Interracial marriage in America, 59 years after Loving v. Virginia | GUEST COMMENTARY
Guest commentary: Fifty-nine years after the Supreme Court ended bans on interracial marriage, Geoffrey Greif...
Opinion
Graffiti and potholes: Welcome to Baltimore | READER COMMENTARY
Covering up graffiti along the JFX may be a thankless job but it's certain to...
Consequences for umpire’s blown O’s call? | READER COMMENTARY
Reader commentary: Failure to call base running violation should draw penalties for errant umpires.
Maryland welcomes immigrants | READER COMMENTARY
Reader commentary: Columnist's criticism of state's policies toward new arrivals misses the mark.
Civic Works has been good for Belair-Edison | READER COMMENTARY
Reader commentary: Nonprofit and its executive director have made Northeastern Baltimore a better place for...
READER POLL: Should all elections be in-person only?
Some voters prefer in-person ballots, while others support mail and early voting options. Where do...
The lesson of Cas Taylor and the stakes for Baltimore | STAFF COMMENTARY
Opinion: In 2002, Western Marylanders voted to unseat their representative Casper Taylor, who served as...
Prior Baltimore Sun Hall of Fame honorees, 2016-2025
The Baltimore Sun has inducted 135 area leaders into its Business and Civic Hall of...
Road to safer work zones: Slowing down, paying attention | EDITORIAL
Editorial: Recent highway worker deaths point to unsafe driving as the heart of the problem.
Do Republicans get climate change? | READER COMMENTARY
Maryland GOP is irrationally cheering for a ruinous federal investment in coal-fired pollution.
How low can Trump appointees go? | READER COMMENTARY
Pulte appointment marks a new basement for qualifications in the current administration.
O’s woes start with rookie manager | READER COMMENTARY
Reader commentary: Albernaz and his relative inexperience handling pitchers has become a major problem for...
Baltimore has a borrowing problem | READER COMMENTARY
Reader commentary: City is piling up too much debt in long-term bonds.
GOP hypocrisy revealed in disability complaints | READER COMMENTARY
Reader commentary: Republicans can't rejoice at federal health care cuts and then jeer when state...
Are the parties ready for a post-Trump future? | GUEST COMMENTARY
Opinion: Both Republicans and Democrats have shown they've failed to anticipate the reality of the...
The White House belongs to the American people | GUEST COMMENTARY
Opinion: "The People's House" is no longer an appropriate descriptor of the White House under...
Don’t conflate anti-Zionism and antisemitism | GUEST COMMENTARY
Opinion: It is disingenuous and dangerous to erase the critical distinction between anti-Zionism and antisemitism,...
What can we do about the crisis of youth violence? | GUEST COMMENTARY
Opinion: Amid frequent incidents of youth violence across the nation and in Maryland, we must...
Healthcare is the key to future-proofing Baltimore County’s economy | GUEST COMMENTARY
Opinion: A healthcare-first strategy to economic development is crucial to protecting Baltimore County from the...
Armstrong Williams: A troubling NIH case demands serious answers | STAFF COMMENTARY
Opinion: The allegations emerging from a federal criminal case involving two researchers employed at the...
Maryland must sign up for school vouchers | EDITORIAL
Editorial: Gov. Moore should allow his state to opt into a Trump administration program that...
How Wes Moore can truly serve Maryland’s immigrants | STAFF COMMENTARY
Opinion: Gov. Wes Moore's executive order creating an Immigrant Rights Protection Task Force won't deliver...
Women deserve a national museum | READER COMMENTARY
Reader commentary: Conservative delegate's complaints about spending ignore far worse decisions from Trump administration.
Trump may soon target national anthem | READER COMMENTARY
Reader commentary: How can the money-hungry president resist the lure of patriotic profits?
AI hiring | EDITORIAL CARTOON
It's hard being human in the AI economy.
Wrong kind of ‘courtesy’ in Baltimore County | EDITORIAL
Editorial: Baltimore County should adopt a more reasoned view of land use decisions.
What the Chesapeake Bay is trying to tell us | GUEST COMMENTARY
Opinion: The Chesapeake Bay demonstrates that you cannot separate the health of an ecosystem from...
American women’s exceptionalism doesn’t need a museum | GUEST COMMENTARY
Opinion: Congress would better serve American women by embracing greater fiscal responsibility than by constructing...
New cancer screening guidelines will save lives in Maryland | GUEST COMMENTARY
Opinion: The American Cancer Society’s new guidelines for colon cancer are a major win for Marylanders, writes...
The false hope of peace | EDITORIAL
Editorial: For months, the world has been told that peace was just around the corner....
Baltimore must upgrade debt collection | READER COMMENTARY
Reader commentary: City's stack of unpaid bills raises questions about its failure to seek accountability.
Kudos to Welker for standing up to a bully | READER COMMENTARY
Reader commentary: Congress needs to show the same resistance to Trump's tantrums recently offered on...
How to fix the Triple Crown | READER COMMENTARY
Reader commentary: Horse racing can restore Preakness participation by revisiting standards and racing dates.
Plagiarizing tech | EDITORIAL CARTOON
Pushing the limits of plagiarism technology.
READER POLL: Does reporting about Gov. Moore’s military résumé affect your trust in him?
Has the controversy over Gov. Wes Moore's military résumé changed your opinion? Vote in our...
Tall ships make their glorious return to Baltimore | READER COMMENTARY
Reader commentary: Sail 250 in Baltimore brings the return of magnificent and historic tall ships,...
NDAs not a recipe for good governance | READER COMMENTARY
Reader commentary: Trump's push to require federal workers to sign NDAs doesn't bode well for...
How Maryland is expanding access to addiction treatment | GUEST COMMENTARY
Opinion: Maryland and Gov. Wes Moore are removing barriers to care for addiction treatment, writes...
Anne Arundel County’s education budget falls short | COMMENTARY
Opinion: Despite County Executive Steuart Pittman's best efforts to fund the Board of Education’s budget...
Baltimore can be budget-friendly | READER COMMENTARY
Reader commentary: New York may have its advantages, but Baltimore has it beat on rent.
Could police use tech to stop dirt bike riders? | READER COMMENTARY
Reader commentary: Could cutting-edge gadgetry give police the edge in combating unruly dirt bike riders?
A timeout at Penn Station is a reality wake-up call | COMMENTARY
What happened while Amtrak officials talked about what they were going to do at Baltimore's...
Republicans must pivot to relevance in Maryland | GUEST COMMENTARY
Opinion: If the Maryland GOP is to become relevant again, it must make problem-solving its...
Mike Pence’s new book is a challenge to Trumpism | EDITORIAL
Editorial: Mike Pence's new book claims political loyalties have become rooted in leaders rather than...
Zuckerberg’s yachts | EDITORIAL CARTOON
The stark math on Mark Zuckerberg's yacht fleet.
Jared Littmann: Investing in our future while living within our means | COMMENTARY
Guest commentary: Annapolis' proposed budget resolves major fiscal challenges and builds a strong foundation for...
America’s precious white oak trees are in trouble | READER COMMENTARY
Reader commentary: The loss of Maryland's historic Wye Oak in 2002 should serve as a...
Objective journalism is essential | READER COMMENTARY
Reader commentary: In today's chaotic Information Age, being deliberate in one's news consumption is more...
Our indelible memory of Raymond Berry | READER COMMENTARY
Reader commentary: Did the late, great Colts receiver understand how much he meant to Baltimore?
Gerald Winegrad: Forest destruction continues as politicians take developer funding | COMMENTARY
Opinion: Forest destruction in Anne Arundel County continues as local politicians give way to developers'...
When gun violence comes to a Baltimore playground | GUEST COMMENTARY
Opinion: After an 11-year-old was shot at a playground in Baltimore, the community has soul-searching...
Armstrong Williams: The most important battlefield you will face | STAFF COMMENTARY
Opinion: The most important battlefield we face is the human mind, writes Armstrong Williams.
Officials should condemn Jill Carter’s antisemitic comments | EDITORIAL
Editorial: Maryland officials should speak out after Jill P. Carter, who serves on the Maryland...
Proposed cuts to satellite funding are a threat to science | GUEST COMMENTARY
Opinion: The Trump administration's proposed cuts to satellite funding threaten to take away decades of...
Anti-Zionism and antisemitism are not separate | STAFF COMMENTARY
Opinion: Anti-Zionism rests on a double standard that singles out Israel for having a state...
Integrity means rejecting ‘Anti-Weaponization’ | EDITORIAL
Editorial: Congress must firmly reject any future White House political slush funds.
Lawmaker and nonprofit: An unethical tangle | READER COMMENTARY
Reader commentary: Democratic legislator should not be running nonprofit that spends millions of taxpayer dollars.
Sun publisher: Congratulations to the 2026 Hall of Fame class
Thirteen leaders join The Baltimore Sun's Business and Civic Hall of Fame, bringing the total...
A toast to our national anthem | READER COMMENTARY
Reader commentary: Let us never forget that the "Star-Spangled Banner" has roots as a drinking...
Baltimore Sun Hall of Fame 2026: Bruce Jarrell, University of Maryland, Baltimore president
Bruce Jarrell, the University of Maryland, Baltimore's skillful and humble leader, is an inductee of...
Baltimore Sun Hall of Fame 2026: Robert Hillman, retired lawyer and civic champion
Prominent employment lawyer Robert Hillman, who did much to boost the profile of the Enoch...
Baltimore Sun Hall of Fame 2026: Benjamin Griswold, banker
Working in investment banking was a path Benjamin H. Griswold IV’s relatives forged generations before...
Baltimore Sun Hall of Fame 2026: Ben and Myrna Cardin, political and civic leaders
Ben and Myrna Cardin have been synonymous with public service and leadership in Maryland for...
Baltimore Sun Hall of Fame 2026: Carl Snowden, civil rights leader
Carl Snowden has fought for civil rights and equality in Annapolis and Maryland for decades...
Baltimore Sun Hall of Fame 2026: Catherine Hamel, Gilchrist president
Supervisors urged her to be more forceful, to stop them, but Hamel sensed there was...
Baltimore Sun Hall of Fame 2026: Joyce J. Scott, artist
Before glass artist Joyce Scott passes, she wants to do something for Baltimore — where...
Baltimore Sun Hall of Fame 2026: Rev. William C. Calhoun Sr., pastor
The retired Rev. William C. Calhoun Sr. counseled generations of people at Trinity Baptist Church...
Baltimore Sun Hall of Fame 2026: James Brinkley, investor, financial leader
James Brinkley, former Legg Mason Wood Walker CEO, is one of The Baltimore Sun’s Business...
Baltimore Sun Hall of Fame 2026: David Hornbeck, education advocate
David Hornbeck, the former Maryland state superintendent of schools, is still fighting for education equity...
Baltimore Sun Hall of Fame 2026: Brenda Brown Rever, philanthropist
For half a century, Brenda Brown Rever has solicited donations for worthy causes, raising millions...
Baltimore Sun Hall of Fame 2026: Bonnie Stein, banker
Bonnie Stein, 73, built a career that reads like a tour of Baltimore banking past...
Maryland drowning in useless political ads | READER COMMENTARY
Reader commentary: Local Democratic candidates are attacking Trump when they should be explaining themselves.
Ready for another spin? | GUEST COMMENTARY
Another spin on the Iran negotiations wheel.
Smartphones: A blessing or a curse? | READER COMMENTARY
Reader commentary: With cell phone communication seemingly nonstop, why has the quality of communication so...
READER POLL: Should Maryland eliminate real estate taxes?
As some states move to reduce or eliminate property taxes, should Maryland do the same?
How to upgrade on a budget: Move to Baltimore | STAFF COMMENTARY
Opinion: Spending substantially less on commuting and utilities is part of the appeal of city...
The Maryland GOP needs tough love | STAFF COMMENTARY
Opinion: The Maryland GOP needs to put Maryland priorities first instead of carrying the flag...
Jill Biden takes heat for rehashing husband’s debate debacle | EDITORIAL
Editorial: Jill Biden's critics shouldn't expect first ladies to be reliable witnesses to presidential mental...
New technology can make whales safer | READER COMMENTARY
Reader commentary: The NOAA is right to consider new rules embracing technology as a means...
GOP wasn’t always Trump-centered | READER COMMENTARY
Reader commentary: Recalling a day when Republican lawmakers could be fiscally conservative but socially moderate.
Iran deal imminent? | EDITORIAL CARTOON
Wall Street waits with bated breath for an Iran deal.
Bread, blackouts and the coming reckoning in Iran | GUEST COMMENTARY
Opinion: When Iranians go hungry, the regime cannot survive crisis by controlling information, writes Ivan...
Armstrong Williams: Ebola, Africa and the dignity of the forgotten | STAFF COMMENTARY
Opinion: The Ebola outbreaks in Africa affirm that compassion that appears only during a crisis...
In Iran conflict, truth becomes a casualty | EDITORIAL
Editorial: As missiles fly and drones cross borders, the greater lesson is that truth becomes...
Raymond Berry showed my sister compassion | READER COMMENTARY
Reader commentary: Letter writer Mel Tansill recalls how the late Raymond Berry showed compassion and...
Baltimore should have graffiti artists clean up their mess | READER COMMENTARY
Reader commentary: Could Baltimore compel graffiti offenders to clean up their own mess?
Baltimore remembers Raymond Berry | READER COMMENTARY
Reader commentary: The late Raymond Berry left wonderful memories with Baltimore Colts fans.
AI distractions | EDITORIAL CARTOON
Enjoy the AI slop while everything falls apart.
With Preakness deal, Maryland gains a partner in Louisville | GUEST COMMENTARY
Opinion: Churchill Downs Incorporated's deal to acquire the intellectual property rights to the Preakness Stakes...
Phase out diesel school buses for children’s health | GUEST COMMENTARY
Opinion: Maryland localities must transition from diesel to electric school buses to promote the health...
Accountability needed for police responses to mental health crises | GUEST COMMENTARY
Opinion: Police must do better when responding to individuals undergoing mental health crises, writes Amy...
Power versus anti-incumbency in the 46th | EDITORIAL
Editorial: In the race for Senate President Bill Ferguson's seat, Baltimore voters are faced with...
Fort Howard should serve veterans, not developers | READER COMMENTARY
Reader commentary: Fort Howard in Baltimore County should be dedicated to serving veterans, not ill-considered...
Salisbury correct to rescind collective bargaining | READER COMMENTARY
Reader commentary: Eastern Shore community's repeal of public employee bargaining rights was the correct call.
Collateral damage | EDITORIAL CARTOON
Lawmakers draw the maps; voters pay the price.
Lessons learned from 50 years of family business | GUEST COMMENTARY
Opinion: Frank Kelly III writes about what he's learned about succeeding as a family business...
NOAA on the verge of diminishing whale protections | GUEST COMMENTARY
Opinion: A proposed shift in U.S. government policy regarding ship speed limits will weaken a...
Will high gas prices fuel Ocean City’s summer? | EDITORIAL
Editorial: The conflict with Iran may yet yield a modest benefit — a big season...
Kittleman sums up frustration with political parties | READER COMMENTARY
Reader commentary: Former Senate Minority Leader Allan Kittleman spoke for many Maryland voters when explaining...
Steve Hershey: Maryland GOP’s values define the party | READER COMMENTARY
Sen. Steve Hershey responds after former Senate Minority Leader Allan Kittleman announces he's leaving the...