Jon Meoli: Like Félix Bautista, ‘it might take a while’ for these Orioles to be at their best
This is still a really good team, and they’re going to win more games than they’ll lose even before the reinforcements arrive.
Football and fighter jets signal strange days for Maryland’s National Guard
Wrapped in a deal over football and fighter jets, or the end of 104 years of aviation history in Marland, is Donald Trump and his 2020 use of the National Guard as a presidential force to quell public dissent.
Kyle Goon: The Orioles make the most out of scraps in home opener. That’s the formula going forward.
With singles and a cadre of relievers, the Orioles show how they can keep winning early this season without some of their biggest names available to play.
Letter: Maryland lawmakers should better protect trans people
The Maryland General Assembly is on track for the first time in years to not pass a single bill focused on trans Marylanders.
The duo keeping the sound of Baltimore alive, one photo at a time
Local photographer Micah E. Wood and designer Christopher Chester present "Scene Seen," a visual love letter to the Baltimore music scene over the past decade.
Kyle Goon: Maryland’s Kevin Willard drew attention for telling the truth. But not the whole truth.
Kevin Willard said he was fighting for his program. But that was never the whole truth.
Letter: Bill Ferguson should allow vote on bill prohibiting automatically charging youths as adults
Two members of Jews United for Justice urge Senate President Bill Ferguson to agree to put SB422, which would stop youths from automatically being charged as adults for crimes, to a vote in the state Senate.
Elon Musk is not an idiot. Andy Harris told me so.
Elon Musk is not an idiot. "Look it up," Andy Harris said. "in the dictionary." I learned a lot from the Eastern Shore congressman's tele-town hall. Some of it was even true.
Letter: Recognize Helen Delich Bentley for her contributions to the port
The port of Baltimore is named after Helen Delich Bentley, but the Banner is giving her short shrift by not recognizing that.
Letter: Power line bill could open path for environmental exploitation
A reader says a proposed power transmission line that crossed three protected Maryland wildlands will not benefit our state and would encourage future environmental exploitation.
Kyle Goon: ‘I’m from Baltimore’ might be the only lasting legacy of the Terps’ season. That’s good enough.
This magical season might not give Maryland much to build on, but it will have lasting impact.
Mistrial in Annapolis mass shooting offers a rare second chance for justice
When Charles Robert Smith returns to an Annapolis courtroom in September, prosecutor Anne Colt Leitess should be absent, not Judge Michael Wachs. There should be consequences when a prosecutor stumbles.
Letter: University presidents say funding research important even in tough times
Darryll J. Pines, president of the University of Maryland, College Park, and Bruce E. Jarrell, president of the University of Maryland, Baltimore, says collaborations have created over 1,000 jobs.
Jon Meoli: For the Orioles, expectations have redefined what’s considered ‘good enough’
It feels worthless to write off this entire season as prologue and declare that all we’ll really be measuring the Orioles on is whether they fare better in the playoffs than they have the last two years.
Kyle Goon: Julian Reese is getting his moment in the spotlight. His mom has been waiting for it.
Julian Reese's mom, Angel, once thought he should leave Maryland. But the senior's success with the Terps has alleviated her concerns and given her a chance to celebrate her more reserved child.
Letter: Reject private-school vouchers; support public schools
Stephanie C. Chupein says Marylanders should reject school vouchers and support public schools that serve all children, not just the wealthiest.
The government wants to erase the history of Black vets like my Granddaddy. Not on my watch.
The Defense Department is purging online references to Black, female and other veterans in the name of eliminating DEI. We still have to tell those vets’ stories.
Letter: Preakness and horse racing should not be celebrated
Horseracing is a shameful industry that harms horses, an advocate writes.
Only in Baltimore: How I ended up buying a Terps shirt from Derik Queen’s grandmother
Brooks DuBose thought he had found a cheap shirt to support his alma mater. He ended up with an experience he won’t soon forget.
Jon Meoli: The value the ‘middle children’ of the Orioles’ rebuild still bring
They are some combination of overlooked and undervalued, but they’re reliable and now experienced contributors to a team that has perennial playoff aspirations.
