Opinion/Essay

Originally published on May 3, 2019 By now, most of us have seen the mug shot of then 16-year-old city
Originally published in the Baltimore Sun on December 13, 2018. Like countless other parents of college-bound high school seniors living
Originally published on September 27, 2018 on Washingtonpost.com It has been 30 years. I thought I had moved on from
Originally published in the Baltimore Sun on August 23, 2018. It’s the middle of August and, so far this summer,
Originally published in Education Week on February 13, 2018 Today, more than 10 percent of all children ages 5-17 in
Originally published in the Baltimore Sun on May 12, 2017. As I was placing jars of spaghetti sauce on the
Originally published in the Baltimore Sun on October 26, 2016. For parents of teenagers, it's tougher now than ever to
Originally published in the Baltimore Sun on June 2, 2014 Parents of child athletes, take this quiz: Does your child receive
Originally published in the Baltimore Sun on October 28, 2015  _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ When you become a mother, you have your choice
Originally published in the Baltimore Sun on March 20, 2016   Moderation!" This was my mother's parting word to me
The office of Maryland Comptroller Peter Franchot recently released a report suggesting that Maryland students start school after Labor Day
I'm so thrilled for the Orioles, for the city of Baltimore, and for my 12-year-old son, who's learned what it
Originally published in Newsweek, September 26, 2008 Every time I step outside to water the flowers on my front porch, I
As a plodding lap swimmer at Meadowbrook, the Mt. Washington pool where Michael Phelp shas trained for almost two decades,