Letters to the editor

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.

Bishop Donte Hickman, pastor of Southern Baptist Church in Baltimore, asks what purpose would a prison sentence for former State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby actually serve.

Boosting high-tech innovation in Maryland would play a vital role in fueling economic growth, Kelly Shulz, CEO of the Maryland Tech Council, says.

The National Aquarium should be applauded for setting a new standard for aquariums with its dolphin sanctuary plan, a consultant for the Whale Sanctuary Project says.

The continuing impact of COVID-19 and other illnesses is an important factor in persistently high absenteeism at Maryland’s schools, a children’s health advocate says.

Students and teachers in music, art and gifted-and-talented programs should not fall victim to Howard County school budget cuts, a county parent says.

When the Kansas City Chiefs were in Baltimore for a game decades ago, Hall of Famer Willie Lanier, who played his college football at Morgan State, enjoyed some time with Chiefs teammates at the Baltimore City Fair.

Developers of a reimagined Harborplace must ensure accessibility for people with disabilities, says Lydia Moro, who works for a disability-led advocacy group.

Maryland’s underfunding of its Office of the Public Defender has left hundreds of positions unfilled, making it harder for the office to provide clients with the services they need, says Marci Tarrant Johnson, president of the Maryland Defenders Union.

Complaints about the blight and dangers of the Gwynns Falls/Leakin Park area have gotten little or no response from Baltimore officials, Wanda Keyes Heard, a former chief judge of the Baltimore Circuit Court, says.

Volunteer lawyers provide legal protection and justice for many Marylanders, which improves their lives and strengthens their communities, the Maryland Volunteer Lawyers Service says.

The Baltimore City District Court’s Re-Entry Project gives ex-offenders the opportunity to turn their lives around, Judge Nicole Pastore, the project’s founder, says.

People characterized as anti-vaxxers should know others feel as they do, Josh Mazur, an Annapolis supporter of Robert F. Kennedy’s presidential campaign, says.

Stretches of Orleans Street block pedestrian access and are a threat to neighborhood children, Fatima Wilkerson, a Southeast Baltimore resident and community activist, says.

The millions planned for Harborplace redevelopment will do nothing to address Baltimore’s greatest needs, says Krystal Gonzalez, whose daughter was shot and killed at a Baltimore-area block party.

Hood College will use all of the largest gift in its 130-year history for undergraduate, merit-based scholarships, Andrea E. Chapdelaine, the president of Hood, says.

Redistricting always seems to include the Ridgely’s Delight neighborhood in downtown Baltimore, a resident of that community says.

Offering support to the former Baltimore state's attorney as she faces criminal prosecution would be following a legacy established by civil rights giants of the past, Haki S. Ammi, a community activist and author, says.

A new exhibition at the Reginald F. Lewis Museum shows how Black artists of the 19th and 20th centuries interpreted the Black experience in America, Janet Currie, Greater Maryland president of Bank of America, says.

Richard Roundtree's portrayal of the title character in the 1971 film "Shaft" earned him icon status, Wayne E. Williams says.