HELEN DELICH BENTLEY RAISES OVER $1,200 FOR TOYS FOR TOTS Retired Maryland Congresswoman replaces stolen Xmas merchandise from Harford County warehouse   Former Maryland Congresswoman Helen Delich Bentley, who has long been known for her salty language and Ebenezer Scrooge demeanor, performed a modern-day Christmas miracle this holiday week when she helped restore more […]

  ORIOLES’ $150 MILLION OFFER TO SLUGGER CHRIS DAVIS SEEMS MORE THAN FAIR What would Brooks and Frank Robinson earn? How much would the Bosox pay Ted Williams? BOSTON MEDIA AND FANS TRY TO FABRICATE MODERN BASEBALL HISTORY BY CLAIMING THAT WILLIAMS WAS NOT THE GREATEST   By David Maril   Let’s take a holiday-week, […]

   A Voice of Baltimore Feature, an excerpt from ROOBY TAWR, a novel in progress set in mid-20th Century Charm City By Joel Foreman Janie Shear had Adlai Stevenson and Montgomery Alabama on her mind as she hurried her homeward bound Pontiac Star Chief along the sinuous curveway winding through Leakin Park. Earlier that day […]

  RAISING MONEY FOR TEAMS AND SCHOOL ACTIVITIES SHOULD BE CONSTRUCTIVE AND NOT INTERFERE WITH THE LEGITIMATE NEEDS OF CHARITIES Leave the holiday fundraising in front of malls, shops & street corners for the many charitable organizations that serve the sick and needy; teamwork-based projects, like car washes, are a better approach TEACHING THE WRONG […]

  A VOICE of BALTIMORE BOOK REVIEW Journalist/author Barney Rostaing compares two “Bush 41” biographies — one old, one new — exclusively for VoB   CONTRARY TO CLOSE COMPETITOR DEFENSE SECRETARY RUMSFELD, BUSH IS LIKED AND ADMIRED BY NEARLY ALL AMERICANS A rare and decent man in politics, with character his strong point… but questionable […]