January 21, 2015
by Geoff Shannon
Comments Off on Just A Heartbeat Away: The Short, Depressing History of Maryland’s Lt. Governorship
MSA Archives Wednesday, Jan. 21 was inauguration day here in Maryland, and newly-elected Gov. Larry Hogan (R) assumed office at the state house in Annapolis. More importantly, Maryland swore in it’s new Lt. Governor, one of the least important political … Continue reading
February 23, 2014
by Geoff Shannon
Comments Off on City Paper Is Dead. Long Live City Paper
I was going to write an extended obituary for City Paper, Baltimore’s alternative weekly, following its sale to frenemy Baltimore Sun this week, but Gawker editor and former CP staff writer Tom Scocca (who’ve we’ve mentioned here before) beat me … Continue reading
January 31, 2014
by Clare Lochary
Comments Off on Class Chatter Super-Catholic Edition
There has recently been a spotlight on my alma mater, Notre Dame Preparatory School, for refusing to list an alumna’s marriage to another woman in its Class Chatter, on the basis that gay marriage is not in keeping with Catholic … Continue reading
December 24, 2012
by Geoff Shannon
Comments Off on Immigrant Status
The golden domes of St. Michael the Archangel Ukrainian Catholic Church tower over East Baltimore, rising deep into the city skyline. Children playing in nearby Patterson Park, just across the street in the shadow of the church on Eastern Avenue, … Continue reading
January 18, 2010
by Geoff Shannon
Comments Off on MLK Jr. Day – An Interview with James Baldwin
In honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, I’m posting a three-part interview series with author, intellectual and Civil Rights leader, James Baldwin. Here, in an interview with Kenneth Clark, Baldwin gives his perspective on MLK, Malcolm X and the … Continue reading