A friend in South Carolina says she can't bear to read or follow the news from Washington and the Trump regime. Another told me he thinks he's been suffering from PTSD since the election; he can't wrap his head around 77 million Americans voting to make a criminal the president again. And now, with Trump … Continue reading Our winter of discontent: Damnable acts in Washington, disturbing and disappointing news about a Baltimore hero
Banners v Crush: Ice hockey for a good cause under the Mimi Dome in Baltimore’s Patterson Park
Starting in the late 1990s, the Baltimore Youth Hockey Club sponsored a weekend hockey experience for less fortunate children and high-risk teens in Baltimore. They were known as the Patterson Park Stars, and they skated for free in donated equipment at the “Mimi Dome,” the rink in Patterson Park named after the late City Councilman, Dominic … Continue reading Banners v Crush: Ice hockey for a good cause under the Mimi Dome in Baltimore’s Patterson Park
Trump gang wants to erase the spirit of John McCain, destroy public service
A purge at the FBI, the firing of 30 Jan. 6 prosecutors by the U.S. Attorney in D.C., the sleazy effort by Elon Musk to reduce the federal workforce — all of this comes from the authoritarian handbook: Get rid of honest public servants and replace them with loyalists who will let you get away … Continue reading Trump gang wants to erase the spirit of John McCain, destroy public service
Baltimore history: The Mayor of the 1960s meets the Mayor of the 1990s
Special thanks go to Richard Milner of Baltimore for a photograph for the ages: Mayor Theodore Roosevelt McKeldin meeting in City Hall nearly 60 years ago with a future mayor of Baltimore, Kurt L. Schmoke. Mr. Milner, a City College graduate, took this photo for the high school yearbook. "It was Thanksgiving 1966," he says, … Continue reading Baltimore history: The Mayor of the 1960s meets the Mayor of the 1990s
Head Case: Trump’s pardon of Jan. 6 attackers is pure projection, and exactly what a dictator would do
On his first day in office, President Again issued a sweeping pardon of the January 6 rioters who brought terror to the U.S. Capitol in an attempt to keep Congress from certifying Joe Biden’s victory in the 2020 presidential election. Psychology professors seeking a case of projection can now use Trump’s pardons as a classic … Continue reading Head Case: Trump’s pardon of Jan. 6 attackers is pure projection, and exactly what a dictator would do
Domestic Policy: Been there, done that, got the T-shirt. Now what?
Can we agree that there are too many commemorative T-shirts in the world? My theater group is a purveyor of T-shirts — “Dad,” my daughter said, “you gotta sell merch!” — but I recognize that a lot of people have had their fill of T-shirts and have declared an indefinite moratorium on buying them. Many … Continue reading Domestic Policy: Been there, done that, got the T-shirt. Now what?
JFK’s very cold inauguration, Robert Frost’s regrettable poem
In 2024, more than 77 million Americans elected an old man to be their president again, so it should not shock anyone to hear that the 78-year-old Trump will take his oath — Trump and oath, quite the joke! — indoors because of the weather forecast. As we get older, the cold seems colder. So … Continue reading JFK’s very cold inauguration, Robert Frost’s regrettable poem
Hoping for the end of the ‘endless nightmare’ in Gaza: Bassam Nasser is heard from again
Bassam Nasser’s holiday message from Gaza arrived late — on January 11, just before news of a possible ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas. I was glad to learn that Bassam is still alive. ... (He has grown a beard since I first met him; the screen shot above is from a video posted last … Continue reading Hoping for the end of the ‘endless nightmare’ in Gaza: Bassam Nasser is heard from again
Respect for smarts and science even as Trump nominates a dangerous quack to lead public health policy
I have a much smarter brother named Joe. He’s a scientist. In fact, he’s an expert on toxicology and risk assessment who has lectured about public health policy around the world. He wrote a book, called “Calculated Risks: The Toxicity and Human Health Risks of Chemicals in our Environment,” that has been widely used as … Continue reading Respect for smarts and science even as Trump nominates a dangerous quack to lead public health policy
A Bridge Too Far in Western Maryland; the fight for hemlocks and history continues
In the far western corner of Maryland, Steve Storck (photo above) keeps fighting for the old hemlocks in Swallows Falls State Park. As I reported a couple of months ago, the plan to replace a single-lane bridge over the Youghiogheny River, near the entrance to the park, with a wider parallel span would cut into … Continue reading A Bridge Too Far in Western Maryland; the fight for hemlocks and history continues
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