Years before Blueprint requirements dominated concerns in Carroll Schools, an enrollment decline startled the Carroll County community. Ten years ago, a declining student population meant the permanent closure of North Carroll High School, New Windsor Middle School and Charles Carroll Elementary at the end of the 2015-2016 school year. Ten years later, the Carroll County Board … [Read more...] about What 2 decades of Carroll Schools enrollment data can teach about today’s budget issues
Black Marylanders to Watch 2026: Dr. Tsion Abdi, Johns Hopkins Medicine patient access services director
Nothing makes Dr. Tsion Abdi feel more connected to Baltimore than using her medical and scientific training to solve problems for people: whether that means working one-on-one to provide clinical relief or finding ways to break down barriers to treatment for everyone. “The science of medicine is what really excites me, but what drives me is when I’m sitting across from the … [Read more...] about Black Marylanders to Watch 2026: Dr. Tsion Abdi, Johns Hopkins Medicine patient access services director
‘What a waste of $27 Million’: UMBC bulldozes Spring Grove Arboretum
The Catonsville neighbors of The University of Maryland, Baltimore County, say they were blindsided by a $27 million project paid out of a UMBC capital improvement budget that included clear-cutting nearly 3 acres of trees and bulldozing a stream valley and wetlands on the old Spring Grove Hospital Center. “What a waste of $27 million — the cost of a new school — to destroy … [Read more...] about ‘What a waste of $27 Million’: UMBC bulldozes Spring Grove Arboretum
Today in History: February 8, 2026
On Feb. 8, 1968, three Black students were killed and 28 wounded as state troopers opened fire on demonstrators at South Carolina State College in Orangeburg in the aftermath of protests over a whites-only bowling alley. The event would become known as the Orangeburg Massacre. In 1587, Mary, Queen of Scots was beheaded at Fotheringhay Castle in England after she was implicated … [Read more...] about Today in History: February 8, 2026
Federal workers say they face new job threat, and the dispute feels personal
It’s long felt personal between federal workers and President Donald Trump. Trump entered his second term promising to shrink and reshape the federal workforce, casting civil servants as embedded and unaccountable. Federal buildings tend to look standard-issue and utilitarian. And for many Americans, the federal workforce is easier to picture as a bureaucracy — an anonymous … [Read more...] about Federal workers say they face new job threat, and the dispute feels personal