At a campaign event on Friday in Arizona, Trump got impatient with an endorsement speech by a police union president. He paced behind the guy, peered around him to determine how long the speech would take, then said, "I gotta go." The official, Justin Harris, president of the Arizona Police Association, appeared to shuffle papers … Continue reading ‘Gotta go,’ Trump says. We certainly hope so.
A wind farm, at 7.45 miles, you can barely see
The resistance to wind power in Ocean City, a coastline community that faces an existential threat over the coming decades from sea-level rise, is truly ridiculous. Most ridiculous is the claim that, "The sunrise will never be the same." It's an aesthetic criticism, that 900-foot turbines installed 11 to 20 miles offshore will somehow spoil … Continue reading A wind farm, at 7.45 miles, you can barely see
Are you a health walker?
Jim Burger, photographer, mixologist and mensch to many, walks a lot. He walks from his home in Remington all the way to Camden Yards and Orioles games. I walked with him to Lexington Market and, another day, to Broadway Market. I’ve said this before and written about it: When you walk, you see and appreciate … Continue reading Are you a health walker?
Sun reporters need Sun readers’ support
Members of the Baltimore Sun Guild rallied Wednesday in downtown Baltimore, outside the Sun newsroom, for a fair contract and an end to the substandard, non-Guild work that is now regularly filling our newspaper’s pages. Here are my remarks at the rally, followed by links to two news stories about our fight. There is also … Continue reading Sun reporters need Sun readers’ support
Totally unexpected: Tarpon in the Chesapeake Bay
My latest column (here's a gift link) describes things we didn't expect to see or things we didn't see coming, and tarpon in the Chesapeake Bay is one of them. Several tarpon have been spotted this month in the Bay. Tarpon are large, silvery fish associated with tropical waters; they are popular targets for sport … Continue reading Totally unexpected: Tarpon in the Chesapeake Bay
Trump’s worsening condition in plain sight
Trump is well beyond the point of just being a crude loudmouth or vulgar bigot. There’s something much more profound going on.
Like steamed crabs? Like crab cakes? Better eat a blue catfish now and then.
One more follow-up to my Friday column on invasive fish species: Marylanders and Virginians can do their part to support the blue crab population in the Chesapeake Bay by eating blue catfish. There are too many of them in Chesapeake waters and they eat a lot of blue crabs. Here is some information I gathered … Continue reading Like steamed crabs? Like crab cakes? Better eat a blue catfish now and then.
An ‘immense protein factory,’ but 340 kinds of fish? I had no idea.
My Baltimore Sun ancestor, H.L. Mencken, called the Chesapeake Bay the “immense protein factory,” but I’ll bet he did not know how many types of fish are found in the massive estuary. I had no idea, either, until the other day when I came across these numbers from the fisheries division of the National Oceanic … Continue reading An ‘immense protein factory,’ but 340 kinds of fish? I had no idea.
Biden won
While Trump continues to lie about how bad things are -- he often describes the country as a fetid hellhole of mass unemployment, hyperinflation and out-of-control crime -- Joe Biden continues to put up winning numbers in the real world. In case you missed Friday's news: WASHINGTON (AP) — The nation’s economy accelerated last quarter … Continue reading Biden won
Age-old question: Where they gonna park?
Father and son Maniscalco The comedian Sebastian Maniscalco grew up in Arlington Heights, about 25 miles from downtown Chicago. He tells a lot of funny stories about his Italian-American family. When Maniscalco reported the exciting news that he was going to have a big Chicago show at the United Center, his dad’s immediate response was, … Continue reading Age-old question: Where they gonna park?
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