Maryland leaders are grateful for much this year

In a turmoil-filled world, gratitude might seem elusive.

But then, there’s that newborn infant or a son in med school, the simple gift of the snooze button and the big thrill of a walk-off homer, a homicide rate going down and a school redistricting plan finally ending. And — yeah, baby — the ladies who still find you attractive and the ability to do something about it.

We could go on, and Maryland’s elected officials, athletes, artists, personalities and at least one rascal did, telling The Baltimore Sun what makes their Thanksgiving tick this year.

Baltimore native Michael Strassner (File/staff)

Michael Strassner, star and co-writer of ‘The Baltimorons’

A city more often depicted as the sum of its dysfunctions, Baltimore can be grateful that, finally, someone put its endearingly