If you're going to report on a story, it helps to be accurate. You will hear rumors about what happened this morning, but this is the truth. thebaltimorebanner.com/politics-power…

Do you suspect #Baltimore County doesn't really recycle? I promise you, it does. You can even go watch it happen. I did. Here are pictures! thebaltimorebanner.com/community/clim…

Why didn't The Baltimore County Executive re-appoint the Inspector General, who is Maryland's "fraud fighter of the year?" See if you can figure it out from this story. I wrote it, and I am still not sure. Baltimore County Office of the Inspector General thebaltimorebanner.com/politics-power…

As the Trump Administration cracks down on diversity programs and seeks to erase Black history from libraries and museums, Black women are making sure their daughters can see them leading and claiming their places and spaces. thebaltimorebanner.com/community/loca…

We finally have a map. Is it DOA? thebaltimorebanner.com/politics-power…

#Harriettubman is home, and she is beautiful. You can see her at the Eastern Shore's largest art exhibit devoted to her. It's free. thebaltimorebanner.com/culture/arts/h…

And the IG beat goes on...three days after IG Kelly Madigan told Baltimore County executives she was investigating Johnny Olszewski's uncle for misusing his county vehicle to campaign, the CE told her she was not going to be reappointed. Catch up here! thebaltimorebanner.com/politics-power…

Baltimore County has no public pools, whereas the city has several. Why? Segregation is to blame. thebaltimorebanner.com/community/loca…

Here's something odd you might not have considered. Baltimore County does not have a public swimming pool. Not one. Rona Kobell explains why: thebaltimorebanner.com/community/loca…

"In the county where Michael Phelps grew up, there’s no public pool."

Wonderful The Baltimore Banner story by Rona Kobell on the legacy of racism and the policy choices that have left Baltimore County, which has nearly a million residents, with no public swimming pools. thebaltimorebanner.com/community/loca…

“I will shove my Glock up your ass!” - Baltimore County Councilman Todd Crandell, a Dundalk Republican, after a police officer refused to uncuff him during a drunken episode in his office in a suburban mall. Céilí Doyle and I for The Baltimore Banner. thebaltimorebanner.com/politics-power…

There are no public pools in Baltimore County, which is 33 percent Black.

Sometimes, it seems the fight over the Inspector General is about a battle over the soul of Baltimore County, and what kind of place it has been and wants to be. Here, I offer some history and perspective on the big vote tonight. thebaltimorebanner.com/politics-power…

“I could not imagine one of my clients not getting arrested under those circumstances,” defense attorney Natalie Finegar on the treatment of Baltimore Co Councilman Todd Crandell. The Dundalk Republican told police, “I will shove a Glock up your ass.” thebanner.com/community/loca…

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Stop slamming #SerenaWilliams. She's just trying to be her best self. I'm no tennis champ, but I'm trying to do the same. thebanner.com/opinion/column…

📷 · nowRona Kobell Rona Kobell.bsky.social Izzy Patoka is announcing his run for #Baltimore Co Executive. I tracked down his third-grade class photo, where he is holding the sign next to his then-neighbor, the late Kevin Kamenetz. thebanner.com/politics-power…

It's lights out for the Ben Carson solar farm. thebanner.com/politics-power…