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2 Oct 2014, 3:02 pm
So there it was, the poll many of the cognoscenti were waiting for. Lt. Gov. Anthony Brown is in trouble. Brown has a 4-point lead over Republican Larry Hogan. The poll has 3.5 margin of error. This race could be a dead heat. [read post]
14 Aug 2014, 4:28 pm
As she rolled up the driveway of her daughter’s home in Ellicott City last March, Liz Bobo sensed the end she had been expecting for some months had arrived. [read post]
5 Feb 2015, 3:15 pm
Gov. Lawrence J. Hogan Jr. stood before the General Assembly Wednesday and trashed the work that body has been doing for the last 50 years. [read post]
8 Jan 2015, 4:23 pm
Many have noticed that political leadership has passed to the GOP. This used to happen once every 50 years. But the intervals may be getting shorter. [read post]
18 Dec 2014, 3:17 pm
We thought the civil rights thing — the demonstrations, the clenched fists, the boycotts — all of that was behind us. Unless we listened to those who knew. [read post]
16 Apr 2015, 3:06 pm
The inexplicable invites speculation. In support of that instant axiom, I give you Maryland Governor Larry Hogan. [read post]
21 Apr 2016, 8:45 am
Is it simply ironic – or deplorable – that this year’s mayoral primary election campaign ends in a cloud of wrongdoing or misjudgment or tone deafness? With most of the 28 or so candidates heralding a new day when one of them is elected, closing arguments are drowned out by charges of campaign trickery. Some ... [read post]
28 Jan 2016, 4:08 pm
Larry Hogan’s “governing by press release” may be working pretty well right now. His approval ratings approach the late William Donald Schaefer’s best numbers. Schaefer loved the accolades, but he didn’t govern via the press. “That way,” to use one recent example, has meant cobbling together bits and pieces of current government programs and re-packaging ... [read post]
10 Dec 2015, 1:11 pm
Welcome to Baltimore, a city on trial. The first named defendant is Police Officer William G. Porter. His city – our city — stands in the dock as well. Will we let the process play out? Or will looting and arson and rock-throwing start again? Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake asks us to respect the process even ... [read post]
20 Aug 2015, 2:16 pm
To live in the city is to be hyper vigilant. And then, after periods of relative calm, to forget you live in the city. Sometimes it doesn’t matter. Vigilant or not, you’re a victim waiting to happen. Over 37 years in Charm City, I’ve had a car window smashed (three times), a car stolen (twice), ... [read post]
12 Feb 2015, 2:48 pm
A rising star legislator, Dundalk’s John A. Olszewski Jr. lost his bid for state senator — and the sting hasn’t gone away. [read post]
1 Jan 2015, 12:00 pm
Greeks famously used a wooden horse full of soldiers to capture Troy — a bit of classical history that may well have crossed the minds of Baltimore leaders this week. [read post]
23 Oct 2014, 2:13 pm
What do we make of the new gold and blue political signs sprouting all over Baltimore? [read post]
18 Sep 2014, 4:12 pm
ABC’s “Wide World of Sports” began with footage of a ski jumper sliding off the side of a ramp ignominiously if not injuriously. [read post]
11 Sep 2014, 4:37 pm
Overheard apology of an outraged fan: “OK, one more thing and I’ll shut up. …” Tough promise to keep on the subject of Ray Rice, the Baltimore Ravens, the NFL and the videotape. [read post]
21 Aug 2014, 3:00 pm
You could call him a warhorse. Or cannon fodder. Or maybe senator. He’s running for the state senate — with suddenly a chance to win, he thinks. [read post]
27 Nov 2015, 5:00 am
Sheila Dixon bids now to join the long line of colorful Baltimore mayors. Apparently we like a little pizazz in City Hall. Something out of the ordinary seems to work well in mayors – even better if it comes along with someone we can feel close to. A few examples make the case: Theodore R. ... [read post]
8 Oct 2015, 1:22 pm
So, according to my old newspaper, the state house is Larry Hogan’s to lose. Wait. He’s barely been in office a year and already he’s a lock for a second term? Is Maryland shifting dramatically away from its Democratic predictability? Is there something more fundamental afoot? Just the Hogan part of the equation is certainly ... [read post]
28 Apr 2016, 1:33 pm
State Sen. Catherine Pugh, mayor-elect of Baltimore, is catching a break. Time may be on her side. Or not. If you’re the mayor of an American city, time is never on your side. Everything’s an emergency. Something important is always at stake – the health and welfare of neighborhoods, money for public works, convincing talented ... [read post]
20 Nov 2014, 2:25 pm
Psst, Mr. Gov.-elect Hogan. Here’s a daring way to follow through on your promise to promote job growth. Go ahead with the Red Line. [read post]
