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Junk science on vaccines endangers us all
The law has long recognized the need to prevent contact between unvaccinated and vaccinated children. But with anti-vaccine scares encouraging more adults to leave their children unprotected, the danger to […]
NewHarbor: An idea whose day has come
Perhaps no landmark epitomizes the renaissance of Baltimore more than does Harborplace. For more than 30 years it has anchored the jewel of our city, the Inner Harbor. As with […]
Editorial Advisory Board: Tax liquor, not gasoline
Some in the General Assembly are attempting to pass a bill that would increase the tax on a gallon of gasoline by 10 cents. Although this comes at a time […]
Editorial Advisory Board: In vino veritas
Several bills have been introduced into the General Assembly that would weaken the stranglehold that the three-tier alcohol distribution system has on wine sales to Marylanders. The bills would allow […]
Editorial Advisory Board: Charging in-state rate for immigrants’ children makes economic sense
We urge members of the General Assembly to vote in favor of providing in-state college tuition rates for qualified children of documented and undocumented immigrants. Note that media attention surrounding […]
Editorial Advisory Board: Ain’t I a taxpayer, too?
A woman’s right to choose is again center stage, and hearings on anti-abortion bills were the opening acts of Washington’s 2011 congressional theater, where a new conservative majority has given […]
Editorial Advisory Board: Parity now for girls in the juvenile justice system
Last year the General Assembly considered, but did not pass, a bill directing the Department of Juvenile Services to provide the girls it serves with a “range and quality of […]
Editorial Advisory Board: Same-sex couples separate and not equal
The General Assembly is poised to vote on a bill that would afford the legal and financial protection of marriage to committed same-sex partners. Support for this measure has been […]
Editorial Advisory Board: First … let’s kill all the trees
During the 1980 presidential campaign, Ronald Reagan said that “trees cause more pollution than automobiles do.” Pundits and comedians have gotten much mileage out of Reagan’s “Killer Trees” comment. Recent […]
Ed. Advisory Board: It’s time to reform the legal education system
In our roles as the heirs of Coke, Mansfield, Holmes, et al., ad infinitum, each of us owes a duty to ensure the excellence of our own professional heirs. We […]
Editorial Advisory Board: Keep government payments public
From the White House to the Baltimore City Mayor’s Office comes a common mantra — a new era of accountability and transparency in government has dawned. In a January 21, […]
Editorial Advisory Board: Making criminals out of volunteers
Suppose a Maryland politician were to advocate passing a new law that would make it a criminal offense for attorneys to volunteer more than a couple of hours of their […]
