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Friday May 22, 2026
Opinion and essays

Speak plain

Columns that carry neighborhood memory, artist perspective and Maryland arguments with context.

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Baltimore artists should not have to flatten the city into a caption before the work gets heard.

Music column - Baltimore

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A food counter can hold as much neighborhood history as a press conference.

Eats column - Market desk

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Sports coverage should make room for the kid in the gym and the fan on the block.

Sports column - Maryland

Essay Desk

opinion with a Baltimore pulse

Lead essay

Let the city sound like itself.

The Voices page is where artists, editors and verified reporters can put context around what the news brief cannot carry alone.

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