While the GOP may not speak as loudly about our fiscal situation as it once did, this week’s Republican convention offered a good chance to do so — and to offer something positive.

“New Gas Pumps!” the big sign sitting atop a 30-foot pole proclaimed.

It’s the dog days of summer, and you’re looking for a good topic to share with your friend as you embark on a walk. You’re seeking “light” conversation.

The entire reason why I ran for governor in the first place was to fight for hard working Marylanders, mom and pop small businesses, and retirees who were just struggling to get by.

In a letter to the editor, Cliff Kincaid criticizes The Frederick News-Post for not mentioning in its coverage of Frederick's Pride event that the paper was a sponsor and a vendor.

When I moved to Baltimore in 2014, I lived in Fell’s Point, a waterfront community near the city’s inner harbor. I would jog along the promenade and see plastic bottles, takeout containers, broken chairs and all kinds of debris floating in the murky water, which often smelled like rotting meat.

“The Japanese have a saying, ‘Fix the problem, not the blame.’” — “Rising Sun” (1993)

Downtown Frederick’s MARC commuter station opened just shy of 23 years ago, but in the almost quarter-century that followed, there’s been little new housing constructed in the vicinity — other than the 32 income-restricted apartments built more than a decade ago at the corner of South and Ca…

I grew up in Bethel Park, the middle-class suburb south of Pittsburgh where 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks lived with his parents.

A mentor of mine just died.

Regarding spying on Americans, the Postal Service may have the Central Intelligence Agency beat.

The Supreme Court made it harder for political bosses running local governments to arrest their critics without fear of the consequences. On June 20, the high court held in Gonzalez v. Trevino that probable cause for a pretextual crime cannot justify retaliation by arrest.

Recent polls show that the economy is still chosen by more voters than any other issue as the most important issue in this election.

Fame.

As the 2024 presidential election approaches, a critical issue remains largely unaddressed: the alarming deficiencies in the U.S. military.

The campaign to serve as Donald Trump’s running mate has unfolded in an unusually public way, including a parade of potential vice presidents attending the New York trial that led to his historic criminal conviction.

The most critical nexus in the free market is the transactions that occur when willing sellers and interested buyers meet. One does not usually look to the federal government to resolve concerns that the costs of particular goods or services are too high.

In a historic move, the Food and Drug Administration has approved the marketing of four menthol nicotine vapes. This is the first time that the FDA has authorized a non-tobacco flavored vape, increasing the number of authorized vapes from 23 to 27.

Last month, my family and I took a much anticipated trip to the United Kingdom. Many of my ancestors came from the British Isles, including a Scottish great-grandmother who lived until I was 21.