Friday's Supreme Court ruling striking down Roe v. Wade drew strong reactions from Maryland leaders.

As one of 13 states with strong laws that protect the right to an abortion, Maryland will play a key role for those looking to end a pregnancy.

Here are some local and national organizations working to ensure people will still be able to end unwanted pregnancies.

Baltimore City Sheriff John W. Anderson is seeking a ninth term in the July 19 Democratic primary. But his challenger, Sam Cogen, a former top deputy, would like to change that. Cogen believes that the sheriff’s office could and should take a more active role in reducing violent crime in the city, in part by adopting modern technology to make the office more efficient.

A recent poll commissioned for The Baltimore Banner found that despite the city’s struggles, there is an affinity among city residents for their hometown. For some, it is the diversity of the city, or the exuberant arts scene. For others, it is stately architecture, a vibrant patch of forest or the waterways rippling through the city. And yet others are indifferent about Baltimore or worried about a crime problem that they say seems to be getting worse.

The scent of the Inner Harbor, H&S Bakery, The Pratt Library and so many other places arouse many old stories for this reporter.

Foraging, the ancient practice of looking for edible plants — an activity that consumed the days of our distant ancestors — suddenly seems revolutionary.