My Sun column today is about the rare thing called political selflessness. I have been thinking a lot about President Biden, especially since his decision on Sunday to drop out of the presidential race. It’s been hailed as an extraordinary act of selflessness at the end of a long career in public service. Clearly – … Continue reading Biden set high the bar for public service
Code Red: A second fishing guide calls for shutting down the river where he takes clients
In addition to Ken Pavol's comments about the heat effects on wild trout in Western Maryland (see my earlier post), here's what another guide, PJ Daley of Savage River Angler, wrote last week in an appeal for a fishing closure to the Maryland Department of Natural Resources. Note that he also uses the opportunity to … Continue reading Code Red: A second fishing guide calls for shutting down the river where he takes clients
Code Red: Less fishing in summer the new normal with climate change
I have written about doing less fishing, this long-developing decision influenced by two things — climate change and conscience. My July 17 column bids farewell to Code Red summer fishing. My preference is to fly fish for trout. Trout need cold, clean water to thrive. They become stressed in high temperatures. To help them survive … Continue reading Code Red: Less fishing in summer the new normal with climate change
Please, spare me your shock.
Some spoke of “political violence” as if it’s distinct from all other violence that occurs every day in the USA.
Getting it right: The history of segregation and redlining in U.S. cities
"Blaming the HOLC maps suggests that we’ve found a villain for the complex web of social, economic, physical and environmental challenges facing low-income Black communities."
The current madness
In her latest New York Times column, Maureen Dowd brings King Lear into the Biden discussion -- a tragic Shakespearean character who goes insane. . . . At some point, this discussion seems to have become competitive punditry, as if to see which opinion writer can come up with the finer form of bullying the … Continue reading The current madness
Hard road to manhood
Friday’s Sun column is about a Baltimore nonprofit I had never heard of, but one that appears to be doing important work, with the financial support of several city foundations and partners. Baltimore’s Promise is all about helping a specific group of children and young adults, 14 to 24 years old, survive poverty, unstable family … Continue reading Hard road to manhood
Milton Kent: Getting through stuff
All of us have “stuff” to deal with — maybe a troubled relationship or confusion about a career, financial challenges, a household dilemma or serious illness. “All of us have stuff,” Milton Kent said, as he spoke to friends and family who gathered at his alma mater in College Park Saturday to celebrate his five … Continue reading Milton Kent: Getting through stuff
David Fuller: Of such stuff dreams are made
Strange to admit, but a half-century has passed since David Fuller and I were high school classmates and friends, football teammates and cast members in our senior-year production of Fiddler On The Roof. David wanted the lead role of Tevye, but the high school drama coach selected me instead, after requesting my audition. That was … Continue reading David Fuller: Of such stuff dreams are made
Habitat Chesapeake: 800 new homeowners and more to come
As I note in today's column in The Baltimore Sun, Habitat for Humanity of the Chesapeake recently reached the 800-home milestone -- that's 800 low- to moderate-income families placed in houses in the Baltimore region (the city and surrounding counties) over the last 40 years. In the photo atop this blog post, Kanieka Neal, one … Continue reading Habitat Chesapeake: 800 new homeowners and more to come
Dan Rodricks 