Opinion

Vanessa Huxtable of “The Cosby Show” came to Baltimore in 1990 to have “big fun.” It turned out not to be so much fun for her, but it was awesome for us Baltimoreans.

Marty McNair has fought tirelessly for athletes and parents since his son died from heatstroke he suffered at a Maryland football practice in 2018.

Author Anne Tyler was not born in Baltimore, but over several decades, hers has become one of the city’s signature voices.

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.

Vice Adm. Yvette Davids is out as superintendent of the Naval Academy. The surprise isn't that she's leaving but that an administration invested in ideological purity didn't get her before now.

The slim chance that the team goes on a run and returns to the playoff picture is overshadowed by a singular opportunity to prevent a repeat of the season-opening calamity that tanked 2025.

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.

It has rained every Wednesday for the last eight weeks. It washes garbage and leaves and dead animals and poop into the Chesapeake Bay.

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.

Carrie Bradshaw of "And Just Like That…" is dating like she think she's going to live forever. As a widow, she should know that no one does.

In this moment of everyone shouting at once all the time, would we be better off if we all just shut up for a day? Then I remember my right to ignore it all. What if we can’t refuse? That's the risk to free speech today.

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

I don’t feel like much actually needs to change, other than luck, around Camden Yards. I just want to see what areas the Orioles decide to adjust, and this wasn’t it.

Who better to litigate an ugly feud between two WNBA fan bases than me, former NFL quarterback Robert Griffin III? Like and subscribe if you agree.

The complexion of the system has changed with the gaduation of homegrown stars to the big leagues and trades to supplement that group.

I don’t live in Baltimore. I spend a few days there a week. But I’m growing to love this big city on the Chesapeake Bay. So, as I read the news about underground fires, police shootings and mass overdoses, I have to wonder. Why can’t Baltimore catch a break?

The outcome of mediation in a class action lawsuit will either free the next Annapolis mayor to move past an ugly history or hobble the city with a crippling payout and more years of litigation.

The timing of Sunday’s draft, a few weeks before the trade deadline, meant the Orioles had to execute the deal before the broader trade landscape and their role in it came into focus.

Writer and entertainment journalist Nelson Aspen's interest in the Titanic goes beyond his new book, "Kindred Spirits." One word: reincarnation.

Don't overthink it. The 2025 Orioles season is cooked. It might feel bad to let go, but 2026 is now the only year that matters.