From Where I Stand: City council should ban assault weapons in public spaces
By Mai Abdul Rahman On May 24, an 18-year-old fatally shot 19 students and two teachers, and wounded 17 others…
FROM WHERE I STAND: Golden Basket
A local Ukrainian reflects. By Andriy B. Have you ever heard of the Golden Basket? It’s a term used to…
From Where I stand: Leaf blowers: nuisance or necessity?
By Nan Roche This time of year is beautiful, as we enjoy the change of seasons, but a week ago,…
From Where I Stand: Remembering Mr. Gailes
By Eric Maring Mr. Gailes was a hero to me. I always called him Mr. Gailes, never Bill, and he’s…
FROM WHERE I STAND: College Park is losing its local business identity
By Robert Craig Baum and Aaron Springer Yet another College Park business has disappeared overnight. The closure of Bagel…
From where I stand: Save Guilford Woods
By Meg Oates A year ago, my street flooded. Today, the University of Maryland’s (UMD) proposed Western Gateway project threatens…
From Where I Stand: Paint Branch Golf Complex – our neighborhood gem
By Dr. Keith Strong The Paint Branch Golf Complex is unique. It is the only municipal golf course in northern…
From Where I Stand: Honoring Lakelanders
By Kevin Cabrera Last year, in the middle of the pandemic, I moved from California to Maryland to take on…
It’s been a year
By Nancy Welch Last year exacted a price so dear that it defies description. As political acrimony and civil unrest…
From Where I Stand: Mark Garrett has served as senior pastor at the College Park Church of the Nazarene since 2004.
Twelve years ago, a small group of volunteers with the College Park Church of the Nazarene started a foodbank…
