Letters to the editor

Christine Spencerk, dean of the Yale Gordon College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Baltimore, says recent course consolidations will strengthen the liberal arts, not diminish them.

The call for adoption of the International Holocaust Remembrance Agency’s definition of antisemitism in Baltimore City schools could have chilling effects on free speech.

The workers who pick crabs for Maryland’s seafood industry deserve an immigration system that respects their rights, says Rachel Micah-Jones, executive director of Centro los Derechos del Migrante.

Dan Taylor, president of the Waterfront Partnership of Baltimore, says we need to make Baltimore’s Inner Harbor more accessible to everyone — including swimmers.

Updates to Howard County building codes mean residents will have lower bills, better energy efficiency and more comfort during hot weather, says Monica O’Connor, a member of HoCo Climate Action.

A college that does not value its faculty offers less value to its community, says one educator.

Redlining destroyed the Black family in Baltimore, and the city is in the position and has the obligation to restore it through housing policy, says Antoine Lovell, an assistant professor at Morgan State University.

Garrett Doyle of Baltimore says Orioles commentator Dave Johnson’s mention of “Indians” and use of a “war whoop” during a game broadcast degraded Native Americans and their culture.

ICE should focus enforcement on violent criminals, and not Maryland’s hard-working families, friends and neighbors, says U.S. Rep. Kweisi Mfume.

Baltimore County needs a reset for the inspector general's office, says N. Scott Phillips, a member of the House of Delegates, and Khadija Walker is uniquely qualified for the job.

You probably should watch out for the speed cameras on the JFX, but remember that the waters of the Jones Falls helped create Baltimore’s famed — and fast — clippers ships, says letter writer Stan Heuisler.

Mark Anthony Thomas, president and CEO of the Greater Baltimore Committee, says the investments by Kevin Plank and BGE in Baltimore Peninsula’s infrastructure will help transform the city.

President Donald Trump’s tax and spending cuts will result in thousands of Marylanders losing access to health insurance and nutrition benefits, writes Jan Kleinman of Baltimore.

Isaiah Griffith of Baltimore says supervised drug consumption sites, like those in New York City and Vancouver, save lives and help connect people to treatment — and we should have the courage to implement them in Maryland.

Linda Cades of Easton says the Department of Education’s withholding of federal funds for schools will disproportionately affect low-income students and families.

Brendan Latimer of Baltimore says Orioles games at Camden Yards are far too loud, and he suggests that fans, not amplified sound systems, should determine the appropriate volume.

Krish O’Mara Vignarajah, president and CEO of Global Refuge, urges legislators, advocates and citizens to condemn the Trump administration's lawsuit against 15 federal judges.

Maggie Bruck, a professor at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, says the science and history of false accusations should be considered.

Baltimore County Councilman Izzy Patoka says the development of the Catonsville armory as a cannabis incubator was backwards, and that community engagement should come before plans are in place.

Nat Meysenburg of Baltimore says the Data Privacy Act, which failed to pass in the General Assembly, would protect the rights of all Marylanders.