Latest content by Rick Hutzell
Sarah Elfreth heads to Washington with a to-do list and everything she wanted. Almost.
After a year of campaigning, fundraising, of juggling her role as a state senator and the owner of a new dog — state Sen. Sarah Elfreth will take the oath of office on Jan. 3 as a member of the 119th Congress. It’s not exactly what she wanted.
Denied bail for months, Annapolis High graduates finally home after Senior Week assault
There have been lawsuits about police conduct. What isn’t widely known is this message from the court system in Worcester County — screw up here, and you won’t be going home anytime soon.
7 things to do in Annapolis: No parade, but lots of ways to honor Veterans Day
There is no well-known veterans memorial or parade in Annapolis. But there are ceremonies, concerts and other special events to mark Veterans Day on Monday.
It’s Donald Trump’s America, and I’m a stranger in a strange land
The only real choice confronting the majority of Marylanders who voted against Donald Trump’s return to the White House is to face it. America, we hardly knew you.
It’s Election Day in Maryland. Are you ready for what comes next?
Columnists being what they are, I’ve got some predictions. And a wish that the choices voters make will lead us to a better place as a country.
Larry Hogan crowns himself King Waffle and other lessons from indecisive voters
In conversations with undecided voters across Maryland, I heard plenty of reasons for being unable to chose Kamala Harris or Donald Trump. At this point, it sounds like willful indecision.
7 things to do in Annapolis: Tug of War divides the city for fun and charity, again
You could pull or just watch the Tug of War on Saturday, pitting Eastport against Annapolis with a 1,600-foot rope across Spa Creek.
Alsobrooks and Hogan rarely mention climate change or the Chesapeake. They don’t have to.
Democrat Angela Alsobrooks and Republican Larry Hogan are locked in a closely watched race for the U.S. Senate, but neither is talking a lot about climate change or the Chesapeake Bay in their campaigns, despite the significance of those issues to Maryland.
West Point welcomed Elon Musk, while Annapolis canceled a Trump critic. What’s the difference?
Where was the outrage when Elon Musk, weirdly dancing supporter of former President Donald Trump, spoke at West Point? It’s a stunning contrast to the cancellation of a lecture by historian Ruth Ben-Ghiat, a Trump critic, at the Naval Academy.
We all like a taste of rockfish. Regulators are taking steps to make sure everyone gets a bite.
The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission will hold a special meeting in December to change the season for catching rockfish, catch limits and size restrictions, or some combination of all three.
7 things to do in Annapolis: Before it gets dark, start your own pub crawl
It’s a great time of year for a pub crawl in Annapolis. You could also catch the Colonial Players production of “The Winslow Boy” or “Napoli” by the Ballet Theatre of Maryland.
If Trump wins, the right-wing thought police will come for the Naval Academy
Deep within Project 2025, the Heritage Foundation’s 925-page roadmap for the next Republican president, its authors say they want the service academies scrubbed of anything and anyone deemed insufficiently pure of thought.
For Alsobrooks and Hogan, victory in Senate race runs through Frederick
Frederick County and its namesake city are changing. Since Ben Cardin was first elected to the U.S. Senate, this community has emerged as a key to victory in the race between Angela Alsobrooks and Larry Hogan.
7 things to do in Annapolis: 250th anniversary of Annapolis Tea Party, drone show
Celebrate the 250th anniversary of Maryland’s most flamboyant Revolutionary moment, the burning of the Peggy Stewart in Annapolis. You can also see the opera “Figaro” or watch the Midshipmen of Navy take on the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.
Chris Van Hollen navigates the Democrats’ dilemma — Israel
It was Israel that pressed hardest on U.S. Sen. Chris Van Hollen in a visit to Annapolis. It’s the issue Democrats can’t agree on, the one that divides them so much that Trump could slip through that crack a return to the White House.
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