When Pastor Stevie Thompson saw the yellow and black “No Human Crematorium” signs in his Wilson Park neighborhood, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. came to mind. “Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly,” the civil rights leader once said. It was a guiding message for Thompson, who recently joined residents in the 4900 block of York Road to demonstrate in front of Vaughn Greene Funeral Services, which wants to add a crematorium to the property. Thompson, like other residents, doesn’t think it’s necessary in their neighborhood, with some worrying the crematorium could be an environmental and health hazard.
Govans residents worry about health hazards of a proposed crematorium
Lierman named winner in Democratic primary for comptroller over Adams
Maryland state Del. Brooke Lierman appeared to secure the Democratic nomination for state comptroller on Tuesday night, leading Bowie Mayor Tim Adams by more than 95,000 votes. Lierman, a delegate who’s represented the city of Baltimore since 2015, had amassed 64% of the vote with 95% of Election Day precincts and all early voting centers reporting results around midnight. She was projected as winner of the contest by the Associated Press on Tuesday night, and later declared victory in a series of tweets.
Opinion: Baltimore can turn a corner: O’s have shown us how
Like All-Star games, elections tend to leave behind a touch of optimism (and more than a little second-guessing), so it’s probably fortuitous that the Maryland primary fell on the same day as the Major League Baseball’s Midsummer Classic this year. Both events provide an opportunity to take the measure of things. But while the outcome of the primary vote is critically important to the state, the result of the game at Dodger Stadium isn’t that big a deal to Orioles fans. That’s because the 2022 franchise already made them proud.
What you need to know about Maryland GOP gubernatorial nominee Dan Cox
Maryland’s Republican Party just got turned on its head. Del. Dan Cox, a far-right conservative endorsed by former President Donald Trump, had the victory of the night in Tuesday’s primary as he defeated GOP Gov. Larry Hogan’s hand-picked successor, former state Commerce Secretary Kelly Schulz. After eight years of a moderate Republican governor — one who many Marylanders still give high marks — Cox represents a sharp turn for some conservatives in the state. Here are five things to know about, potentially, Maryland’s next governor.
Baltimore nonprofit finds local homes for travelers seeking abortion, other medical care
As Joy Greenfield strolled through The National Great Blacks In Wax Museum in 2018, she felt a sudden, sharp pain. Within moments, her then-husband caught their trembling baby, Julian, as he emerged on the floor of the museum. At just over 26 weeks of gestation, Julian weighed 1 pound, 6 ounces, about as much as a hardcover book. An ambulance rushed Julian to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Johns Hopkins Hospital, where he would need months of intense medical intervention to survive. But Greenfield and her husband were far from their home in Willingboro, New Jersey during this time. Consumed with anxiety and feeling lonely, Greenfield wondered where she could stay. Baltimore’s Ronald McDonald House was full and staying at a hotel for months would cost thousands of dollars.
Maryland Sen. Van Hollen wins primary months after stroke
Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen won the Democratic nomination for his seat on Tuesday, defeating a little-known challenger just months after suffering a minor stroke. Van Hollen will be the heavy favorite in November’s general election in the liberal state, where Democrats outnumber Republicans 2-1. In other top contests in Maryland’s primary election, voters were selecting nominees in the highly competitive contest to replace Republican Gov. Larry Hogan, who is prohibited from running for a third consecutive term. He has endorsed Kelly Schulz, who served as labor and commerce secretaries in his administration.
Ridings: Antitrust bill necessary to protect local news from Google and Facebook
Thomas Jefferson famously declared: “Were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers or newspapers without a government, I should not hesitate a moment to prefer the latter.” Jefferson knew that local papers were vital to a thriving democracy, and that notion is as true today as it was at our nation’s beginning. Americans know it, too. They trust their local news outlets, even in this highly fractured and partisan time. Compared to national news, six in 10 Americans have more trust in local news to report on stories that affect their daily lives, and they are about twice as likely to trust local news to report on the information they need to vote in elections, like the primary held in Maryland on Tuesday.
Moore posts big early lead in Democratic gubernatorial primary; Perez is second and optimistic
Best-selling author and former foundation executive Wes Moore, who began his long-shot pursuit of the Democratic gubernatorial nomination in single digits, catapulted into the lead on Tuesday as the first wave of ballots were counted. With early-voting ballots counted and 1,958 of 2,074 precincts reporting primary day ballots, Moore and his running mate, former state Del. Aruna Miller, had 37% of the primary vote. Former U.S. Labor Secretary Tom Perez, a former Maryland Labor Secretary and Montgomery County Council member, had 27%. He and his running mate, former Baltimore City Council member Shannon Sneed, trailed Moore and Miller by about 34,000 votes.
The Playbook: A tale of two economies and what it means for employers
“It was the best of times; it was the worst of times.” The classic line from Charles Dickens comes to mind when surveying the current economic landscape, which is full of unique and often-confounding contrasts. Workers are growing increasingly concerned about layoffs, but hiring activity remains robust and employers are planning big raises for 2023. Many big tech companies are laying off workers or pulling back on hiring, but economists say it’s an isolated situation that isn’t indicative of problems at more traditional businesses that don’t depend on slowing venture capital funding.
Gibson: As volatility persists, business owners should remember their assets
For business owners and entrepreneurs, the world today feels particularly uncertain. We’re living in an environment, where volatile, external factors seem out of control. It is natural that business owners would primarily focus their efforts on directing what they know and what they can control — their operating company. But in a business owner’s efforts to pivot operating business, cut costs, or secure new sources of supply, there is risk they might be overlooking — the safety of their assets and ways to protect them.