Would we know how often our citizens are brutalized by the police if a newspaper had not laid it out so dramatically – and authoritatively?Fortunately,…

Eric Costello’s all-but-certain move to the City Council instantly makes him one of the most important leaders in the city. A City Council committee voted…

The thrill of victory, the agony of defeat.Have ever had the two moments so jarringly juxtaposed? The fall of Ray Rice and the rise of the O’s? We are as…

Are the Ravens and the NFL trapped in a bubble of their own devising?Do they really think anyone is fooled by their expressions of outrage in the matter…

Russell Neverdon Sr.’s effort to win a spot on this year’s election ballot would appear to be an uphill proposition – but not without value.He’s a few…

Time now, taxpayers of Baltimore, for a wet blanket.I know, I know. Big money is on its way. The upscale Horseshoe venue opened Tuesday. One reporter…

The images are chiseled into our consciousness.A dead body in the street for hours. Chanting crowds. Whirling tear gas grenades. The designated calming…

Our attitudes about guns and gun violence are surely influenced by popular culture. Cowboy movies, for example.McKenzie Elliot, the victim of a drive-by…

All things being equal, American cities wouldn’t be selling off cash-generating assets to meet basic demands.But all things almost never are equal – and…

Maryland’s new gun control law seems to be saving lives.But just as promising statistics are released, a major manufacturer of hand guns says it will…