Pulitzer Prize Awards

Attachment legislating: Corporate cash and the GOP

2012-05-15 10:08:00

If money is the mother's milk of politics, then America's big corporations are Big Mama, and Big Baby is the Republican Party suckling at the enormous bosom of business. Democrats, meanwhile, are abandoned brats scrounging for nourishment wherever they...

Letter: Beauty of nature, wildlife at Lockhouse being sacrificed

2012-05-15 08:57:00

Editor: The waterfowl are the "glory" of the Chesapeake, in the view of Walter W. Warner, Pulitzer Prize winner and author of Beautiful Swimmers and Watermen. This admiration is not shared by everyone. "They" have declared war on the geese and ducks that...

High school Romney vs. high school Obama

2012-05-14 10:54:00

Sure, you may know which man -- Mitt Romney or Barack Obama -- you want to see running the country, but which one would you have wanted to know in high school? We learned four years ago that young Barack was a laid back, not overly studious kid who loved...

On gay marriage, who will pay the price -- Obama or Romney?

2012-05-11 06:19:00

Barack Obama has crossed the Rubicon and come to the defense of same-sex marriage. For him, it was a small step, since his is already the most pro-gay rights presidency in history, but it will have big political ramifications. The war is on. The line...

Baltimore Sun in the news

2012-05-08 08:22:00

There's a fallacy that reporters detest being in the spotlight. If that were really true, articles would be published without bylines. But print journalists have found that it's easier and more fun to ask questions than it is to answer them. Nonetheless,...

Theater Review: 'Ruined' women saved by Pulitzer-winning play

2012-05-09 07:58:00

Lynn Nottage does not shy away from a tough subject in "Ruined." Although its story about sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo is not always easy to watch, this Pulitzer Prize-winning play features female characters that you want to watch...

The war correspondent: Strange days on the battlefront

2012-05-10 07:35:00

The Saudi lieutenant shouted an order in Arabic. Two dozen of his men, frenzied and hollering, lowered their weapons and backed away from an encircled knot of prisoners. Kneeling at the center of this commotion in the Kuwaiti desert were 10 unarmed...

The film critic: Bedeviled by apostrophes and irony

2012-05-10 07:39:00

I still fear the Gray Man. Three out of five days, he invades my dreams. It's always the same. I'm running after him down the mausoleum-dark hallway of the fifth floor of The Sun building. He's solitary, his slumped spine signifying disappointment. "I'm...

Al-Qaida meets Victoria's Secret

2012-05-10 09:00:00

Those sultans of style at al-Qaidahave released their line of lingerie for spring, and it's a blast. Tucked away in their secret atelier in Yemen, the fanatics of fashion have come up with an updated version of the exploding underwear that caused such a...

Who's better on gay rights, Mitt Romney or Barry Goldwater?

2012-05-08 09:00:00

Richard Grenell had the right resume to be Mitt Romney's spokesman on foreign policy -- a stint as communications director for four of the Bush administration's U.N. ambassadors; a degree from Harvard's Kennedy School of Government; his own...

Obama's end zone dance

2012-05-04 09:14:00

This week, Republicans have been criticizing President Barack Obama for his surprise trip to Afghanistan marking the one-year anniversary of the killing of Osama bin Laden. By accusing the president of hyping the commemoration, they apparently hope to...

Crossing the border -- in reverse

2012-04-24 13:34:00

Just as the U.S. Supreme Courtbegins to hear arguments about Arizona's hard line immigration law, a study pops up that says illegal immigration from Mexico is a diminishing problem. According to a report released by the Pew Hispanic Center, the massive...

workers carry a 350kg sheet of steel across the Annapurna Shipyard in Alang, India. This technique is the cause of many foot and let injuries.

2012-05-04 14:56:23

Chicago Tribune columnist Mary Schmich speaks to the newsroom after winning the Pulitzer Prize in commentary writing. ( Nancy Stone, Chicago Tribune / April 16, 2012 )

2012-04-16 13:45:00

Coverage of the scandal invovling former Penn State football assistant Jerry Sandusky enabled a writer win a Pulitzer Prize.

2012-04-16 13:27:00