen scientists' build monitors to find out

Johns Hopkins researchers are building a network of air monitors to improve data and understanding of pollution around Baltimore.

By Scott Dance

Aug 11, 2017

• Opinion

Congressional shooting offers opportunity to recommit to civility

Wednesday’s Alexandria shooting provides yet another opportunity to commit ourselves in public life to an articulation of common ground. And baseball gives us the perfect setting in which to do so.

• Opinion

Hate speech is the cost of free speech

Wallace Loh, president of the University of Maryland College Park, commissioned a bias-response team to address instances of hateful speech and actions. Driven in part by their restive student bodies, many college administrations around the country have introduced speech codes to their universities. While UMD and Mr. Loh have long refused them, Mr. Loh's other efforts could nevertheless end up restricting free speech on campus.

• Howard County

Keys, Longpre find common ground as Howard County boys basketball Players of Year

Wilde Lake's Trea Keys, Glenelg Country's Anthony Longpre headline Howard County all-county selections as Players of Year

By Brent Kennedy

Apr 11, 2017

• Obituaries

Gilbert O. Ogonji, noted professor at Coppin, dies

Gilbert O. Ogonji, a former longtime Coppin State University professor and department head, died on March 13. He was 77.

By Frederick N. Rasmussen

Mar 20, 2017

• Hospitals and Clinics

Local medical school students get assignments for residency training

Hundreds of students who have just about finished their medical degrees at Johns Hopkins University and the University of Maryland will join with thousands around the county to learn where they will transform into practicing doctors during their three- to seven-year residencies.

By Meredith Cohn

Mar 17, 2017

• Education

San Diego State president and former UMBC provost selected to run Stevenson University

Elliot Hirshman, who has run San Diego State University for the past six years, has been selected as the next president of Steveson University.

By Tim Prudente

Mar 8, 2017

• Health

Hopkins scientists are engineering cells to eat deadly bacteria

Researchers at Johns Hopkins University are working to engineer single-cell organisms that will seek out and eat bacteria that are deadly to humans.

By Carrie Wells

Feb 25, 2017

• Health

Cost of overdose drug could hamper access in Maryland and elsewhere

Health officials have relied on the overdose drug naloxone to heroin-related deaths, but price increases may make programs unsustainable

By Meredith Cohn

Feb 13, 2017

• Maryland

Letter: Speak out about Monocacy River plan

There was a committee appointed by local government two years ago to create the "Monocacy Scenic River Management Plan." They have prepared a Proposed Plan

• Opinion

'America first' isn't a Trump creation

President Trump is something of a paradox. He roots himself in nostalgia for yesteryear — "Make America great again!" — but is remarkably unconcerned with history. He ransacks the past for rhetorical baubles but declines to carry their historical baggage too.

• Obituaries

Elizabeth Ruffin, longtime Enoch Pratt employee, dies

Elizabeth Ruffin, 87, a retired Enoch Pratt Free Library staff member for more than 40 years who fought racial segregation in Baltimore, died of heart failure Nov. 12 at Union Memorial Hospital.

By Jacques Kelly

Dec 30, 2016