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    General manager Mike Elias took accountability for the Orioles’ dreadful start to the season, but that is just a small step toward fixing the problem.
    Kyle Goon: Owning the Orioles’ ugly start isn’t enough. Mike Elias needs to try to save the season.
    Acknowledging this shortcoming is only a tiptoe toward redemption for Elias and this front office, who need to amp up their ambition before it's too late.
    Commentary: It was already hard for teachers. Then Trump took office.
    Students are expected to thrive even as the federal government has instituted hundreds of millions of dollars in education cuts.
    Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth walks alongside Vice Adm. Yvette Davids, academy superintendent, during his visit to the U.S. Naval Academy on April 1, 2025.
    Should Naval Academy leader push back on Trump’s book ban? 600 grads say yes.
    In an open letter to Vice Adm. Yvette Davids, hundreds of Naval Academy grads cited the decision to remove 381 books from the library catalogue as the latest sign that she isn’t fulfilling her duty to protect a diversity of ideas.
    Portrait of a silver back gorilla standing in the typical pose on legs and hands
    Why do we care if 100 men can beat a gorilla?
    There has been a question going around about whether 100 men could take down one silverback gorilla. I needed to know why that would be anything to care about in the first place.
    Baltimore Ravens' Justin Tucker watches from the sidelines during the first half of a preseason NFL football game against the Philadelphia Eagles, Friday, Aug. 9, 2024, in Baltimore.
    Kyle Goon: The Ravens’ backwards explanation for cutting Justin Tucker only shows they can’t be trusted
    The Ravens behave like they’re above reproach. That’s simply not good enough.

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    In 1685, Willem Wissing and Jan van der Vaardt painted the portrait of Anne Stuart, the bride of George Odenberg, Prince of Demark. A decade later, Maryland named Annapolis in her honor.
    Annapolis used to be called Arundel Town. Then Anne came along.
    In the 330 years since Annapolis got its name on May 8, 1695, there have been mothers and daughters, rebels and beauties, artists and prosecutors. Here's a salute to all the Annes the city of Anne has known.
    An attendee checks out the Million Lives Book Festival.
    Broken promises, Fyre Festival vibes: A Million Lives Book Festival was a disaster
    A Million Lives Book Festival was supposed to celebrate fantasy authors, narrators and influencers at the Baltimore Convention Center last weekend. Instead, they dealt with the book version of Fyre Festival.
    BALTIMORE, MARYLAND - MAY 03: Ryan Mountcastle #6 of the Baltimore Orioles flips his bat after being called out on strikes in the eighth inning against the Kansas City Royals at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on May 03, 2025 in Baltimore, Maryland.
    Jon Meoli: Treading water isn’t easy. For the Orioles, it still represents progress.
    The Orioles need to stack wins: winning streaks, series wins, winning weeks, winning months. And they need to do so fast.
    Signing the Declaration of Independence.
    Is it un-American to fear your government? Not if you’ve been paying attention.
    Our current American state of affairs and citizens' relationship with the government is a reminder that we’ve always lived in separate countries.
    The fortunes of Orioles manager Brandon Hyde, left, and general manager Mike Elias are tied together by the way they have built the team.
    Jon Meoli: What Mike Elias’ support for Orioles manager Brandon Hyde really means
    To lose faith in Hyde would be losing faith in everything they’ve built together.

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    National Lutheran Communities & Services plans to build it's new retirement community in an Annapolis forest.
    After 15 years, the saga of Crystal Spring is ending in Annapolis. Was the fight worth it?
    As the story of Crystal Spring and The Village at Providence Point nears its end, there is a lesson from the last remaining forest in Annapolis.
    Thirty-five years ago this spring, "The Cosby Show's" Vanessa Huxtable came to Baltimore to have Big Fun. It turned out not to be so much fun for her, but it made a very cool salt box design by Juliet Ames.
    35 years ago, ‘The Cosby Show’ had ‘big fun’ in Baltimore. We still are.
    Vanessa Huxtable of “The Cosby Show” came to Baltimore in 1990 to have “big fun.” It turned out not to be so much fun for her, but it was awesome for us Baltimoreans.
    WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 22: Brandon Hyde #18 of the Baltimore Orioles walks to the dugout after a pitching change in the sixth inning against the Washington Nationals at Nationals Park on April 22, 2025 in Washington, D.C.
    Jon Meoli: Early deficits are sinking the Orioles. This month might sink the season.
    This year’s team has now trailed by four or more runs in 17.9% of their plate appearances, matching a mark set by the dreadful 2019 Orioles.
    The Washington Monument is seen on the mall in Washington would be in Maryland if retrocession were ever to happen.
    Is Maryland the answer to DC’s MAGA woes? Jamie Raskin says maybe.
    When Rep. Jamie Raskin said D.C. should become part of Maryland again, I had to ask. That’ll never happen, right? Then I learned about retrocession.
    Orioles first baseman Ryan Mountcastle has one home run and five RBIs through 27 games.
    Jon Meoli: Are the Orioles’ offensive struggles really the same as last year’s?
    A look at how they’re doing hitting lefties, relying on the home run and with runners on second and third.

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    I am officially an old crone. Just ask the people who want to sell me stuff.
    I just turned 54, and am therefore almost out of the key demographic for advertisers. Am I obsolete and relegated to menopause and shingles ads now?
    Anne Arundel County alcohol sales are regulated by the Board of License Commissioners, a three body panel now being changed after complaints.
    After toxic cocktail of complaints, changes are coming to Anne Arundel’s liquor board
    A state senator says he has been "flooded" with complaints about Anne Arundel's Board of License Commissioners. It prompted him to push for changes, including expanding the board's size.
    BALTIMORE, MD - APRIL 27: Two men argue opposing views as a CVS pharmacy burns at the corner of Pennsylvania and North avenues during violent protests following the funeral of Freddie Gray April 27, 2015 in Baltimore, Maryland. Gray, 25, who was arrested for possessing a switch blade knife April 12 outside the Gilmor Homes housing project on Baltimore's west side. According to his attorney, Gray died a week later in the hospital from a severe spinal cord injury he received while in police custody.
    I wrote about Baltimore’s unrest from far away. I didn’t get it quite right.
    Ten years ago, I wrote a column for a Florida paper about what I was seeing during the Freddie Gray uprising. I didn’t get it all right.
    BALTIMORE, MARYLAND - APRIL 18: (L-R) Ryan Mountcastle #6, Jordan Westburg #11, Gunnar Henderson #2 and Jorge Mateo #3 of the Baltimore Orioles look on against the Cincinnati Reds at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on April 18, 2025 in Baltimore, Maryland.
    Jon Meoli: Don’t let the Orioles’ sloppy defense off the hook in this slow start
    The Orioles’ inconsistent defense is starting to feel like a problem. Though, to be fair, there are several.
    Tai Felton caught 172 passes for 2,207 yards and 17 touchdowns in 46 games at Maryland.
    Kyle Goon: Where is the love for the Terps’ Tai Felton? He shows a blind spot in the NFL draft
    In one of the most scrutinized processes in sports, somehow it feels as if NFL talent evaluators are overlooking the talented Maryland player who was one of the most productive receivers in the country last year.
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