Editorials, OpEds, and Letters

Friday, January 8, 2010, Letter to the Editor, The Baltimore Sun, "Don't Blame Staff for All Waxter's Problems"

Thursday, March 6, 2008, OpEd, NAACP-MD/NAACP-PG/ACLU-MD, The Prince George's Gazette, "DNA database creates genetic surveillance"

February 29, 2008, Editorial, Baltimore Examiner, "Editorial: Keep public information public"

February 27, 2008, Editorial, Washington Post, "Crippling Open Government: In Maryland, a move to turn back the clock on freedom of information"

February 8, 2008, Public Radio Host/Producer Tavis Smiley features Terreal Grant, a participant in the Thompson mobility program, in his special program: "Below the Line: The New Face of Poverty in America."
Click here to listen (forward to second segment of the show)

February 24, 2008, Column by Dan Rodricks, The Baltimore Sun: "She never bent in drive for justice"

January 11, 2008, OpEd, Susan Goering et al, The Gazette, "Repeal of death penalty gaining momentum"

October 26, 2007, OpEd, Susan Goering, The Gazette, "Susan Goering: Keeping an eye on those who keep an eye on us"

July 6, 2007, OpEd, Steven Schwinn, Special to The Daily Record, "Civil unions: Separate, and unequal."

June 1, 2007, OpEd, Susan Goering, The Gazette, "Susan Goering: Keeping an eye on our liberties ACLU observes 75 years as rights watchdog in MD"

May 29, 2007, Editorial, The Daily Record Editorial Board, Happy birthday, Maryland ACLU!

May 27, 2007, Opinion, Susan Goering, The Baltimore Sun, "At 75, Md. ACLU stronger, smarter"

May 25, 2007, Opinion, Joe Surkiewicz, Special to The Daily Record, "Of Service: ACLU of Maryland celebrates its 75 years"

February 14, 2007, Opinion, Courtland Milloy, The Washington Post, "GPS Tagging Is for Wild Animals, Not Truants"

February 2, 2007, OpEd, by Elliott Andalman, Board President, The Gazette, "Fighting back threat of a surveillance society"

January 17, 2007, OpEd, by Susan Goering, The Baltimore Sun, "Reclaiming Our America"

January 5, 2007, OpEd, by Rachel King, The Gazette, "Cruel and unusual questions"

December 7, 2006, Editorial, The Baltimore Sun, "Defining fundamental rights"

December 5, 2006, Column by Jean Marbella, The Baltimore Sun, "Their best argument is the lives they lead"

November 16, 2006, Editorial by The Afro American Newspaper, "Count them, too"

September 1, 2006, LTE by Meredith Curtis, The Cecil Whig, “Elkton violates human decency”

August 10, 2006, Editorial by The Baltimore Sun, "A balancing act"

August 10, 2006, Editorial by The Examiner, Editorial: "More arrests don’t make city safer"

July 17, 2006, OpEd by Meredith Curtis, The Frederick News-Post Online, "ACLU responds: Should the government be involved in telling you how to pray?"

July 7, 2006, Oped by Barbara Griffith, The Gazette, "Voting reforms assure election fairness, validity"

July 7, 2006, Editorial, The Baltimore Sun, "A win for status quo"

June 23, 2006, Editorial, The Baltimore Sun, "Arresting developments"

April 21, 2006, LTE by Elliott Andalman, The Gazette, “ACLU’s position on city schools mischaracterized”

March 31, 2006, Editorial by The Baltimore Sun, "Poor planning"

March 24, 2006, OpEd by Kenneth B. Morgen, The Gazette, "Children need loving parents — period"

March 16, 2006, Editorial by The Capital, "Our say: Anti-panhandling effort still stalled"

March 6, 2006, LTE by Sara Love, The Baltimore Sun, "Plan B pills can cut the rate of abortion"

February 22, 2006, Column by Tom Zirpoli, The Carroll County Times, "Civil rights belong to everyone"

Susan Goering, The Baltimore Chronicle, McCain Amendment Was a Fitting Tribute to the Bill of Rights on its 214th birthday

December 22, 2005, Prose by Suzanne Smith and Susan Goering, Commondreams.org, "How the Grinch Stole Christmas 'The Holidays' (with apologies to Dr. Suess)"

December 21, 2005, OpEd by Susan Goering, The Baltimore Sun: An unnecessary breach of law"

December 2, 2005, Column by Michael Olesker, The Baltimore Sun: "Standing up for the right to stay seated"

November 18, 2005, Letter to the Editor by Bebe Verdery, The Baltimore Sun, "Fund renovations ailing schools need"

November 10, 2005, OpEd by Joe Surkiewicz, The Daily Record, "ACLU of Maryland fills the justice vacuum (with a little help from its friends)"

September 20, 2005, OpEd by Rev. Andrew Foster Connors, The Cumberland Times-News - "Committed gay couples deserve same marriage rights"

September 20, 2005, Editorial, The Washington Post - "Signs and Sense"

August 31, 2005, Editorial, The Baltimore Sun - "Whose right to marry?"

August 3, 2005, Editorial, The Baltimore Sun - "Prenatal Prosecution"