Category: Commentary
WBAL TV’s empty mayoral debate: Fiddling while Baltimore burns/Bob Wallace responds
“Fatherlessness as a major contributing factor to poverty, crime and education underachievement...
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Advancing energy innovation as an economic development strategy for Maryland
By I. Katherine Magruder Executive Director, Maryland Clean Energy Center Maryland is home to...
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Remembering the Communists First Communion from the pope
This media credential was for the visit of Pope John Paul II to Baltimore that happened 25 years ago last week. Perhaps I missed any coverage of this anniversary.
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Maryland Racing Industry at Crossroads
Total wagering on the rescheduled, closed-door Preakness Stakes program at Pimlico last Saturday was down nearly 50% from its 2019 renewal, a pandemic-impacted decline similar to that experienced at the Kentucky Derby, which was moved from May to September.
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Support systems are needed to mitigate mental health consequences to combat Covid-19
In addition to managing the acute symptoms associated with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, the medical community has another reason to worry about, which is the virus’ detrimental effects on organs besides the lungs.
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Opinion: Council wants to perpetuate discrimination in Montgomery County
In Montgomery County our Democratic leaders are failing us and denying fair representation on the County Council.
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Net Worth Tax: Time For A Change
Can we build a fairer, simpler tax system? One that lowers the tax burden for most Americans and balances the budget? With the Net Worth Tax Proposal (NWTP), these ambitions could become a reality.
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As the presidential debates begin, some suggested questions for moderator Chris Wallace
The presidential debate schedule has been set, and as always, since 1960, save 1964 and 1968, and...
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What parents need right now: Interrupting the COVID slide
In reviewing Return-to-School plans throughout Maryland — with a specific eye to school districts with significant Black and Brown populations — there appears to be a lack of creativity.
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Sometimes the Truth Hurts
Over the past week, I have received many calls from friends and family asking me about the recent videos by Kim Klacik. My response to them: “The truth hurts.”
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Proud and honored to have had the opportunity to have joined Rep. John Lewis in the fight for peace and justice
“You must find a way to get in the way and get in good trouble, necessary trouble. … You...
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Children with special needs are at significant risk of academic regression with virtual learning
With the COVID-19 pandemic raging and Robert Redfield, the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention anticipating the fall and the winter of 2020 and 2021 being one of the most difficult times experienced in American public health, decisions still have to be made that will have significant ramifications for future generations.
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