Category: Commentary
Governor Moore’s Travels not a very good story
Today we learned that our Governor Wes Moore has returned from his economic development trip to South Korea and Japan, saying: “that his role as Maryland’s chief executive has changed with what he refers to as the chaos coming from Washington.
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YEP! We Can: Creating Pathways and Programs for Howard County’s Young People
In the Spring of 2023, recognizing the increased violence among young people and the need for greater positive interventions, we launched Howard County’s Youth Engagement Programming initiative, fondly known as YEP! This transformational program strives to create more opportunities to engage our young people outside of traditional school hours.
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The Real Consequences of Stripping Away Support from Baltimore’s Hardworking Families
What does it mean to work yourself to the bone and still come up short? Ask the mother in...
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The Van, the Flight, and the Machinery of Harm
What Freddie Gray and Kilmar Abrego Garcia Reveal About Us Sometimes, the stories that stay with...
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New tech tax targets an industry Maryland wants to grow
The following column appears in the May issue of The Business Monthly, serving Howard and Anne...
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The Maryland Values Act Just Passed the General Assembly: Here’s What That Means
While the nation’s political landscape is dividing, Maryland made a bold decision: to refuse to...
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Act Now or Pay Later: The Looming Social Security Crisis and America’s Debt Reckoning
Congress is playing a dangerous game of chicken with Social Security, and the clock is ticking. In less than a decade, the program’s trust fund is set to reach insolvency, triggering automatic 21% benefit cuts for millions of Americans by 2033. This isn’t speculation—it’s already written into law. The real question isn’t if it will happen, but which political party will shoulder the blame.
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Okinawa: 80th anniversary of the bloody final invasion of the Pacific War
Eighty years ago, on April 1, a Sunday in 1945, seven troop divisions, four Army, three Marine, landed on the beaches of Okinawa, a remote tropical island the size of Prince George’s County.
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It’s NOT Time To Pass the Maryland Voting Rights Act
What ant-voter policies are they talking about? In the State of Maryland, we register voters at the DMV – some call it “Motor Voter”. If you are at the DMV to obtain a “Real ID” as required by the Real ID Act of 2005 – you can also register to vote.
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It’s time to pass the Maryland Voting Rights Act
There’s an alarming trend at the federal level to roll back voter protections and make it harder for eligible voters, including voters right here in Maryland, to make their voices heard.
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Sen. Van Hollen and Rep. Raskin: Take Your Seats
Last night America saw a shocking display of disrespect to the President of the United States by the assembled Democrats who attended the joint session of Congress. One member of the Democratic Party from Texas had to be escorted out of the room by the House Sergeant at Arms … shameful.
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Reaffirming Maryland Values: The Case against the 287(g) Program
Racial and ethnic profiling must end – and passing the Maryland Values Act is essential to making progress. The Maryland Values Act is a recently proposed bill that hopes to terminate a program called 287(g) in the state.
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