A LOOK ON THE BRIGHT SIDE OF LIFE FROM A MANAGER LIKE ANDERSON Perspective goes a long way in baseball YOU CAN SEE A WHOLE LOT OF SPARKY IN BALTIMORE’S BUCK SHOWALTER   By David Maril   Tiger Stadium is long gone, and the soothing, eloquent southern tones of the late Ernie Harwell, Detroit’s […]

  NEED-TO-KNOW NEWS — For Friday April 4 [Scroll down for full week’s compendia]   WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW TODAY — IN BRIEF   A Voice of Baltimore compendium, local and beyond.   Your weekday morning look  (with links)  at late-breaking news, current events, and what will be talked about wherever you may go on […]

  ONE COLLECTOR’S PHONY SIGNATURE CAN BE ANOTHER’S PRIZE POSSESSION For the right price, celebrities will sign anything but checks   By David Maril   What is the big deal about celebrity autographs? The whole process is often superficial and impersonal. I’ve never understood why so many of us are obsessed with memorabilia related to […]

  NEED-TO-KNOW NEWS — For Friday March 28 [Scroll down for full week’s compendia]   WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW TODAY — IN BRIEF   A Voice of Baltimore compendium, local and beyond.   Your weekday morning look  (with links)  at late-breaking news, current events, and what will be talked about wherever you may go on […]

  SHOULD BROWN DIVORCE HIMSELF FROM O’MALLEY AND COMMIT THE ‘AL GORE PRESIDENTIAL ERROR’? Why does Baltimore not have a solid round-the-clock radio news station like Washington D.C.’s WTOP?   By David Maril   While wondering how far television ratings would nosedive for the NCAA hoop tournament if it weren’t for office pools and people […]