A Voice of Baltimore Feature, an excerpt from      ROOBY TAWR, a novel in progress      set in mid-20th Century Charm City                                By Joel Foreman   During the early years of WWII, Reuben Michael winced whenever Deuteronomy Graves reminded him with a self-satisfied laugh that the Ruby Tire Company was “in the money.” With Bethlehem […]

  IS SWEDISH CARMAKER’S SHIFT TO ONLINE AUTO PURCHASING THE WAVE OF THE FUTURE? Stress, challenge and fun of matching wits against automobile salespeople could be thing of the past TURNING THE TABLES ON THE CAR DEALER   By David Maril   Volvo has never been perceived as a trend-setter or a tradition-breaker. The Swedish […]

  SOON-TO-BE-UNEMPLOYED O’MALLEY DESERVES LIFETIME CASINO JOB OFFER; EHRLICH NEEDS A GHOSTWRITER Personalized speed/red-light cameras would make nice stocking stuffer for Mayor Rawlings-Blake ORIOLES’ EXECUTIVE VP DAN DUQUETTE QUALIFIES FOR ONE-WAY TICKET TO TORONTO, PAID BY BLUE JAYS   By David Maril   With time running out for this year’s holiday gift shopping, here’s a […]

  NONE IS A ‘HOUSEHOLD WORD’ EXCEPT INSIDE HIS HOME TURF; AND ONE HAS NEVER RUN BEFORE FOR ANY U.S. ELECTIVE OFFICE Best way to protect against community injustice is to register voters, increase fair representation A FOUR-YEAR CONTRACT FOR MARKAKIS WOULD HAVE REQUIRED A COMPLICATED AND TOUGH DECISION FOR THE ORIOLES   By David […]

  A Voice of Baltimore Feature, an excerpt from      ROOBY TAWR, a novel in progress      set in mid-20th Century Charm City                                By Joel Foreman   When Deuteronomy Graves told Reuben Michael he would mitigate, he didn’t say noth’n ’bout the vortex. Ruby wouldn’t have paid it no mind — D had all kinds of […]