Norman Gomlak

RT @BarackObama: 60 years ago, a group of brave civil rights organizers marched across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama in the pu…

“Blanket/box. Watch the feet and their bill is dangerous.” That was the advice offered by the director of the Phoenix Wildlife Center to Banner reporter Rona Kobell after she came upon a wounded eagle and set out to rescue it. Delightful read by @rkobell. https://t.co/qPWIDVS1vg

So saddened to learn of the great Gene Hackman’s passing. The movies were an escape for him as a young man, and thanks to Gene, they were an escape for all of us for decades. Thanks Gene for the many great performances and for enriching my life.

TCM @tcm

One of the most versatile and well-respected actors of his generation, we say goodbye to Oscar winner Gene Hackman. Hackman’s impressive career spanned over six decades, encompassing exquisite performances on stage and screen. Our thoughts are with his family and friends. https://t.co/tFylSU53Cs

“Everything was smooth and very positive, and it seemed like this was a great place to work. But now, no one knows anything,” said a Baltimore-area Social Security employee. “I still don’t know if I’m going to have a job.” https://t.co/DLdfJ7brMZ

Education reporting that matters. Yearlong Banner investigation found that one in four public buses that Baltimore City students try to board during their morning commute won’t be on time or won’t show up at all. The situation is worse in the afternoon.

Alec MacGillis @AlecMacGillis

Baltimore has no yellow-bus service for middle and high schoolers. So 25,000 kids rely on a deeply flawed public transit system to get to school. How flawed? The @BaltimoreBanner undertook an astonishingly ambitious investigation to show what kids are up against, day after day: https://t.co/BR3YJW554X

Heartwarming column by Rick Hutzell on his aging dog Rooster -- a rescue who was "not the dog I ever imagined I wanted" but who's been family since 2011. https://t.co/ZWIiHhwtgi

The removal of union posters from the offices of professors is the latest example of increasingly strained relations between Howard Community College's administration and its new faculty union. https://t.co/0WZCtqxOk7

Such a good guy.

Buffalo Bills @BuffaloBills

Josh’s reaction to his MVP video is everything. 🥹 #NFLHonors | #BillsMafia https://t.co/chp5ubW95n

Wishing all the best to Fred Rasmussen, an institution at The Baltimore Sun, a masterful chronicler of people's lives and a very nice man.

Dan Rodricks, At Large @DanRodricks

Longtime Baltimore Sun obituaries writer Frederick N. Rasmussen resigns after more than 51 years https://t.co/cOCBTegLZg

So many heartbreaking stories about the victims of the mid-air collision near Reagan National Airport. The daughter of skating coach Alexandr “Sasha” Kirsanov, 46, says she misses her dad and wishes she could tell him she loved him one more time. https://t.co/S4UHFQmQva

RT @BuffaloBills: Go Bills.

"To say it was a mammoth undertaking for this under-the-radar museum in Overlea would be an understatement." Who knew? Baltimore has its own woolly mammoth, for a few more weeks. Delightful read by @rkobell https://t.co/ptSGF7pFsy

At 99, the great Marv Levy offers some inspiring words for the Bills in advance of tonight's playoff game against the Ravens. Such a class act.

Buffalo Bills @BuffaloBills

A special message from Marv Levy!! 🐐 https://t.co/GGmJ3N2T4T | #BillsMafia https://t.co/UCVMViNHfr

So why did Baltimore City leaders bury 2 miles of the Jones Falls River more than a century ago? Part of the reason is city rivers were not always so nice to walk along. @p_blackwell digs into the history of the buried waterway and calls to "daylight" more if it.

Remembering Jimmy Carter, who I saw sworn in on the East Front of the US Capitol when I was in 8th grade. His inauguration was held on a day much like today, cold and windy with blue skies. https://t.co/MvJMsyf8Rm