Commentary

Crack open a Boh. We could be in for a city holiday. The Banner is reporting that the Angelos family is on the cusp of selling the franchise to a group of big-money owners led by Baltimore native David Rubenstein. It would put a period on a 31-year era of Angelos ownership, which has seen just six playoff appearances and a lot of forgettable seasons. While the franchise just had its best season in years in 2023, the shadow of John Angelos — who raised blood pressure by dragging out a stadium lease process and perhaps being a little too frank in an interview with the New York Times — has loomed over the team’s future.

The commentary by Dr. Alex Pavlak on Maryland’s climate strategy emphasizes the importance of defining goals and measuring progress in greenhouse gas reduction. While his points are valid, a critical aspect that the commentary overlooks is the reluctance of climate advocacy groups, such as CCAN, Sierra Club, League of Conservation Voters, and Environment Maryland, to consider new nuclear energy as a viable solution to climate change.

In the past year, there has been a rise in the brazenness with which our young people commit crimes. How can you tell? You can’t. The Maryland General Assembly essentially legalized crime last year by passing a law that prevents children under the age of 13 from being “charged with a crime” unless the offense was violent. This must be reversed. The legislature also made it difficult or even unlawful for law enforcement officials to conduct interviews with children who were accused of committing crimes by “prohibiting the interrogation of a child by a law enforcement officer until the child has consulted with a certain attorney and a notice has been provided to the child’s parents, guardian, or custodian” when a child has been taken into custody — yet another way in which lawmakers restricted the authority of law enforcement. It too, must be changed.

There are other differentiations. Elfreth, in her second term in the state Senate, is the most prolific legislator. As a lawmaker from a politically divided county, she considers herself a pragmatist who works across the aisle. That may provide a boost in Anne Arundel, but not as much in Howard, where the most dedicated Democrats can be expected to turn out. What may prove most challenging for these candidates is getting out across the district while meeting the demands of the 90-day legislative session in Annapolis.

Packing up and moving to a new state, enrolling your kids in a new school – sometimes in the middle of the school year — finding new pediatricians and dentists, applying for a new job with a résumé dotted with positions scattered in cities across the country. You’re doing it all while supporting a spouse in active-duty service.

As the CEO of Baltimore Collegiate School for Boys, I am compelled to address a matter of utmost importance: the pivotal role that early education plays in shaping the future of many African American boys and safeguarding them from the perils of life on the streets and the criminal justice system. Last year, our school community was rocked when one of our alumni, Jeremiah Brogden, at the time a sophomore at Mervo High School, was gunned down by another student. The unfortunate fact is occurrences like these happen far too often to Black and brown boys in Baltimore and beyond.

A new nursing program at McDaniel College in Westminster, available starting this fall, is aiming to help address the nursing shortage in Carroll County, according to a college news release. Initial approval from the Maryland Board of Nursing was announced earlier this month. Approval from the other relevant state entity, the Maryland Higher Education Commission, was granted last April.