Bruce Springsteen

Officials' phone records show political, personal contacts

2013-05-14 06:13:00

Days before last November’s election, Gov. Martin O’Malley used his cellphone to call Jim Murren, the chief executive of MGM Resorts International in Las Vegas. The two talked for 11 minutes that Sunday. Not surprisingly, the topic was the...

'Accidental Racist,' willful ignorance

2013-04-14 04:00:00

There are many things to say about Brad Paisley's new song. The country music giant is under fire for "Accidental Racist," about a Starbucks employee who objects to Mr. Paisley's Confederate battle flag shirt. The song, Mr. Paisley's attempt to...

Baby gets cruel lesson in life early

2013-02-24 04:00:00

"The first kick I took was when I hit the ground." -- Bruce Springsteen, "Born in the USA." So now, Jonah has received a lesson in How Things Are. He is 19 months old. Sitting on his mother's lap on a recent Delta Airlines flight on approach to...

How black is black enough?

2013-01-13 04:00:00

I suddenly find myself concerned about my blackness. It had never occurred to me to worry about it before. Then came the incident last month on ESPN's "First Take" program that initially got commentator Rob Parker suspended and then, last week, fired...

On Beyonce, lip-syncing and the public's obsession with outrage

2013-01-23 12:23:00

(Note: This post has nothing to do with Baltimore other than the fact the performance discussed took place sort of close to it. And, Beyonce is performing at the Super Bowl this year -- where the Ravens will take on the 49ers. This is more of a rant...

Good morning, Baltimore: Need to know for Thursday

2012-12-13 04:36:00

WEATHER: Sunny, high near 48. Tonight is expected to be clear, low around 38. TRAFFIC: Check our traffic updates for this morning's issues. TOP NEWS City issued speed camera ticket to motionless car: The Baltimore City speed camera ticket alleged...

Kathryn Barry Truax, teacher

2012-12-05 12:57:44

Kathryn Barry Truax, an elementary school teacher recalled for her classroom presence, died of leukemia Dec. 2 at her Ruxton home. She was 30. Born in Baltimore and raised in Ruxton, she was a 2000 graduate of the Bryn Mawr School, where she played...

Ask yourself: Why are so many signing secession petitions?

2012-11-26 12:45:00

Over the years I have always found the letters to the editor to be at times informative and at times uninformed. It's a credit to The Sun's editors that often they allow both sides of an argument to be heard, and I believe most readers appreciate this...

Here's to the venomous secessionists

2012-11-19 08:00:00

The sour Skittles are coming out of the woodwork, and I'm finding them increasingly harder to swallow. I am both surprised and amused to learn that all 50 states have turned in pleas (or petitions) to secede from the United States ("Petitions call for...

Wedded: Eileen Cox and Ricardo Silva

2013-01-11 11:57:00

Wedding date: Dec. 8, 2012 Her story: Eileen Cox, 30, grew up in Sea Girt, N.J. She is a middle school English teacher for the Loudoun County public schools system in Virginia. Her parents, Sharon and Leo Cox, are retired. His story: Ricardo Silva, 30,...

Sea of purple cheers for Ravens at Bel Air rally Friday

2013-01-11 19:39:57

Bruce Springsteen's "Glory Days" boomed across a sea of purple, as several hundred Baltimore Ravens fans of all ages shimmied and shook and exchanged high-fives inside Looney's Pub North in Bel Air late Friday afternoon. And there wasn't even a game yet!...

A nun quietly rebukes 'I built that'

2012-09-09 03:00:00

— Let's talk about the other speech. No, not Bill Clinton's 48-minute stemwinder to the Democratic National Convention on Wednesday night that was so mesmerizing even Republicans praised it. Instead, let's offer a little nod of affirmation for...

Natalie Maines, here with Ben Harper, left, and bluesman Charlie Musselwhite at the 2013 MusiCares salute to Bruce Springsteen, has released her first solo album, "Mother."

2013-05-08 11:33:15

Singer Bruce Springsteen talks to the media before his concert at Telenor Arena in Oslo in this picture provided by NTB Scanpix April 29, 2013.

2013-04-29 09:09:00

This mixing board, though retired, has operated at 1st Mariner since it opened in 1962 (as the Baltimore Civic Center) with a Baltimore Clippers ice hockey game.

2013-04-22 00:00:00