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Facts Under Fire
Dear Fellow Marylanders, Today, International Holocaust Remembrance Day is one of the most solemn days of the year, not only for the Jewish people, but for all those who value freedom and life. It was on this day in 1945 that Soviet troops liberated the Nazi-run concentration camps at Auschwitz and Birkenau. Young soldiers, most now long-gone, came face to face with a few hundred survivors, piles of corpses and heaps of personal belongings of the victims of the worst atrocity humans have ever committed against other humans. As survivors told their stories, the world could no longer deny the enormity of the horrors committed in this place. Journalists snapped photos (no internet or smart...
Facts Under Fire
Dear Fellow Marylanders, Today, International Holocaust Remembrance Day is one of the most solemn days of the year, not only for the Jewish people, but for all those who value freedom and life. It was on this day in 1945 that Soviet troops liberated the Nazi-run...
Saving Roe
Dear Fellow Marylanders, Fifty-one years ago this Monday, the Supreme Court of the United States made it the law of the land that Americans have the right to control their own bodies, including whether and when they might be pregnant. The Roe v. Wade decision, which...
Give Us the Ballot
This Monday, January 15, we celebrate the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. as a national federal holiday. More than a day off from work or school, to honor the life and legacy of Dr. King, this day is recognized as a day of service. Many Americans use this day...
Democracy Under Pressure
Dear Fellow Marylanders, I was asked by a local student recently, after hearing a news story on the latest January 6th convictions, “why are they still talking about January 6?” As we mark three years since the insurrection that saw intruders storm the U.S. Capitol...