Letters to the editor

The entire health care ecosystem, and the communities it serves, have been uplifted by the transformational generosity of Michael Bloomberg, says Mohan Suntha, president and CEO of the University of Maryland Medical System.

Craig Lippens, president of the Maryland Addiction Directors Council, said treatment is key to addressing Baltimore’s opioid crisis but too many obstacles persist to offer more options.

Meeting the the needs of migrant children in Maryland and their families will make our communities stronger, a Pikesville physician says.

Baltimore County Council member David Marks says a critic of his approach to reforming the county Planning Board should participate in the council’s reform effort.

Honoring William Donald Schaefer by renaming the Key Bridge replacement after him would make perfect sense, says a Baltimore resident who cites Schaefer's “do it now” approach as Maryland’s governor and Baltimore’s mayor.

Millions of oysters have been planted in recent years on a reef below the surface at the abandoned Fort Carroll in Baltimore Harbor, the Maryland oyster restoration coordinator at the Chesapeake Bay Foundation says.

Years of underfunding has left Carroll County short of the number of teachers it needs, the president of the Carroll County Education Association says.

A plan discussed by Baltimore State’s Attorney Ivan Bates to prosecute parents whose children are arrested would only make matters worse for marginalized families in the city, a graduate student at the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health says.

A Federal Hill resident says dirt bikers, such as the ones who ride through Federal Hill Park, put others and themselves at risk and generally diminish the quality of life in Baltimore.

A former Republican and Larry Hogan voter says he now sees Hogan’s candidacy for the U.S. Senate as representing a threat to democracy.

Economic response and recovery plans following the Key Bridge collapse must take into account the impact on Maryland agriculture, the state’s largest industry, says Belinda Burrier, a member of the Maryland Farm Bureau Board of Directors and co-owner of Burrier’s Linganore Farm.

Youth development programs are among the resources needed to address the social and economic causes of juvenile crime, says Lillian Bocquin, a fellow with the Center for Adolescent Health at the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health.

Hispanic business and community leaders and workers have a crucial role to play as the Baltimore region works to recover from the economic impact of the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse, a member of the Metro Baltimore Hispanic Contractors Association says.

The killing of a Maryland judge and a rise in threats against the state’s judges necessitated the passage of legislation to better protect them, the president and president-elect of the Maryland State Bar Association say.

Unlike the current approach to redeveloping Harborplace, other projects gave Baltimore residents the opportunity to choose among a variety of plans, one of those residents says.

Baltimore’s high hopes for the original Harborplace were largely based on developer James Rouse's track record of success with marketplace and mall development, a former board member of the American Institute of Certified Planners says.

Current watershed protection legislation would fall far short of adequately protecting Maryland streams, says a state resident who believes the current tear-it-up-and-rebuild-it stream restoration approach needs to end.

Apartment and office towers wouldn't attract the public to the Inner Harbor the way the Harborplace pavilions did in their heyday, an architect and author says.

Farmland application of industrial sludge that comes from the dissolved air flotation process needs better oversight, says a Cecil County resident with a long career in the wastewater treatment industry.

Legislation in Congress would make internet access available to more people in Baltimore, throughout Maryland and elsewhere, Rep. Kweisi Mfume and the director of the Baltimore Digital Equity Coalition say.