
Norman Gomlak
Local News Editor at The Baltimore Banner
Local editor, The Baltimore Banner. Previously at Houston Chronicle, AP, Baltimore Sun, Raleigh N&O, Charlotte Observer and Fairfax Journal. Go Bills!
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Jan 8, 2025 |
thebaltimorebanner.com | Norman Gomlak
It seems only fitting that Jimmy Carter would return to Washington under blue skies and on a frigid January day to lie in state at the U.S. Capitol. He was sworn in as president during a similar cold snap. I remember because I was there. As President Joe Biden, former presidents and other dignitaries prepare to honor Carter at a funeral service Thursday at the Washington National Cathedral, I’ve been reflecting on the only presidential inauguration I ever attended: Carter’s.
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May 23, 2024 |
thebaltimorebanner.com | Norman Gomlak
When Baltimore-area Catholics learned the fate of their churches on Wednesday, congregants at eight may have been pleasantly surprised to see them spared in the Archdiocese of Baltimore’s final merger plan. But the surprise wasn’t a pleasant one for members of three other churches, which initially were recommended to stay open but have since been slated for closure.
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May 20, 2024 |
thebaltimorebanner.com | Norman Gomlak
Operators of a charter high school that was set to open this fall at Westfield Annapolis mall have delayed its opening until the fall of 2025, citing difficulty in finalizing a lease as the mall goes through a possible sale.
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Mar 30, 2024 |
thebaltimorebanner.com | Norman Gomlak
Annapolis and Baltimore police are jointly investigating the suspicious death of a Baltimore man who had been reported kidnapped hours earlier. Baltimore police officers responded to a report of a home invasion in the Southwest district at 12:45 a.m. Thursday, police said in a tweet Thursday night.
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Dec 7, 2023 |
thebaltimorebanner.com | Norman Gomlak
A ceremony to mark the 82nd anniversary of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor was held Thursday on the last warship to have witnessed the assault that’s still afloat. Military personnel, veterans and members of the public gathered for a chilly noontime ceremony aboard U.S. Coast Guard Cutter 37 on Pier 5. Capt. Andrew Pecora, commander of the Surface Forces Logistics Center in Baltimore, played a recording of the alarm that the crew of 280 men would have heard.
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Well-reported story by Jess Nocera on how Howard County schools are switching to a data-driven scoring system to guide the funding of renovations and new construction. The idea is to move away from decision-making in which the loudest voices may prevail. https://t.co/eSeWZc8Tq3

Delighted to see the work of my former Baltimore Sun colleague @ChildsWalker, an excellent reporter and a gifted storyteller, in The Banner this week as he reflects on an O's game w/o fans a decade ago. https://t.co/DuJ9UFy3J3

RT @elliew0lfe: I interviewed @RyanHoliday, whose planned lecture at the Naval Academy was canceled an hour before it was due to begin, for…