Editorial: It’s the law, not a policy
It’s tempting to applaud Wednesday’s agreement among the Baltimore Police Department, civil liberties advocates and a man whose cellphone was seized by police after he taped officers arresting his...
View ArticleEditorial: Fighting words
Pastor Fred Phelps has gone to his reward, and we can only hope that his reward is to get dope-slapped, repeatedly, by an Almighty who is righteously wrathful at being portrayed as a hateful bigot.
View ArticleEditorial: Live by the sword, die by the …
The hills are alive with the sound of pundits drawing feverish conclusions about what it all means.
View ArticleEditorial: Stay the course
Two important mass transit projects for our region are experiencing some rough sledding.
View ArticleEditorial: Should the state help?
Task forces come and go. Some of them aren’t really expected to produce anything. They’re just a convenient, face-saving way for politicians to kick the can down the road on difficult issues.
View ArticleEditorial: Promising start in Freddie Gray hearings
Wednesday was the first day of pretrial hearings into motions filed on behalf of six Baltimore city police officers charged in the death of Freddie Gray, and it was widely watched in the city and...
View ArticleEditorial: No need for reefer madness
Local government officials across Maryland are now discussing where to allow marijuana growing and dispensing facilities in their communities. So far, much of this discussion has centered on whether –...
View ArticleEditorial: A rush to judgment
In death, Freddie Gray has become a symbol to many in Baltimore and beyond while being simultaneously, in the view of city prosecutors, a victim of a crime. These two existences have always been in...
View ArticleEditorial: A chance to better Baltimore
Anyone who cares about the future of Baltimore should read the U.S. Justice Department investigative report on the city’s police practices, released Wednesday. The 163-page report, in addition to being...
View ArticleA farewell, and a thank you
For nearly a decade now, The Daily Record has been fortunate enough to feature a weekly column from C. Fraser Smith on our opinion pages. Those columns were always thoughtful, often prescient and...
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