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Rebecca Hoffberger, who steps down today as director of the American Visionary Art Museum, founded the iconic institution in 1995. (photo courtesy AVAM)

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Rebecca Hoffberger reflects on her three decades at AVAM's helm

Tom Hall

Stepping down as director of the iconic "outsider art" museum she founded on Baltimore's Key Highway in 1995, Ms. Hoffberger considers its cultural impact, and her next artistic vision.

Dr. Darryl L. Williams has served as Superintendent of Schools for Baltimore County Public Schools since his May 2019 appointment by the Board of Education. (photo courtesy BCoPS)

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Newsmaker: Dr. Darryl L. Williams, Balt. County Public Schools Supt.

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The Baltimore County schools chief discusses academic goals, COVID mitigation strategies, and how he's working to improve BCoPS operations.

Jason W. Mitchell was sworn in as Director of Baltimore City's Department of Public Works on July 2, 2021. (courtesy photo)

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Newsmaker: Jason W. Mitchell, Director, Dept. of Public Works

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After 9 months at the helm of Baltimore's City's DPW, Jason Mitchell talks about how he's managing one of the city's toughest jobs.

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Sen. Ben Cardin on Putin/Ukraine, updates on BBB & voting rights bills

Tom Hall

MD's senior senator discusses US responses to Russia's war threats in Ukraine and the fate of stalled Senate legislation.

Kevin W. Sowers, M.S.N., R.N., F.A.A.N., is president of the Johns Hopkins Health System and executive vice president of Johns Hopkins Medicine. He is the second person in Johns Hopkins history to hold these dual roles. (photo courtesy Johns Hopkins Medicine)

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Kevin Sowers, Pres. Hopkins Health on confronting the COVID challenge

Tom Hall

As a new COVID variant emerges, the leader of one of the region's biggest health care systems describes how Johns Hopkins is confronting COVID, health equity and other challenges.

Michael S. Harrison was sworn in as the Baltimore City Police Department's 41st Commissioner on March 12, 2019 (courtesy BPD)

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Newsmaker: Baltimore City Police Commissioner Michael Harrison

Tom Hall

As city homicides top 300 for the 7th straight year, Baltimore's top cop discusses bold new strategies to curb the violence.

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Balt.Co.Exec. Olszewski on COVID response, crime, transit, schools...

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Johnny Olszewski, Jr discusses a range of Baltimore County issues, including the politics sparked by his administration's COVID responses.

Baltimore is one of many US school districts facing a severe, pandemic-related shortage of school bus drivers. Baltimore City offers parents a $250 monthly transportation stipend, but ride-share costs usually far exceed that. (photo by Bernard Moehle/Wikimedia/CC)

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A Baltimore City Schools Update from CEO Dr. Sonja Santelises

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The city schools chief talks about bus shortages, fixing remote-learning gaps, and staff responses to the vaccine mandate.

Chris Van Hollen has been the junior US senator from MD since January 3, 2017. From 2003 to 2017, he represented Maryland's 8th congressional district.

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Sen. Chris Van Hollen On COVID, Infrastructure, Roe v. Wade

Tom Hall

Maryland's junior senator discusses a range of critical issues facing Maryland and the nation.

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Newsmaker: MD Senator Ben Cardin

Tom Hall

Maryland's senior senator discusses the infrastructure bills and the continuing battle over voting rights and police reform legislation