Hoping for a Return to the Oriole Way
Michael Olesker remembers the early days of players named Brooks Robinson and Ronnie Hansen, Milt Pappas and Steve Barber. They were the beginnings of hope, he writes.
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Michael Olesker
Still Imperiled by Trump and his Enablers
The new book “Peril” demonstrates how concerned U.S. and world leaders were about the final days of the Trump administration, writes Michael Olesker.
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Out of the Shadows
Organized, legal gambling weaves its way more into America’s big-time sports, and gains a kind of cultural legitimacy, writes Michael Olesker.
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The "Tribute in Light" art installation in remembrance of the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. (Photo by Matteo Catanese on Unsplash)
The True Strength of America
Michael Olesker remembers visiting Union Square Park in Manhattan shortly after the 9/11 attacks and receiving a lesson in American perseverance and fortitude.
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Smoke billowing from the Twin Towers in New York City on Sept. 11, 2001. (Gene Boyars/AP Images via JTA)
Remembering 9/11, Two decades Later
Michael Olesker shares his thoughts on the 20th anniversary of 9/11.
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Smoke billowing from the Twin Towers in New York City on Sept. 11, 2001. (Gene Boyars/AP Images via JTA)
Remembering the Unfathomable
Michael Olesker recalls where he was two decades ago this week when America was attacked by terrorists.
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Dr. Freeman A. Hrabowski III, president of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (Photo courtesy Wikimedia Commons)
Breaking the Mold
Under his stewardship, UMBC President Freeman A. Hrabowski III helped prepare young people to change the world, writes Michael Olesker.
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Was ‘Operation Washout’ a Washout?
Law enforcement officials offer empty platitudes instead of real results in cutting Baltimore’s crime rate, writes Michael Olesker.
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End of an Era for Orioles?
Take note of the moment, writes Michael Olesker, because we’re not only marking Chris Davis’ retirement here, but a way of life for the Orioles — and maybe for major league baseball.
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Do The Math, Folks
Education should be a joyful experience, not a process that produces anxiety for students and inspires bad behavior by instructors, writes Michael Olesker.
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Bargaining with God and Finding Your ‘Inner Awesomeness’
Michael Olesker remembers the summer of 1955 at Camp Airy, when he made a deal with God to help him pass a so-called deep water swim test.
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