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Joy is an act of resistance worth sharing in our days of Trump malaise

U.S. Sen. Angela Alsobrooks talks at the Annapolis Senior Activity Center on a rainy Wednesday morning.
Jon Meoli: Heston Kjerstad has examples in Orioles clubhouse of poor starts turning quickly
Ryan Mountcastle has been advising the young slugger during his early-career slump.
Orioles outfielder Heston Kjerstad is hitting under .200 with an OPS in the mid-.500s.
My first book launched the week the world shut down. I’m ready for my do-over.
The pandemic shut down my memoir book tour. Will the publicity for “Family & Other Calamities,” a love letter to Baltimore and journalism, be a chance to try again?
My first novel represents my ability to do something new even at this late age, while enjoying this author journey differently this time.
Letter: Federal job cuts, credit rating downgrade will harm state for decades
More than just downgrading Maryland’s credit rating, federal job cuts will harm the state for decades, says Jyoti Mohan of Cockeysville.
The Maryland State House dome in Annapolis.
Kyle Goon: Buck Showalter is not the answer for the Orioles — but his ideas might be
The manager of the very good 2010s teams says 'I don't have the answers' for the current-day Orioles' slumps. It might be that his legacy in Baltimore is best left in the past.
Buck Showalter watches the action from the dugout during an Orioles game against the Tampa Bay Rays in 2018, his last of nine seasons in Baltimore.
Jon Meoli: Ryan Mountcastle no longer has to worry about a deep left-field wall. Where is the power?
The Orioles first baseman is in one of the worst spells of his career, entering Wednesday with just two home runs and a .606 OPS
First baseman Ryan Mountcastle doubles to right field against the St. Louis Cardinals on Tuesday.

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Letter: Carla Hayden was fired without cause in Trump’s purge, says Rep. Mfume
Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden was fired by President Donald Trump without cause, says Rep. Kweisi Mfume, and history will not look kindly on the decision.
Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden speaks during a discussion with historians Doris Kearns Goodwin and Jon Meacham on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 6, 2022, on how "to establish and preserve the narrative of January 6th." The event marked the first anniversary of the U.S. Capitol insurrection, the violent attack by Trump supporters that has fundamentally changed the Congress and raised global concerns about the future of American democracy.
Wes Moore is betting $1 billion on qubits. What the heck is a qubit?
Economic development is a bit like quantum physics in that it’s hard to make sense of most of the time.
Quantum particles — quibits — can be in multiple states at once, and linked in pairs that let you determine the state of one anywhere in the world by observing the other.
The US is phasing out the penny. Here are all the things that cost me 1 cent
This was the first thing I thought of Thursday after reading the sad news that the Treasury Department will finally kill the humblest of coins.
How much is a penny worth? The treasury says $3.69. I say it's priceless.
On Memorial Day we honor the dead, but are we neglecting the living?
Memorial Day 2025 begs the question: In this age of cuts to the VA, insults to veterans and the assault on our history, what are we really trying to remember?
WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 31: American flags have been placed next to the headstones in Arlington National Cemetery in observance of Memorial Day on May 31, 2021 in Arlington, Virginia.
Letter: Stand with local officials who defend legal immigrants against ICE
Bob Gallagher of Annapolis says Marylanders should support local officials if they are targeted by ICE for supporting legal immigrants.
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JUNE 6: An ICE agent monitors hundreds of asylum seekers being processed upon entering the Jacob K. Javits Federal Building on June 6, 2023 in New York City.

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Letter: Follow the law and reappoint Inspector General Kelly Madigan
Nick Stewart, a lawyer and an announced candidate for Baltimore County executive, urges the reappointment of Inspector General Kelly Madigan.
Baltimore County Inspector General Kelly Madigan addresses the Baltimore County Council during a hearing on two bills proposed to enshrine her office in the county's charter and remove a waiting period to subpoena non-government records Nov. 28, 2023.
Letter: Cutting Medicaid will harm health, jobs and the social fabric of Maryland
Jan Kleinman, a Baltimore teacher, says the proposed $1 billion in federal cuts to Medicaid will mean higher costs for everyone, more sick people and a decline in the social fabric of Maryland.
WOODLAWN, MARYLAND - MARCH 19: An aerial of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services building on March 19, 2025 in Woodlawn, Maryland. Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), is focusing on the Medicare and Medicaid payment infrastructure as a way to make cost-saving cuts in the system.
How Maryland women’s basketball mastered the unrelenting task of recruiting in the transfer portal
With drastic changes caused by the loosening of transfer rules and proliferation of name, image and likeness dollars, building championship teams often comes down to speed in recruiting transfers.
Coach Brenda Frese led Maryland to the NCAA Sweet 16 and a No. 12 national ranking, then went right to work in the transfer portal.
Jon Meoli: However it goes, the rest of this Orioles season is going to be weird
Can anybody really be thinking about ... playoffs?
Baltimore Orioles' Ramón Laureano warms up before a baseball game against the Milwaukee Brewers, Monday, May 19, 2025, in Milwaukee.
Sandy Point is a scenic beach. It’s a 70-year-old civil rights landmark, too.
While much of the history of the civil rights struggle was written in Southern states, this chapter takes place 50 years ago on the shores of the Chesapeake Bay.
When Sandy Point State Park opened in 1952, it had separate beaches for Blacks and whites. The NAACP legal victory in the U.S. Supreme Court in 1955 ended the legal justification for segregation and parks nationwide.

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Sandy Point is a scenic beach. It’s a 70-year-old civil rights landmark, too.
While much of the history of the civil rights struggle was written in Southern states, this chapter takes place 50 years ago on the shores of the Chesapeake Bay.
When Sandy Point State Park opened in 1952, it had separate beaches for Blacks and whites. The NAACP legal victory in the U.S. Supreme Court in 1955 ended the legal justification for segregation and parks nationwide.
Kyle Goon: New AD Jim Smith gets why the Terps chose him. It’s time to show Maryland the money.
Smith is all about business — and that’s exactly what Maryland needs.
New Maryland Athletic Director Jim Smith tours the football facilities at Xfinity Center in College Park on Thursday.
(Mackenzie Miles/Maryland Terrapins)
Fighting a creative block? This artist’s matchmaking skills may help
A show celebrating 15 years of unique multidisciplinary works done by artists, who in some cases have never met, is on display in Howard County through the weekend.
Photo of a Baltimore City sunset by photographer Teresa Duggan
Jon Meoli: 3 years after his call-up, Adley Rutschman has regressed. So have the Orioles.
The Orioles morphed into a winning team when Rutschman arrived on May 21, 2022. Rutschman’s fourth season has not been anything like the first three.
Adley Rutschman (35) reacts after striking out against Kansas City Royals pitcher Kris Bubic on May 3.
Letter: Calvin Ball on how Howard County addressed overdoses
Howard County Executive Calvin Ball says committing to treating adult addiction saves lives and builds healthier communities.
Howard County Executive Calvin Ball, shown here during a town hall in Columbia in March, says committing to care for adult addiction saves lives and creates healthier communities.
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