Is Brandon Scott Ready to be Baltimore’s Mayor?
Forecasts of the City Council President’s mayoral potential may be premature, writes Michael Olesker.
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Food Stamps Demonstrated that America had Heart during Tough Times
President Trump’s public charge rule is a gesture to slow legal immigration to the U.S., charges Michael Olesker.
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Russia’s Nuclear Accident Serves as a Reminder of the Dawning of the Atomic Age
Baltimore native Jacob Beser helped usher in the Atomic Age 74 years ago this week.
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One of Baltimore's true characters, the late Baltimore City Councilman Dominic "Mimi" DiPietro once called on President Jimmy Carter to repair Highlandtown's potholes. (Photo from "Flickering Treasures: Rediscovering Baltimore's Forgotten Movie Theaters" © Amy Davis 2017)
Mimi DiPietro Mangled the English Language, But Required No Translations
It’s been a quarter-century since we lost one of Bawlmer’s greatest characters.
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When Bawlmer Had Character(s)
Michael Olesker reminisces about the characters at the old News American newspaper and other Bawlmer media outlets and wonders where they’ve gone.
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Armed Policemen gather next to an FBI armored vehicle next to the Cielo Vista Mall as an active shooter situation is going inside the Mall in El Paso on August 03, 2019. (Photo Credit: JOEL ANGEL JUAREZ/AFP/Getty Images)
El Paso Killer Inspired by ‘The Great Replacement’
That young man who murdered 22 people in El Paso, Texas, says that a book called “The Great Replacement” inspired him to act against a “Hispanic invasion.”
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Texas State Troopers keep watch outside the Cielo Vista Mall Wal-Mart where a shooting left 20 people dead in El Paso, Texas, on August 4, 2019. (Photo credit: MARK RALSTON/AFP/Getty Images)
‘We Know How to Cut Into Gun Violence’
They have a word for people who write our laws and can’t figure out a way to slow the American gunfire. The word is “idiots.” We can add another word: “sell-outs.”
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Hal Prince attends 2017 Dramatists Guild Foundation Gala reception at Gotham Hall on November 6, 2017 in New York City. (Photo by Walter McBride/WireImage)
Remembering Musical Theater Legend Hal Prince
Musical theater legend Hal Prince, who introduced millions of people to a world of music, died this week at the age of 91.
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Climate Change Deserves Our Attention
Candidates on both sides of the aisle need to prioritize climate change.
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Robert Mueller, special counsel on the Russia investigation, leaves following a meeting with members of the Senate Judiciary Committee at the U.S. Capitol, June 21, 2017. (Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images)
Will the Real Robert Mueller Please Stand Up?
The Mueller report should be about the future of our country, not good theater, writes Michael Olesker.
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