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C. Fraser Smith: We unite in talking about Rice
Overheard apology of an outraged fan: “OK, one more thing and I’ll shut up. …” Tough promise to keep on the subject of Ray Rice, the Baltimore Ravens, the NFL and the videotape.
C. Fraser Smith: Left a loan, students drown in debt
Created in part by government action and inaction, the student loan crisis flashes on our collective radar screen with the help of freshman U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren.
C. Fraser Smith: Good luck with that Horseshoe
What do we know so far about the benefits Baltimore can expect from the Horseshoe Casino?
C. Fraser Smith: In GOP district, will voters turn to Democrat?
You could call him a warhorse. Or cannon fodder. Or maybe senator. He’s running for the state senate — with suddenly a chance to win, he thinks.
C. Fraser Smith: Elizabeth Bobo’s inspiration
As she rolled up the driveway of her daughter’s home in Ellicott City last March, Liz Bobo sensed the end she had been expecting for some months had arrived.
C. Fraser Smith: Better Red than dead project
Critics say the Red Line will break Baltimore’s bank: The strapped city can’t come up with its $200 million share. Proponents call the Red Line a lifeline.
C. Fraser Smith: It keeps you running
You’re running for president of the United States. People say: And pigs can fly.
C. Fraser Smith: Kamenetz not wanting to go in the Red
Maryland’s next governor may have to spend some time counseling Baltimore leaders on the importance of working together.
C. Fraser Smith: Take the money and run
This just in: Larry Hogan is the underdog in the race for governor of Maryland.
C. Fraser Smith: Gathering of literary friends
In the fourth year of his appearances here, the essayist Roger Rosenblatt talked writing with some of the literary world’s marquee stars.
C. Fraser Smith: Brown can’t just run not to lose
It’s Lt. Gov. Anthony Brown’s governorship to lose, as they say in sports. He’s the Democratic nominee in an overwhelmingly Democratic state.
C. Fraser Smith: Some vote early, often
Even in the shade, the heat slowed your step. And yet you sensed determination as people made their way into the polling place at Cold Spring Lane and Loch Raven Boulevard for early voting.
