Opinion

As Christians around the world celebrate Christmas, writes Zainab Chaudry, director of CAIR Maryland, we should honor the values he taught — mercy, justice and love — and reject the cruelty of our current immigration system.

COLUMN| Is “The Baltimorons” a Christmas movie? Is it a Baltimore movie? Is it both? Columnists Leslie Gray Streeter and Rick Hutzell debate.

Nick Cavey, the public information officer for the Maryland Judiciary, said the courts are committed to respectful collaboration with justice partners, including Maryland’s Office of the Public Defender, on juvenile cases.

COLUMN | The number of 2025 layoffs in Maryland is harder to determine than you’d think. Yet it remains one of the ways the average person understands what’s happening in the economy.

COLUMN | Parents spend a lot of time, money and tinsel on the holidays, which is both rewarding and exhausting. But it’s worth it. Probably.

The Ravens didn't give their star running back one touch on the last two drives of the game. It followed a pattern of John Harbaugh and Todd Monken leaving Henry out of the game plan in critical moments.

COLUMN: There’s a reason we light our nighttime hours, sing and dance around the winter solstice. Yes, it’s Christmas. Yes, it’s Hanukkah. It’s Kwanzaa, Dongzhi and Yalda, too. But we do it to ward off the dark, the bad things that lurk outside our homes and our lives and to remind of us the good.

COLUMN: The deal the Orioles made for Shane Baz, giving up prospects and picks, would have been unthinkable just months ago. Bravo to this front office for taking new kinds of risks.

COLUMN: The value is in talented, productive major leaguers. The future value going the other way is, to the Orioles, a risk worth taking.

COLUMN: The dispute over the Magothy Inn is aggravating for the neighbors, but it’s the liquor board that should concern the wider public. Fabricating a rule that downplays conflicts is a petty abuse of power, with stakes so small no one noticed till now.

COLUMN: Lind's friendship with Anthony Villa, the Orioles’ director of player development, helped inform the team’s hitting philosophies. Now they’ll work together in Baltimore.

COLUMN: The success of the Chargers’ and Ravens’ defenses since swapping Odafe Oweh and Alohi Gilman points to how NFL trades aren't strictly zero sum.

COLUMN | I had rejected my inheritance of macaroni and cheese. This holiday season, I’m proud to have reclaimed it.

There’ll always be time for Mariah Carey and Michael Bublé, The Jackson 5 and Tex Ritter. They’re everlasting. But your December playlist isn't complete until you add local Christmas music.

Matthew Norman, who will appear at The Banner Book Club on Wednesday, discusses his book “Grace & Henry’s Holiday Movie Marathon.”

And: Is it too late to really make a difference?

The Midshipmen had to ride out two turnovers from their star quarterback, but in the end, Blake Horvath delivered the go-ahead touchdown pass when they needed him to.

Alonso and Taylor Ward are, to this point in the offseason, the most significant additions any club has made to its lineup.

Blake Horvath has led Navy to two great seasons as an elite dual-threat quarterback. Behind a wholesome image is a relentless competitor who could help his senior class tie a record for the most wins in school history.

COLUMN | President Donald Trump will attend the Army-Navy game on Saturday in Baltimore. There will be protests outside, but probably none within M&T Bank Stadium. Maybe there should be.