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Chris Roemer: When fiscal pressures destroy Carroll County’s local traditions | COMMENTARY

Opinion: Fiscal pressures from Annapolis shouldn't cost Carroll County beloved traditions such as the Outdoor School overnight program, writes Chris Roemer.

West Middle School sixth-graders hike back from the stream during their Outdoor School class at Hashawha Environmental Area. (Staff File Photo)

Michelle Jefferson of Westminster expresses concerns as she speaks to the crowd during a public information meeting regarding the Maryland Piedmont Reliability Project at Carroll County Ag Center. (Brian Krista/Staff)

Chris Roemer: What will it take for Wes Moore to say no to MPRP? | COMMENTARY

Democratic socialist and New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani. New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has repeated his support for Darializa Avila Chevalier, telling CNN, “In Congress, she’ll take on corporate greed, bad landlords and D.C.’s broken political system. At a time when power is concentrated in fewer and fewer hands, Darializa will fight in Congress for New York City’s working families. She’s the champion we need for a city New Yorkers can actually afford.” (YUKI IWAMURA/AP)

Tom Zirpoli: Democratic socialism is not a threat to democracy | COMMENTARY

Gubernatorial candidate Francesca Hong lost her bid for the Democratic nomination in Wisconsin on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Kayla Wolf)

Chris Roemer: Don’t buy democratic socialists’ moderate camouflage | COMMENTARY

By Chris Roemer

August 13, 2026 at 3:04 p.m.

Opinion: Moderates across the country should follow Wisconsin's example in rejecting socialist candidates, writes Chris...

Abdul El-Sayed speaks during a primary election night event.

Chris Roemer: Socialists’ plan to consume the Democratic Party | COMMENTARY

By Chris Roemer

August 6, 2026 at 2:54 p.m.

Opinion: Across the country, socialist candidates are working to infiltrate the Democratic Party while concealing...

Baltimore Orioles manager Craig Albernaz, right, looks on from the dugout during a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves, Friday, July 24, 2026, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Terrance Williams)

Chris Roemer: Musings and frustrations from a difficult Orioles season | COMMENTARY

By Chris Roemer

July 30, 2026 at 2:57 p.m.

Opinion: From the play to the announcing, Orioles fans have had plenty to complain about...

President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth salute as the Army moves a transfer case.

Chris Roemer: Exploiting US casualties plays into Iran’s hands | COMMENTARY

By Chris Roemer

July 23, 2026 at 3:32 p.m.

Opinion: Democrats who politically exploit U.S. casualties in the Iran conflict are playing into the...

Chris Roemer: The sad end of the beloved Outdoor School program | COMMENTARY

By Chris Roemer

July 16, 2026 at 3:21 p.m.

Opinion: Carroll County residents deserve answers after the Board of Education moved to end the...

Relatives of missing victims weep, as they gather at the site of destroyed buildings that were hit in an Israeli airstrike in Qannarit village, southern Lebanon, Saturday, June 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Mohammed Zaatari)

Tom Zirpoli: Defending human rights is not antisemitic | COMMENTARY

By Tom Zirpoli

July 14, 2026 at 2:52 p.m.

Opinion: Americans should not face accusations of antisemitism for criticizing Israel's actions in Gaza and...

“Taking on Ashley Moody and her billionaire friends will not be easy,” progressive Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., said in a statement this past week. “But we will win this fight because when working people stand together, there is nothing that can stop us.” (JACQUELYN MARTIN/AP FILE)

Chris Roemer: Bernie Sanders’ strange brand of socialism | COMMENTARY

By Chris Roemer

July 9, 2026 at 3:44 p.m.

Opinion: Too many socialist politicians rail against the elites while living a life of luxury...

People watch Rodeo250 at the Great American State Fair on the National Mall.

Chris Roemer: Americans must keep faith in our democracy | COMMENTARY

By Chris Roemer

July 2, 2026 at 3:10 p.m.

Opinion: "This Independence Day, it is right that Americans celebrate the fact that the United...

Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner speaks during a primary election night watch party after winning the Democratic nomination Tuesday, June 9, 2026, in Blue Hill, Maine. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

Chris Roemer: Can common sense win over radical lunacy? | COMMENTARY

By Chris Roemer

June 25, 2026 at 2:50 p.m.

Opinion: America’s moderates and independents need to ask themselves if today's Democratic Party reflects their...

Workers continue building the cage for a June 14 UFC fight at the White House.

Tom Zirpoli: While Americans suffer, Trump spares no expense on vanity projects | COMMENTARY

By Tom Zirpoli

June 15, 2026 at 10:10 a.m.

Opinion: President Donald Trump is more interested in pursuing expensive vanity projects than addressing the...

Allan Culver, Special Counsel to the State’s Attorney, is running for Carroll County State's Attorney.

Allan Culver: I’ll keep Carroll County safe as state’s attorney | COMMENTARY

By Allan Culver

June 12, 2026 at 12:26 p.m.

Guest commentary: Allan Culver makes the case for his candidacy for Carroll County state's attorney.

Carroll County sheriff's vehicle. (Kevin Richardson/Sun Staff)

Why I support Psoras for state’s attorney | COMMENTARY

By Clarke Ahlers

June 10, 2026 at 4:23 p.m.

Guest commentary: George Psoras' courtroom experience make him the right fit for Carroll County state's...

Defense attorney George Psoras is running in the Carroll County state's attorney's race as a Republican. (Courtesy George Psoras)

George Psoras: Why I’m running for state’s attorney | COMMENTARY

By George Psoras

June 10, 2026 at 4:06 p.m.

Guest commentary: "I am running for state’s attorney because I believe Carroll County deserves stronger...

Democrats who cautioned against Graham Platner in Maine, most notably Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, are avoiding the battle for his replacement. (J. SCOTT APPLEWHITE/AP FILE)

Chris Roemer: What a Democratic victory in November will mean for America | COMMENTARY

By Chris Roemer

June 10, 2026 at 12:30 p.m.

Opinion: Democrats are hoping that Americans' antipathy toward Donald Trump will return them to power...

Carroll County State's Attorney Haven Shoemaker. (Jeffrey F. Bill/Staff)

Shoemaker: Why Culver is the right choice for state’s attorney | COMMENTARY

By Haven Shoemaker

June 9, 2026 at 10:25 a.m.

Opinion: Haven Shoemaker makes the case for his special counsel Allan Culver to succeed him...

Student desks in a classroom in Baltimore. (Staff File)

Chris Roemer: Reducing everything to identity politics doesn’t solve problems | COMMENTARY

By Chris Roemer

June 4, 2026 at 2:04 p.m.

Opinion: When dialogue is formatted around progressive orthodoxy, mutual understanding is hampered, not advanced, writes...

00Nov 13, 2025: Maryland Senate Minority Whip Justin Ready during a press conference where the republican response to Governor Wes Moore’s redistricting plans was presented in the Miller Senate Building Media Center. (Kim Hairston/staff)

Justin Ready: What Carroll County voters should know ahead of primaries | COMMENTARY

By Justin Ready

May 30, 2026 at 12:05 p.m.

Opinion: Republican Sen. Justin Ready endorses candidates for primary elections in Carroll County.

FILE – In this July 21, 2020 file photo, a man opens social media app ‘TikTok’ on his cell phone, in Islamabad, Pakistan. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed, File)

Chris Roemer: When compassion does more harm than good | COMMENTARY

By Chris Roemer

May 28, 2026 at 2:44 p.m.

Opinion: From drug use to phone addiction, too much compassion can sometimes enable self-destructive behavior,...

President Donald Trump holds the charter for his Board of Peace initiative.

Tom Zirpoli: Trump’s priorities are out of touch with American needs | COMMENTARY

By Tom Zirpoli

May 19, 2026 at 2:07 p.m.

Opinion: As the federal debt rises and Americans struggle with inflation, Donald Trump is pursuing...

Student desks at a classroom in Baltimore. (Staff File)

Chris Roemer: How parents set their kids up for failure | COMMENTARY

By Chris Roemer

May 14, 2026 at 2:47 p.m.

Opinion: Parents who shield their children from accountability in school are not putting them on...

People with the group No Labels hold signs during a rally on Capitol Hill in Washington in 2013. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

Chris Roemer: America needs a real third-party option | COMMENTARY

By Chris Roemer

May 7, 2026 at 2:48 p.m.

Opinion: Democrats and Republican politicians are on the same page when it comes to preventing...

Members of law enforcement respond during the White House Correspondents' Dinner.

Chris Roemer: How Democratic rhetoric invites political violence | COMMENTARY

By Chris Roemer

April 30, 2026 at 2:59 p.m.

Opinion: Irresponsible rhetoric directed at the president creates an environment that encourages assassination attempts, writes...

An election worker tears off “I Voted” stickers during the Virginia redistricting referendum at Fairfax Government Center, Tuesday, April 21, 2026, in Fairfax, Va. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Chris Roemer: Gerrymandering is a pox on both parties | COMMENTARY

By Chris Roemer

April 23, 2026 at 2:51 p.m.

Opinion: Both parties are guilty of engaging in highly undemocratic redistricting efforts, writes Chris Roemer.

Streamer Hasan Piker, left, and Abdul El-Sayed, the progressive candidate who won the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate in Michigan, center right, take a selfie with young fans at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan. (JULIA DEMAREE NIKHINSON/AP FILE)

Chris Roemer: Iran finds an ally in the Democratic Party | COMMENTARY

By Chris Roemer

April 16, 2026 at 3:41 p.m.

Opinion: Democrats are more concerned with undermining the president than serving America's interests in the...

Workers remove debris at Tehran's Sharif University of Technology complex.

Tom Zirpoli: Trump’s war on Iran diminishes us all | COMMENTARY

By Tom Zirpoli

April 14, 2026 at 3:46 p.m.

Opinion: President Trump's war on Iran has taken money that could be used to improve...

Maryland Del. Eric Bouchat, R-Carroll and Frederick counties, routinely votes present and leaves the State House in what he describes as a protest because Republican votes “don't matter.” He leaves behind a marble statue of Aristotle in his place.

Chris Roemer: Eric Bouchat has the right idea, and Republicans should listen | COMMENTARY

By Chris Roemer

April 9, 2026 at 3:30 p.m.

Opinion: Del. Eric Bouchat knows how a minority party can get things done. Maryland Republicans...

Antoine Randall, portraying Jesus, and Montray Dixon, as an angel, during a first dress rehearsal for an Easter Sunday Sunrise Service at King Memorial Park in 2023. (Kim Hairston/Staff)

Chris Roemer: Wishing all a blessed Easter | COMMENTARY

By Chris Roemer

April 2, 2026 at 3:00 p.m.

Columnist Chris Roemer reflects on what Easter means to him amid the country's rapidly changing...

A Prince George's County eighth grade math teacher has taken a seat on Maryland's Accountability & Implementation Board, the oversight authority for the Blueprint for Maryland's Future.

Chris Roemer: The unaffordable and unfree Blueprint for Maryland’s Future | COMMENTARY

By Chris Roemer

March 26, 2026 at 4:04 p.m.

Opinion: The Blueprint for Maryland's Future takes decision-making as far away from students as possible,...

President Donald Trump turns to House speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif.

Chris Roemer: The sad decline of civil politics | COMMENTARY

By Chris Roemer

March 19, 2026 at 2:46 p.m.

Opinion: Politicians used to be able to do battle during the day and be good...

Children depart a school bus in Carroll County. (Jeffrey F. Bill/Staff)

Fully fund Carroll County Public Schools | COMMENTARY

By Randy Linville

March 20, 2026 at 1:13 p.m.

Opinion: It's up to the Carroll County commissioners to decide whether to invest in keeping...

President Donald Trump speaks about Iran before a Medal of Honor ceremony at the White House.

Tom Zirpoli: A year of blunders for Trump | COMMENTARY

By Tom Zirpoli

March 17, 2026 at 3:37 p.m.

Opinion: It has been a year of blunders for President Donald Trump, writes Tom Zirpoli.

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries speaks during a news conference.

Chris Roemer: Iran loves to see our politicians undermine our war effort | COMMENTARY

By Chris Roemer

March 12, 2026 at 4:33 p.m.

Opinion: Politicians who try to undermine confidence in U.S. operations in Iran are playing into...

President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz in the Oval Office at the White House, Tuesday, March 3, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Tom Zirpoli: Americans say ‘no’ to another war | COMMENTARY

By Tom Zirpoli

March 10, 2026 at 4:24 p.m.

Opinion: The polling is clear, writes Tom Zirpoli. Americans don't support Donald Trump's war with...

U.S. Sen. Chris Van Hollen, a Maryland Democrat, looks to the audience during the third annual Baltimore Together Summit workshops at Baltimore Center Stage.

Chris Roemer: Democrats choose politics over peace | COMMENTARY

By Chris Roemer

March 5, 2026 at 3:55 p.m.

Opinion: Democratic lawmakers are more interested in fighting President Trump than the prospect of getting...