There’s an old saying for Democrats in the House of Delegates that seems to apply this year. “Republicans are not the enemy. The enemy is the Senate.” The entire leadership […]
Len Lazarick, Political Columnist
Opinion | Open seat, low filing fee attracts 31 candidates for Congress
What does it take to run for Congress in Maryland? It only costs $100 to get on the ballot, but it may take over $1 million to win. Plunk down […]
Opinion | The challenge of governing — growing the economy, stewarding the budget
Governors, as the title implies, are expected to govern. For much of his first year in office, Maryland Gov. Wes Moore seemed stuck in campaign mode. His daily public schedule […]
Opinion | Are state tax hikes for transportation coming?
Are we being set up for state tax increases to fund transportation?
That’s the question that came to mind after Maryland Transportation Secretary Paul Wiedefeld announced that the state would need to cut highway and transit projects by 8%, as well as state aid for county roads to compensate for a projected $3.3 billion deficit in the state Transportation Trust Fund in coming years.
Opinion | Open congressional seat should attract big field
Who from Howard or Anne Arundel counties will represent us in Congress? It’s been decades since anyone who actually lived here represented us on Capitol Hill. Digital edition This item […]
Opinion | New state schools superintendent has a super-hard job
During 27 years in Howard County public schools, Carey Wright was a teacher, a principal at three elementary schools and eventually director of special education. She moved on to higher […]
Opinion | Democratic ‘fighters’ seek to replace Sen. Cardin
I was prepared to be unimpressed with U.S. Rep. David Trone at a Democratic Party Labor Day picnic. Actually I was surprised he showed up at all to campaign for […]
Opinion | A voice for more affordable housing goes silent
You may have never heard of Sherman Howell. But if you’ve been an elected official, a candidate or politically active in Howard County, you not only heard of Sherman, you […]
Opinion | Newspapers may go away, but the need for local news doesn’t
The Columbia Flier newspaper died June 29 at the age of 54. It succumbed to a slow euthanasia by the owners of the Baltimore Sun who acquired the paper and […]
Opinion | 50 years of Columbia development, with much redevelopment ahead
Fifty years ago this June I moved to Columbia from Boston with my wife, a newly graduated nurse. Columbia was already six years old at that point, but no, we […]