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According to the recent and nicely written commentary about online contracts, which even the chief justice of the United States Supreme Court doesn’t read, we’re all giving away our constitutional rights because of the fine print in those contracts (“You’re giving away your rights in those online contracts you don’t read,” Jan. 1). Here are a…

Dear Amy: My husband has lived in the Pacific Northwest since 1966. That’s 57 years! We’ve been married for 25 years. On a recent trip to Kansas, my husband’s birth state, he learned that the family cemetery plot has room for one more person, so now he wants his remains buried next to his paternal…

By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and MICHAEL KUNZELMAN (Associated Press) WASHINGTON (AP) — Members of far-right extremist groups. Former police officers. An Olympic gold medalist swimmer. And active duty U.S. Marines. They are among the hundreds of people who have been convicted in the massive prosecution of the Jan 6, 2021, riot in the three years since the stunned nation watched the U.S.…

I was very moved by the recent article, “‘This is a person’: For Baltimore medical students, dissection triggers deep emotion” (Jan. 4). As a 1974 graduate of the University of Maryland School of Medicine, I will never forget my first day of classes in 1970. After some introductory lectures, our entire class was escorted to…

The U.S. Department of Commerce has ruled that the invasion of blue catfish and snakeheads in the Chesapeake Bay, combined with declines in the commercial harvest of rockfish and blue crabs, do not an official disaster make, denying the state’s request for such a declaration. Maryland’s natural resources secretary said he was disappointed by the…

I was recently selected to sit as a juror in a Baltimore City Circuit Court criminal trial. The defendant had been charged with, among other crimes, first-degree assault, which, in Maryland, carries a penalty of up to 25 years. He was accused of shooting and injuring an unarmed man. The evidence was incriminating: A surveillance…

Dear Readers: Periodically, I ask for “Updates” regarding questions which have been published in this space. I am naturally curious about how things might have turned out for people who have received my advice. This column is devoted to a Q&A that was originally published in 2021. You can read the original question, followed by…

Union leaders representing most of Maryland’s public employees have reached an agreement on a new three-year contract with Gov. Wes Moore’s administration, which also announced the hiring of a new top official to lead future bargaining negotiations. Details of the contract, which must be ratified through a vote of union members, have not been released.…

Dear Amy: My wife and I have a son who is 22 years old. He will be graduating from an excellent college with a bachelor’s degree in economics. He’s a smart and physically fit young man who has great potential. He plans to join the Navy after he graduates, and his goal is to train…

A 20-year-old driver charged in the Baltimore Beltway crash that killed six construction workers in March pleaded guilty Wednesday to six counts of manslaughter. Melachi Duane Darnell Brown entered a guilty plea to six counts of felony vehicular manslaughter in Baltimore County Circuit Court before Judge Vicki Ballou-Watts. Baltimore County Assistant State’s Attorney Felise Kelly…

No one was hurt Wednesday morning when a small fire broke out inside a bathroom at Bonnie Branch Middle School in Ellicott City, according to a statement from the Howard County Public School System. The fire started and was contained in a bathroom inside the school. Staff put out the fire using a fire extinguisher…

Harford County small business owner Stephanie Hau has created ComCon, short for “Community Connection,” a new map-based, mobile search engine that only populates with locally-owned businesses. ComCon puts local businesses at the front of search results without the presence of regional and national competitors, according to a news release from . This online marketplace also…

Dear Readers: Periodically, I ask readers for “Updates” regarding their questions which have been published in this space. I enjoy communicating with readers, and, for those who have generously allowed their questions to be published, I am naturally curious about how things might have turned out. Below is an update for a Q&A that was…

The Harford County Commission for Women is seeking nominations for the Leading Women – Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow Awards. Schools, organizations and individuals are encouraged to nominate young women who have made a difference in their school and/or community and have a positive impact on others. Nominees should be county residents in grades 7-12. Awards will…

Why do we see the media flooded with stories about woke-ness; diversity, equity and inclusion or “DEI”; securing the border; protecting a Christian nation while banning books and abortion from the Republican Party while Democrats are focused on climate change, defending democracy, controlling gun violence, ending food and housing insecurity and addressing addiction (“DeSantis spread…

Dear Amy: I recently reached out to my estranged father to inquire about any life changes he may have had recently, because I was going through the federal security clearance process. When asked if he was still married, his response was, “Theoretically yes, but I haven’t had contact with her for over six years and…

While we fully support calls to prevent Gov. Wes Moore’s proposed cuts to Baltimore’s transit service, stopping these cuts alone will only preserve a dysfunctional system that demoralizes current riders, discourages new ones and continues to damage the Baltimore region. And while we applaud Governor Moore’s efforts to revive the Red Line, Baltimore transit riders…

For the Rev. Lee Michaels, radio has been more than just a career. It’s also been a calling. The longtime host of The Morning Experience on Baltimore’s Heaven 600/WCAO Radio signed off for a final time Friday after four decades in the radio industry. Michaels, who is also pastor at Manifest Wonders Christian Center in…

Desperate to return to the state championship after a devastating loss in last season’s final game, South Carroll’s Alayna Enoff had to bounce back and grow up fast to return better in 2023. “We had a good season, but we didn’t finish it off the way we wanted to,” Enoff said. “It made me think…

There is sure to be more Taneytown drama in 2024 Ah, the December Workshop of the Taneytown City Council — a riveting episode in the ongoing saga of municipal governance akin to a captivating daytime soap opera. In our last installment, Mayor Christopher Miller, the unsuspecting protagonist, took center stage, orchestrating a plot twist that…

An officer was involved in a shooting Saturday morning, Baltimore Police said via X, formerly known as Twitter. The shooting occurred in the 2000 block of West Pratt Street, the post said at 10:25 a.m. Police Commissioner Richard Worley is headed to the scene near the neighborhood of Ridgely’s Delight. No additional details are available. This…

During this Christmas season, you may have seen someone dressed in animal skins with a canvas bag over his shoulder and switches in his hand at one of Carroll County’s history-related events. It was our own Rick Barrick dressed as a belsnickel. One dictionary describes a belsnickel (many different spellings) as a “fur-clad Christmas gift-bringer…