Jon Meoli: 5 thoughts on a week that could define the Orioles’ season — and future
That stretch from late May to mid-June when the bad news came quickly on so many elbow injuries will be hard to top in terms of season-defining stretches for these Orioles. It feels like we just had another, though.
‘Lady In The Lake’ recap: What happens when you don’t stay out of folks’ business
Follow along as we recap the Apple TV+ series “Lady in the Lake,” based on the book by Laura Lippman and starring Natalie Portman and Baltimore native Moses Ingram.
Did Annapolis police officers track their own deputy chief in fight over waste?
Two Annapolis police officers who are union representatives used department tech to track a police major's vehicle as he worked from home, prompting police Chief Ed Jackson to suspend them. The officers have returned to work, but the incident lies at the heart of a planned no-confidence vote.
Are you mad about the Olympic opening ceremonies? You’re missing the point.
Were the Olympic opening ceremonies intentionally offensive or just misunderstood? Lingering on that question misses the spirit of the Games and what makes them special.
The Orioles’ underwhelming trade deadline feels like more of the same
The Orioles opted for depth additions, focused on players who’ve shown promise but struggled lately. That’s the same old playbook.
Jon Meoli: On the Orioles’ floor-raising deadline deals, and the reality check they provide
It might not feel good to hear, but these are the types of acquisitions this team needed. There’s not much that can raise its ceiling, given the stars up and down the lineup and the two pitchers atop its rotation. It needed its floor to be raised.
Jon Meoli: How will Mike Elias approach this trade deadline?
Plus, what Austin Hays really meant to the team and Adley Rutschman’s struggles.
Animal cruelty or beautiful sport? Decoding horses at the Olympics with Steuart Pittman
To help me make sense of Olympic equestrian events and allegations of animal cruelty, I went to Maryland’s top elected horseman — Steuart Pittman.
Letters: Let’s end the debate and approve a library for Columbia’s lakefront
A library would be a benefit to the entire Columbia community, one reader argues.
Letters: Teaching my sons to love soul food
I cook mac and cheese, fried chicken and other soul food in hopes that my two sons will be proud of their Black heritage and Black culture.
Jon Meoli: In jumping the trade market, the Orioles check a lot of pitching boxes
They probably couldn’t have drawn up a more ideal set of trades if they tried.
Letter: Bloomberg’s $1 billion gift to JHU will pay dividends for generations
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.
I don’t want kids. And there’s nothing wrong with that.
Republican Vice Presidential candidate JD Vance’s comments about women who don’t have children insults their right to make choices about their own lives.
The Orioles need a vibe shift. They have to do more than trade Austin Hays.
The O’s are 12-16 in their last 28 games, a slump that should indicate they need more help from the front office, not less.
Orphans court ugliness is a sign that Maryland needs to abolish it
A clash between Anne Arundel County Orphans Court judges and the conviction of a register of wills on a misconduct charge underscore the need to reform the system that presides over the administration of estates.
Jon Meoli: Manny Machado returning at this trade deadline feels fitting for the Orioles. Here’s why.
Machado’s 2018 trade to the Dodgers kicked off this Orioles rebuild. Now that bright future has been realized in so many ways.
‘Lady in the Lake’ recap: Dreams and nightmares
Follow along as we recap the Apple TV+ series “Lady in the Lake,” based on the book by Laura Lippman and starring Natalie Portman and Baltimore native Moses Ingram.
Not much divided Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen. Then came Israel’s Netanyahu.
Few things separate Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen. Their offices often put out joint news releases touting their accomplishments together. Not much, it seems, has separated the senior senator from his younger colleague. Except Benjamin Netanyahu.
Kids experience racism, too. Talk to them about it.
Being called a racial slur is an unfortunate rite of passage for many kids, and it’s not going to stop just because we ignore it.
Jon Meoli: How Chayce McDermott’s time in Norfolk prepared him for his Orioles debut
McDermott will make his major league debut Wednesday at Miami, having rescued his season after a difficult opening.