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It only took Michael Harrison, Baltimore’s new police commissioner, a few days on the job to express what some of our local political, community and law enforcement leaders have failed to figure out over the last half a century.
Read MoreAny time a team has to give away a future Hall of Famer entering his peak years, that’s a sign that “the marketplace” isn’t operating well.
Read MoreEthel Ennis slipped away from us over the weekend, at 86, and the local daily got it right with its front-page headline: “Baltimore’s ‘First Lady of Jazz’ – Singer passed up a national career to stay true to her Baltimore roots.”
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The late '60s singer "Mama Cass" Elliot, shown here sharing a laugh with Johnny Cash, was born Ellen Naomi Cohen in Baltimore and attended Forest Park High School. (Wikipedia)
In that vanishing era, which extended until the 1970s, the vast percentage of Forest Park kids graduated on time and went off to college. Today, roughly 60 percent of the kids graduate on time.
Read MoreThis is the president who found “good people” among the Charlottesville white supremacist marchers chanting, “Jews will not replace us.”
Read MoreWhen Robinson arrived in Baltimore in 1966, and thereafter led the team to 4 World Series appearances in 6years, he was also one of the only African-American players of importance the club had ever employed.
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President Donald Trump delivering his first State of the Union address in the chamber of the U.S. House of Representatives, Jan. 30, 2018. (Mark Wilson/Getty Images)
There are somewhere between 15,000 and 20,000 homicides across the United States year after year. And all but about 12 percent of them are committed by American citizens.
Read MoreThe Democrats want Northam gone because they want to assure voters they’re pure of spirit on matters of race and religion. The Republicans want Northam gone because …
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Baltimore State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby announced this week that her office will no longer bother prosecuting marijuana cases. (Handout Photo)
Marijuana’s generally not linked to violent crime, and ignoring prosecution would allow police to devote more time to the street crimes that are truly tearing apart the city of Baltimore.
Read MoreIn all of the shooting, you know how many white people were among the 309 homicide victims last year in the city of Baltimore? 10
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Shown here around 1979, Fells Point experienced a renaissance in the '70s due to its preponderance of taverns, curiosity shops and greasy spoons. (File Photo)
We were a city in need of laughter back then (and now), and those watering hole and restaurant owners down in Fells Point helped bring some of it back.
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