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Adam Bowen is a local photographer living in Finksburg. “I became interested in drawing in elementary school. I traced photos on the computer and filled them in,” Bowen said. Then Bowen started taking studio art classes. He took a class at Staub’s Studios in Catonsville. He learned charcoal, watercolor and pastels. Adam Bowen is pictured…

Mount St. Mary’s announced Saturday that it has hired former assistant coach Donny Lind as head coach of its men’s basketball program. Lind, who will be introduced Tuesday at 2:30 p.m. inside Knott Arena, has been an assistant coach at UNC Greensboro since 2021. He becomes the school’s 23rd coach and succeeds Dan Engelstad, who…

Saturday marks marijuana culture’s high holiday, 4/20, when college students gather — at 4:20 p.m. — in clouds of smoke on campus quads and pot shops in legal-weed states thank their customers with discounts. This year’s edition provides an occasion for activists to reflect on how far their movement has come, with recreational pot now…

I would venture to say that most people, especially those in positions of great responsibility, have regular (often annual) performance reviews. The outcome usually provides feedback from those who have entrusted the employee to carry out their job with established performance goals. It is not clear whether persons in upper echelons of government (like cabinet…

By STEPHEN GROVES, LISA MASCARO and KEVIN FREKING (Associated Press) WASHINGTON (AP) — With rare bipartisan momentum, the House pushed ahead Friday on a foreign aid package of $95 billion for Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan and humanitarian support as a robust coalition of lawmakers helped it clear a procedural hurdle to reach final votes this weekend.…

https://www.baltimoresun.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/LIZ-TRUSS-Video-with-BS-Logo.mp4 “She was such an admirable person.” Former Prime Minister to the United Kingdom, Liz Truss, reflected solemnly as she recounted her firsthand observations during the final days of Queen Elizabeth II’s life, giving a detailed account of the circumstances that hinted at the late Queen’s deteriorating health. For instance, Truss shared a particularly telling…

Traditionally Earth Day has been celebrated on April 22. As part of a growing global focus on environmental issues, the celebration has evolved into Earth Month, with observances and activities planned throughout April. Local festivities offer a number of opportunities to join in the efforts to promote sustainability and protect the planet. The Clarksville Commons…

Funeral services for Maynor Suazo Sandoval, one of the six construction workers killed in the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse, are scheduled for this weekend. A celebration of life and prayer service for Sandoval, a father of two who lived in Owings Mills, is scheduled to start at 7:30 p.m. Friday at March Life Tribute…

By ALEXA ST. JOHN and LINLEY SANDERS (Associated Press) Like many Americans, Ron Theusch is getting more worried about climate change. A resident of Alden, Minnesota, Theusch has noticed increasingly dry and mild winters punctuated by short periods of severe cold — symptoms of a warming planet. As he thinks about that, future generations are…

On Sunday, April 14, the Maryland Transit Administration and Baltimore Light RailLink had an opportunity to shine. Many people attempted to use the light rail system to go down to Oriole Park at Camden Yards. Unfortunately, someone was proverbially asleep at the switch (“A to-do list for upgrading public transit around Baltimore,” Feb. 29). Our…

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By TERRY TANG and LINLEY SANDERS (Associated Press) Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders in the United States are more likely than the overall adult population to believe in human-caused climate change, according to a new poll. It also suggests that partisanship may not have as much of an impact on this group’s environmental…

It doesn’t take an ancient mariner or even an engineer third class to recognize something is seriously amiss when FBI agents show up at the site of a devastating maritime collision. That’s what happened Monday when federal authorities raided the Dali, the giant container ship that struck and quickly collapsed the Francis Scott Key Bridge…

By JOHN RABY (Associated Press) CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A federal appeals court has overturned a West Virginia transgender sports ban, finding that the law violates Title IX, the federal civil rights law that prohibits sex-based discrimination in schools. The 2-1 ruling Tuesday from the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals blocks a West Virginia…

By FATIMA HUSSEIN (Associated Press) WASHINGTON (AP) — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen warned Tuesday of potential global economic damage from rising tensions in the Middle East and pledged that the U.S. and its allies won’t hesitate to use their sanctions powers to address Iran’s “malign and destabilizing activity” in the region. She made her remarks…

Police officers who last July handcuffed and helped restrain a man who died hours later will not face criminal charges, the Baltimore State’s Attorney’s Office determined. City prosecutors who reviewed the case wrote in a declination report that handcuffing the man, Trea Ellinger, 29, was necessary and safe, and was proportionately less force than what…

A small group of homeowners in First Harford Square in Edgewood, hosted a community connections day Saturday to unite the community and change the negative stigma bestowed on their municipality, and specifically First Harford Square. Our Community houses 592 units, of which 150 residents and children participated. April 13, 2024: A. J. Johnson picks of…

By ALEXA ST. JOHN (Associated Press) Coral reefs around the world are experiencing global bleaching for the fourth time, top reef scientists declared Monday, a result of warming ocean waters amid human-caused climate change. Coral reef bleaching across at least 53 countries, territories or local economies has been confirmed from February 2023 to now, scientists…

The Archdiocese of Baltimore has been working for two years to develop a plan for retooling its operations in the city, and officials have taken their biggest step so far in asserting how serious they are about changing its way of doing business in Baltimore. A proposal shared Sunday with parishioners would, if approved, cut…

Given the plethora of bills before the Maryland General Assembly this April — and the session being interrupted by threats of violence, the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse and a lunar eclipse of the sun — why did the legislative session have to be locked in to 90 days?  The Baltimore Sun reports the legislators…

Nursing students at Carroll Community College got a lesson in how they should respond in the event of a mass casualty incident in the area. The training exercise, held April 3 and 10 on the Westminster campus, was a collaboration between students and first responders, with scenarios involving various injuries and medical conditions. Carroll Community…

It was 21 years ago, on April 4, 2003, when the Carroll Arts Center began operations at the newly renovated, adaptively reused Carroll Theatre at 91 W. Main St., Westminster. A year earlier, on Feb. 11, groundbreaking ceremonies marked the beginning of the renovations to the historic theater. The Art Deco-style theater had opened on…