I’m happy to have been chosen for the editorial board of Capital Gazette, the nation’s oldest newspaper. My association with The Capital goes back many years. In addition to being a subscriber/reader of the paper ever since coming to Annapolis in 1963, I was a columnist for the Sunday Capital for many years. Serving on the…

Pat Conroy–in my view, the finest American contemporary writer–has cancer. He made the following announcement on his Facebook page: “I have recently been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. With the help of the wonderful people at M.D. Anderson I intend to fight it hard. I am grateful to all my beloved readers, my friends and my…