Election 2024: Alsobrooks looks to make history in Senate race
On another installment of our series of Conversations with the Candidates, Prince George’s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks joins Midday. She is the Democratic nominee running to succeed Ben Cardin in the U.S. Senate. With a thin majority for Democrats in the Senate, Democrats are facing an uphi…
Election 2024: Ballot Question F and the future of Harborplace
Baltimore City voters are set to have a say on the future of Harborplace by voting "yes" or "no" on Question F, which asks voters if they want to make amends to the city charter regarding the public park area at the Inner Harbor. Specifically, Question F asks if voters would allow multi-family hou…
Perspectives on violence and resilience in occupied West Bank and Gaza
Today, reflections on the war in the Middle East from an American physician who spent a month at a hospital in Gaza, and a Marylander who grew up in Ramallah, on the West Bank. Dr. Victoria Aveson is a surgeon from New York, who went to Gaza under the auspices of Humanity Auxilium, a nonprofit tha…
Rousuck's Review: 'Babbitt' at the Shakespeare Theatre Company
Today we have our weekly review from Midday theater critic J. Wynn Rousuck. This week she explores Babbittstarring two-time Tony award winner Matthew Broderick. The play is a stage adaptation of Sinclair Lewis’s politically satirical critique of the American dream. Babbitt runs through November …
Baltimore City is set to vote on Question H. What is it?
Baltimore City's charter is a foundational document dictating how the city is run, similar to how the Bill of Rights and the U.S. Constitution sets the responsibilities and limits of the federal government. And like the U.S. Constitution, the city charter is not easy to amend. Amendments need to b…
John Grisham's latest book turns to the true stories of the wrongfully 'Framed'
John Grisham's name is a common sight on book store shelves and the annual lists of best-selling works. His gripping thrillers, including A Time for Mercy and The Runaway Jury, are known across the world. In 2006, Grisham published The Innocent Man, a nonfiction work chronicling the story of Ron W…
A top Maryland election official reports on early-voting kick-off. Plus, a call for election workers.
Millions of people around the country have already cast a ballot in this year’s election. With competitive races for President and for U.S. Senate, Maryland voters are expected to turnout in high numbers. The 2020 election, which put President Joe Biden into office, saw 66% participation. Two year…
Conversation with the Candidates: Kim Klacik for Maryland's 2nd Congressional District
Kim Klacik speaks to Midday about her run for U.S. Congress in another edition of Conversations with the Candidates. She is the Republican candidate to represent the second congressional district in the House of Representatives. Her opponent in the race is Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewsk…
A rare debate between candidates for Maryland's next Senator
Dr. Mileah Kromer, pollster and Director of the UMBC Institute of Politics joins Midday to recap the debate between Angela Alsobrooks and Larry Hogan, who are vying to succeed Ben Cardin in the US Senate. The Institute of Politics recently released a poll to capture the thoughts of registered vote…
Rousuck's Review: 'Joe Turner's Come and Gone' by Chesapeake Shakespeare Company
Theater critic J. Wynn Rousuck joins Midday to share another weekly review of a local theatrical production. Rousuck reviews Joe Turner's Come and Gone, which runs at the Chesapeake Theatre Company through October 13. The production is the second show in The Baltimore August Wilson Celebration.