Money doesn't solve everything, but it seems to us that Maryland lacks bike lane...

Opponents of diversity claim qualified applicants are denied admission unfairly in order to admit less qualified candidates on the basis of race or culture.

All admissions policies are inherently unfair since every admission policy discriminates. Thus, the true test is not whether an admission policy discriminate...

This week, the board cut another $362 million from the budget. It wasn't pretty or kind - but neither is this nation's economic recession.

Among the victims in this round were college students of low- and middle-income parents who will lose $7 million in financial aid and Eastern...

The divisive nature of Annapolis politics and the dirty campaigning has given elections a bad name. Would the lack of party involvement help to eliminate that? Would voters be relieved to see candidates running on merit rather than party affiliation?

Only three other Maryland cities - Baltimore, Ha...

City officials found ways to spend new money after assessments rose 38 percent in the last three years. However, property values are expected to increase only 3.43 percent over the next several years, so the city cannot keep up with the same level of spending to whi...

So the latest statistics would seem to show the county is on the road to recovery, as sales are up for the sixth straight month, when compared to the same period last year.

During October, home sales increased an encouraging 44 percent, with 502 homes sold, compared to 348 in 2008, according to Metropolitan Regional Information S...

Pressure first came from the announcement of a job and vendor expo sponsored by Cordish Cos., and second from the Maryland slots commission that indicated it would approve a license for the location.

Hordes of people are expected to show up for Thursday's expo to apply for the 2,500 construction jobs and 1,500...

The Environmental Protection Agency issued a new directive last week that was intended to signal a stronger promise that the feds would crack down on runoff from farms and stormwater - two of the major source...

But as much as we respect good police work, we have to wonder what two county officers could possibly have been thinking when they ordered a Severn man to delete photographs he took at the scene of a fatal accident on Oct. 25.

It doesn't take...

The editor accurately notes the decrease in new home building within the Priority Funding Areas, which are relatively developed areas with existing infrastructure capable of handling new growth. The editor observes that new development occurs too often in the communities less equipped to handle the new a...

Cohen announced an enormous 88-member team earlier this week and among the names are people who didn't even support the new mayor and who disagree with some of his positions. The eight committees - ranging from economic development to transportation - include Republicans, bu...

Just days before Election Day anonymous fliers dripping with bigotry appeared on Annapolis doorsteps. The t...

In the case of Veterans Day, it didn't take. Too many people still remembered that the holiday - originally Armistice Day - commemorated the end of World War I: the armistice that...

At least that's the ideal - an ideal that the academy manages to uphold to a remarkable extent. But our recen...

Six years ago, Jakovics filled a teaching vacancy on an emergency basis at Annapolis High School. Her skill and positive attitude helped many students. As a result of her work - along with that, of course, of many other teachers - Annapolis High...

The increasing frequency with which local politicians abandon one office for another continues to disturb us, although voters apparently weren't bothered enough fo...

Yet if you're planning to ride Maryland's new Inter-County Connector at the peak hours, $6 is how much it will cost you to drive fewer t...