by Rafael Alvarez | 10 hours ago | Blogs, Blogs & Opinion, The Balagan
“Time is yet another of God’s creations, and as such, it has a life of its own.” —Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson Almost a quarter of a century ago, Pope John Paul II came to Baltimore and celebrated mass at Camden Yards, selling out the ballpark as today’s home team... read more
by Talya Knable | 16 hours ago | Blogs, Blogs & Opinion, The Parenting Place
The decision to return to work after having a baby is personal one. Some moms make this choice because they need to financially contribute to their family. Others make this choice because they enjoy their career and/or feel it is important for them to have something... read more
by Michael Olesker | Oct 21, 2019 | Blogs, Blogs & Opinion, Michael Olesker
Sometimes, when Tommy D’Alesandro told you a story, he’d lean in close and cup his hand, as though whispering a secret at religious confession. He didn’t want you to miss a word. Then he’d let loose with an uproarious tale, followed by one of the greatest laughs in... read more
by Michael Olesker | Oct 18, 2019 | Blogs, Blogs & Opinion, Michael Olesker
Can I get an “Oy vey” out there? Or at least a “gevalt”? In a word, yes. But not much beyond a word. Not in Yiddish among my Jews, and not in Italian, Greek, Polish or any of the other foreign languages spoken by first- and second-generation Americans that are... read more
by Shelly L. Hettleman | Oct 17, 2019 | Blogs, Blogs & Opinion, Opinion
“I have only just a minute, Only sixty seconds in it. Forced upon me, can’t refuse it. Didn’t seek it, didn’t choose it. But it’s up to me to use it. I must suffer if I lose it. Give account if I abuse it. Just a tiny little minute, but eternity is in it.”... read more
by Michael Olesker | Oct 17, 2019 | Blogs & Opinion, Michael Olesker
Elijah Cummings’ voice was the sound of conscience come to life. That voice cut through the standard bureaucratese of political Washington – the deadening, cynical, obfuscating, lying, soul-deadening voices of the White House and Capitol Hill – and connected all who... read more
by Michael Olesker | Oct 16, 2019 | Blogs, Blogs & Opinion, Michael Olesker
Can we talk for a moment about the American sense of humor as it pertains to gays? I know it’s not the most burning issue of the day. Everybody’s worked up this week about President Donald Trump’s impending impeachment and his latest foreign policy outrages, and the... read more
by Talya Knable | Oct 15, 2019 | Blogs, Blogs & Opinion, The Parenting Place
The other night, I was out at a girls’ dinner (super important to do … more on that later!) and one of my friends shared with the table that since her first child was born, she and her husband have had one date night per week. The rest of the table gasped! We all have... read more
by Michael Olesker | Oct 14, 2019 | Blogs, Blogs & Opinion, Michael Olesker
This one’s for all those folks out in suburbia who have repeated the same unfortunate mantra – “I don’t go downtown anymore,” they say — ever since the Freddie Gray troubles of 2015 and all the enduring emotional shadows. Memo to all of you: You’re cheating... read more
by Alan Feiler, Editor-in-Chief | Oct 14, 2019 | Blogs, Blogs & Opinion
“Well, there’s one kind favor I’ll ask of you/See that my grave is kept clean.” — Blues and gospel singer Blind Lemon Jefferson It’s a dreary, overcast Friday afternoon in midtown Baltimore. I look out of my office window and notice faint... read more
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