September 11, 2001 Attacks

Setting limits on drones

2013-05-23 13:38:00

It's about time. President Barack Obama's announcement today of new limits on drone strikes and his renewed call to close the terrorist detention center at Guantanamo Bay were badly overdue. The United States has lost much credibility overseas with...

What does the tea party say after Okla. tornadoes?

2013-05-23 12:00:00

I ask the tea party, as it campaigns for extreme cuts in government services, would it cut the National Weather Service? If it had been cut, who would have let the people in Oklahoma know that they needed to get into shelters to be safe from tornadoes?...

So much for messianic leadership

2013-05-23 00:00:00

Although there's still a great deal to be learned about the scandals and controversies swirling around the White House like so many ominous dorsal fins in the surf, the nature of President Barack Obama's bind is becoming clear. The best defenses of his...

Canavan is the right choice [Editorial]

2013-05-16 17:54:17

The selection of Barbara Canavan to be the interim superintendent of Harford County Public Schools was a very good choice. In some ways, it's perhaps a brilliant choice. Time, as it always does, will say for sure, but it certainly seems that Canavan is...

IRS follows Obama's lead

2013-05-20 04:00:00

Of course the president deserves some of the blame. Yes, it's extremely unlikely he ordered the IRS to discriminate against tea party, pro-life or Jewish groups opposed to his agenda (though why anyone should take his word for it is beyond me). And...

National tour of 'American Idiot' hits Baltimore

2013-05-09 16:28:00

“American Idiot,” the 2010 Broadway hit musical — the first punk rock opera, really — now at the Hippodrome, paints a searing portrait of restless, reckless youth, with all the sex, drugs and violence you’d expect from a...

Gilman, St. Frances to take part in inaugural Brothers In Arms Football Classic

2013-05-03 14:07:00

Two defending champions from the Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association will participate in the inaugural Under Armour Brothers In Arms Classic high school football event this fall. Gilman, which has won the past two MIAA A Conference...

Start snitching: the public's role in fighting terrorism

2013-05-05 05:00:00

The arrest of three friends of the surviving suspect in the Boston Marathon bombing reminds us of the consequences of withholding information from investigators, lying or being an accessory after the fact for a friend or loved one. In other words, if...

Cummings a disgrace in Benghazi hearings

2013-05-14 09:00:00

The other day I sat down to watch some of the coverage of the Benghazi hearings and almost spit out my drink in utter dismay at the ignorance and incompetence of Rep. Elijah Cummings ("U.S. diplomat details attack in Benghazi," May 9). Now, mind you...

Maybe Majid Khan rates a stateside prison cell

2013-05-04 16:42:00

As a teenager in the mid-1990s, he moved with his parents to the United States from Pakistan. The family sought and received political asylum. They settled in Baltimore County and operated a gas station. The boy attended Owings Mills High School. His...

In Watch Center, an urgent search for man in danger

2013-05-03 18:15:47

On a recent Friday night in the Baltimore Police Department's high-tech Watch Center, an urgent but vague tip came in — a murder witness was in danger. The tipster had overheard a conversation but knew only the nickname of the witness and had a...

Md. National Guard preparing for final Afghan deployment

2013-05-09 17:55:47

As the Maryland National Guard prepares for what could be its final deployment to Afghanistan, its commander sees a "pivotal point" in the nation's history. More than a decade of deployments to Afghanistan, Iraq and other battlegrounds since Sept. 11,...

A rescue dog is transported out of the debris of the World Trade Center, September 15, 2001.

2013-05-23 09:49:00

People are reflected while peering into the 9/11 Museum, still under construction, as One World Trade Center (TOP L), now the tallest building in the United States, continues to be constructed in New York City.

2013-05-16 00:00:00

Bernard was an influential figure in the field of group psychotherapy, with offices in Manhattan and Westport. He wrote six books and numerous articles.

2013-05-11 17:53:33