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Letter: Federal job cuts, credit rating downgrade will harm state for decades

The Maryland State House dome in Annapolis.
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.
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.
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.
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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Letter: Baltimore County should honor its deal to raise teacher pay
Baltimore County should honor its commitment to raise pay for teachers, a letter writer says, and can find the money to do so by trimming other projects.
An empty classroom.
Letter: Preakness and other horse races are inhumane and should end
A letter writer says Preakness and other horse races are inhumane, and should be ended.
Horses rest in the stables before the races begin on Black-Eyed Susan Day, otherwise known as Preakness Friday.
Letter: Polyamory should not be sensationalized as a headline ‘hook’
A reader says that highlighting a polyamorous relationship in a Banner headline about a criminal case is sensationalism.
Letter: Gov. Moore, say no to reparations bill — and take bold action instead
Larry S. Gibson says Gov. Wes Moore should veto a bill to study and report on reparations, and should instead act with boldness and immediacy to address the consequences of slavery.
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore at the Maryland State House last month.
Letter: I am a mother and an abortion provider
A mother and abortion provider says Mother’s Day is a time to celebrate moms and fight for reproductive choice.
Artwork on the walls of the Women’s Health Center in Western Maryland includes a variety of positive quotes and affirmations.

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Letter: Columbia restaurateur unfairly blames crime for demise of his eateries
A letter writer says the owner of The Walrus Oyster & Ale House at Mall in Columbia should take a look at his business practices as to why he had to close his eateries.
 Walrus Oyster & Ale House at The Mall in Columbia.
Letter: Cutting AmeriCorps weakens future leaders we depend on
A letter writer laments the cuts to AmeriCorps, saying the organization is a “quiet force for good” that builds stronger communities, empowers leaders, and provides life-changing service opportunities.
FILE - As President Barack Obama and former President Bill Clinton mark the 20th anniversary of the AmeriCorps national service program, hundreds of new volunteers are sworn in for duty at a ceremony, Friday, Sept. 12, 2014, on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, file)
Letter: Maglev president says environmental review needed to embrace high-speed rail
Bill Scott, president of Northeast Maglev, says a quick finish to the project’s environmental review is necessary to give Marylanders the transportation upgrade they need.
The Baltimore-Washington Rapid Rail wants to bring a Superconducting Maglev to the Northeast, connecting Baltimore to Washington D.C. and eventually New York.
Letter: Private-school voucher programs should be preserved
A letter writer defends private-school vouchers, saying public schools have underperformed and harmed special education students like his brother.
Letter: Maglev isn’t the future Maryland needs
Martin Mitchell, a former at-large Laurel City Council member, says the proposed SCMaglev train will be expensive, unfriendly to commuters, inequitable, and will travel through protected land.
Dueling signs about a proposed maglev train are planted outside a library branch in Greenbelt, where elected officials held a meeting opposing the project earlier this month.

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Letter: Maglev isn’t the future Maryland needs
Martin Mitchell, a former at-large Laurel City Council member, says the proposed SCMaglev train will be expensive, unfriendly to commuters, inequitable, and will travel through protected land.
Dueling signs about a proposed maglev train are planted outside a library branch in Greenbelt, where elected officials held a meeting opposing the project earlier this month.
Letter: ‘Councilmanic courtesy’ means business as usual in Baltimore County land-use decisions
David Plymyer, a former county attorney for Anne Arundel County, says “councilmanic courtesy” in the Baltimore County Council puts a stranglehold development, transportation and housing planning.
The Maryland Sigil at the Old Courthouse during a Baltimore County Council meeting in Towson.
Letter: Mayor Scott must protect Baltimore homeowners from tax sale
Megan Good, an Equal Justice Works Fellow with Maryland Volunteer Lawyers Service, says Mayor Brandon Scott should remove owner-occupied homes from the upcoming tax sale.
Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott delivers his 2025 State of the City address earlier this month.
Letter: Environmental justice is urgent, not optional, for our communities
Baltimore County Council candidate Sharonda Dillard-Huffman says recent reports, such as as toxic chemicals in Perdue’s wastewater, show that environmental justice is not optional, but urgent.
The Perdue Agribusiness factory can be seen from a neighbor’s front window in Salisbury.
Letter: Sen. Chris Van Hollen is a workhorse; Rep. Andy Harris is a show horse
Michael H.C. McDowell and Susan M. Flanigan of Chestertown write that Sen. Chris Van Hollen is a “workhorse” for his service, but lament Rep. Andy Harris as a “show horse.”
Andy Harris and Chris Van Hollen
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