Quoting from the Baltimore Examiner: Baltimore tax lien sale could lead to foreclosures Advocates say a plan by Baltimore officials to sell liens for back taxes and overdue utility bills to private investors could lead to more home foreclosures.

If we are lucky, the beat-down of art teacher Jolita Berry will bring people to their senses, and spur a demand that politicians do something other than frown meaningfully when someone is hurt.

For the third year running, MD Senator Frosh exercises a "desk drawer veto" on a bill that came to his committee after passing by unanimous vote in the other chamber of the legislature.

The Baltimore County Zoning Commission finally rendered its decision on the long-overdue matter of the Darul Uloom school in Woodlawn.

RKBA activist Don Pollock observes that our representatives in the MD legislature are not representing us.

Kojo Snowden "gets out of jail free" on gun possession charges.

Proposed revision to the Baltimore County School Board will be out of the frying pan, into the fire.

This election is like a colonoscopy--let's just get it over with.

It was Mark Twain who observed that no one's life, liberty or property is safe while the legislature is in session. Alas, that is more true than ever, especially in Maryland.

Attacks on MTA buses are nothing new, and symptomatic of a larger problem.

The "name game" always makes entertaining reading for me.

We haven't done one of these for a while.

Kamenetz's proposed bill regarding cigarette sales to underaged teens is pointless, and stupid.

What has Ken Oliver done to fulfill his promises from 2005 and earlier on group homes?

Newspaper article says neighbors equate Muslim students with drunks.

Woodlawn has had bigots for decades, although the target of the bigotry has changed somewhat.

This time, Gardina goes off the deep end about aggressive dogs, without the slightest idea what he is doing.

Will the Fashion Police take over where the "real" police fail to perform?

Only in Baltimore can a person fight off an robbery attempt, and find himself possibly facing criminal charges.

Baltimore 1993 versus Baltimore 2007. How little progress we've made.

The Baltimore Examiner reports: Baltimore County police are warning residents of a scam by criminals posing as Baltimore Gas and Electric representatives. According to county detectives and BGE security specialists, a woman calls a BGE customer

Here's a sampling of what governments around the country and the globe are doing to their citizens.

Has Baltimore County legalized car theft?

Jeff Beauchamp owes Baltimoreans an explanation about the way the management of WBAL has "disappeared" Chip Franklin and Rob Douglas.

Martin O'Malley quietly proposes raising MD's already scandalous gasoline tax.