Author: Dan Rodricks

Sad news this week with the passing of another excellent journalist and former colleague, the editorial cartoonist Mike Lane. He created daily cartoons for the Baltimore Evening Sun from the early 1970s, giving him a chance to include Richard Nixon among his subjects, into the 1990s, after the afternoon paper merged with the morning edition. … Continue reading On the passing of cartoonist Mike Lane

I am not a trog. I like technology, and use it every day. But I don’t automatically concede that all technology is good. Shopping online might be fun and convenient, and there are people who absolutely love getting packages delivered at home; they adore Amazon. But online shopping is killing local retailers, and here in … Continue reading Technology is great, but humans still have the power to discern what’s good, what’s bad for us — and for others

“'The Shawshank Redemption' is such a popular movie. Do Americans really believe in forgiveness and redemption?” “Yes, for me, but not for thee.” By 2005, I had been a reporter and columnist for 32 years, and I had written numerous stories about crime and covered criminal trials. I had written some stories about prisons and … Continue reading Real-life Shawshank: Aging inmates, punishment and redemption

I need to make a clarification about the story I told the other day in my Baltimore Sun column about the Korner Boyz startup - the new venture of mentored squeegee boys into the bottled water business and eventually off the streets. I used the word “wholesale” to describe the nature of this new business, … Continue reading Follow-up to my Korner Boyz column

I will be speaking about my book, reading passages and talking about fly fishing (and life) at two events within a few days in November: BRILLIANT BALTIMORE: On Saturday, Nov. 2, at 3 pm, I will be on the Inspire Stage at the Top of the World, the World Trade Center in Baltimore, right on … Continue reading Two engagements coming up for ‘Father’s Day Creek’

We gathered at Pierpoint restaurant in Fells Point to try Chef Nancy Longo’s take on the Baltimore Crab Corn Coddie. She took my work-in-progress to a new level, bringing her years of experience to the mixing bowl, refining the recipe and offering the new concoction as the Wednesday night special with French fries and coleslaw. … Continue reading The Crab Corn Coddie is a hit, on the menu this weekend at Pierpoint