There certainly should be a teenage exception. And, I would extend it to say 30 years old. In short, humans should be forgiven if in their 40s or ... [Continue Story]
Public Affairs
The Mid-Shore’s Geoff Oxnam Preaching the Gospel of Microgrids
Geoff Oxnam was sitting on the patio of his favorite coffee shop in Easton the other day, talking about his work in Hawaii, California, Louisiana, ... [Continue Story]
- The Quest for Tax Equity and the Future of the Armory: A Chat with Chestertown Mayor David Foster
- Chesapeake Bay Foundation Leader Calls for Shifts in Bay Cleanup
- Kent County Public Schools Attack the School-to-Prison Pipeline
- Dorchester Public Schools and Blueprint for Maryland’s Future: A Chat with Superintendent Dave Bromwell
- Moore’s Controversial Nominee for the Public Service Commission Withdraws
- Draft Legislation Allows MD Municipalities to Create their Own Police Accountability Boards
Spy Highlights
The Fierce Joy of Ellen Schecter
What is ‘fierce joy?’ That’s the question we posed to Dr. Ellen Schecter about the meaning behind the title of her memoir. “Fierce joy,” she ... [Continue Story]
- Hitting the Golf Ball Better and Longer (in Years): A Chat with Hearthstone’s Dan Greaves
- From and Fuller: The Political Impact of the Silicon Valley Bank Failure
- Design With Jenn Martella: The Oaks Redux
- Mid-Shore Arts: Kent Celebrates the New Raimond Cultural Center
- Celebrating Women & Girls Fund’s Two Decades of Action: Chesapeake Multicultural Resource Center
- From and Fuller: The Politics of Medicare & Social Security and Larry Hogan’s Exit
The Arts
The Peter and Hanna Woicke Collection: “Reading Dog” Comes to Chestertown
The first of twenty-four sculptures donated by Peter and Hanna Woicke of St. Michaels was unveiled Saturday at the Kent County Public ... [Continue Story]
- At the Academy: Nancy Mitchell and Sheryl Southwick Talk Art and Poetry
- Easton Filmmaker Tori Paxon to Premiere “Foolproof”
- Mid-Shore Arts: DCA’s Melissa Cooperman and Her Photography
- RiverArts Moment: Zane Carter and his Sculpture
- RiverArts Moment: Getting the Blue Heron Ready for the Street Fair
- The ‘Measure’ of Shore Shakespeare by Steve Parks
Chesapeake Ecosystem
State Lawmakers want Local Governments to Prepare Climate Crisis Plans
As state agencies begin implementing the ambitious Climate Solutions Now Act of 2022, which confronts the effects of global warming in multiple ways, two lawmakers are back ... [Continue Story]
- Maryland Approves Expansion of Eastern Shore Poultry Plant Despite Pollution History
- The Lakeside Reset Resolution Failure and the Future of Development: A Chat with Talbot Councilman Pete Lesher
- Hogan Pausing MD Participation in Multi-state Alliance for Strict Vehicle Emissions Standards
- It Actually Might Happen: Jim Lighthizer on a Chesapeake Bay National Recreation Area
- Our Debt to Naturalist Jan Reese by Matt LaMotte
- Mid-Shore Stewardship: ShoreRivers and Galena Elementary School
Health
Qlarant Foundation Profiles: Bay Hundred Community Volunteers
Editor Note: This is the first of three articles that focus on the recipients of the Qlarant Foundation grant awards over the last year. We ... [Continue Story]
- Choptank Community Health Provides Produce Prescriptions for Students
- Social Worker Michelle Matthews Joins Chestertown Mobile Wellness Team
- Chesapeake College Gets a Second Wind after the COVID years: A Chat with President Cliff Coppersmith
- Compass Adds New Hospice Wing to Honor Mildred Barnette and Keep Mission Going
- COVID-19 on the Shore after Eight Months with Dr. William Huffner
- Exit Interview: Patti Willis Looks Back at Healthcare’s Transition on the Mid-Shore
Education
Dorchester Public Schools and Blueprint for Maryland’s Future: A Chat with Superintendent Dave Bromwell
It seems like it's always a positive thing when your public school superintendent has had some former tie with their school district before being in this significant ... [Continue Story]
- Addressing the Workforce Shortage Crisis: A Chat with Chesapeake College President Cliff Coppersmith
- Education Blueprint Supporters Rally to ‘Fully Fund’ the Reform Plan
- Maryland’s $3.8 billion Education Blueprint Plan Embraces Community Schools
- The Blueprint for Maryland Draft Released (Finally)
- MD Education Blueprint Board Recommends Timeline to Implement Plan
- Making the Case for Benedictine with Claudia Cunningham
Maryland News
Maryland House Approves $62.5 billion with $900 million Added for Education Blueprint Reform
The Maryland House of Delegates passed a nearly $62.5 billion budget plan Friday, with nearly $1 billion in additional funding directed to state ... [Continue Story]
- Former Hogan Aide Misses Court Appearance as Concern Grows of his Whereabouts
- Gun Bill receives Preliminary Approval in the Senate
- A Four-day Workweek Plan for Maryland is Dead for Now
- Hogan Won’t Run For President in 2024
- Oxford Speak Out with Frustration and Anger with Council on the Exit of Highly-Respected Police Chief
- Maryland’s Judiciary Committee Considers Adjusting Concealed Gun Laws
Brevities
Echo Hill Outdoor School Announces New Waterfront Exhibit
Chestertown’s waterfront just got a lot more interesting, thanks to a new outdoor exhibit created by Echo Hill Outdoor School. Along the dock near the Outdoor School’s ... [Continue Story]
Food Friday
Food Friday: Full Irish
Happy St. Patrick’s Day! If you are planning on a big celebratory day of pub crawling, or consuming any amount of green beer after the parade, the best of luck to you. ... [Continue Story]
Looking at the Masters with Beverly Smith
Looking at the Masters: Adelaide Labille-Guiard
Adelaide Labille-Guiard (1749-1803) was one of the eight children of Claude Edme Labille and Marie-Anne Saint-Martin. Her father owned a haberdashery ... [Continue Story]
Design with Jenn Martella
Design with Jenn Martella: The New Welcome Center at CBMM
My first introduction to the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum was during a visit to my sister over the July 4th weekend in 2003. We joined the throng ... [Continue Story]
- Design with Jenn Martella: A Visit to Wings and Whitetail Farm
- Design with Jenn Martella: A Classic Cape Cod Cottage in Chestertown
- Design with Jenn Martella: 105 Cannon St. After the Work is Done
- Design with Jenn Martella: A Study in Scarlet
- Design with Jenn Martella: Modern Meets Rancher
- Design with Jenn Martella: Haven on High Street
Food and Garden Highlights
Adkins Mystery Monday: Who Did We Find Enjoying the Summer Morning Dew
Happy Mystery Monday! Who did we find enjoying the summer morning dew by Emily's Play Garden? Last week, we asked you about lespedeza or silky bush ... [Continue Story]
- Adkins Mystery Monday: What Non-Native Woody Forb is Flowering Now?
- Adkins Mystery Monday: Do You Know What Native Flower is Blooming?
- Adkins Mystery Monday: What Caterpillar Did We Find on the Passionflower?
- Adkins Mystery Monday: What Fuzzy Critter Did We Find?
- Adkins Mystery Monday: Do You Know What Plant this Flower Bud Belongs to?
- Adkins Mystery Monday: What Native Plant is Blooming in Our Wetland?
Delmarva Review
- Delmarva Review: The Accidental Lion by Nicholas Katsanis
- Delmarva Review: Dippin’ Dots by A. J. Granger
- Delmarva Review: Reasons to Burn Her by Catherine Carter
- Delmarva Review: Love of Learning by Esther Lim Palmer
- Delmarva Review: E Duo Unum by Maxine Poe-Jensen
- Delmarva Review: Hard Drive by Thalia Patrinos
Chesapeake Lens
Chesapeake Lens: Sunrise, Hawk’s Cove by Bob Reynolds
At daybreak, a waterman is already out on the water. Call it a labor of love. “Sunrise, Hawk’s Cove” ... [Continue Story]
Commerce
Discovering Discover Easton’s Plans for 2023: A Chat with Director Holly DeKarske
As Easton slowly crawls its way back to the world of "normal"l after the Covid pandemic, the town is finally getting its mojo back after more than two ... [Continue Story]
- Mediation Room 8: Benefits of Using Mediation in Divorce
- CULTA Announces Partnership with National Cannabis Brand Old Pal
- The Mediation Room 7: Bad Debt – Getting Beyond It
- The Mediation Room: The Role of Lawyers in Mediation
- Mediation Corner: On Reaching Agreement
- Venture Capital on the Mid-Shore: A Chat with Qlarant Capital’s Ron Forsythe
Community Notes
CBMM Unveils Redesigned cbmm.org Website
The Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum is pleased to announce the launch of the newly redesigned cbmm.org. Revamped for the first time in recent ... [Continue Story]
- Susan & Barry Koh Lecture Series at The Satell Center for Jewish Life
- CBMM to Offer Charters for Watching Log Canoe Racing
- Chestertown Lions Club Roadside Trash Pickup
- Kent County Dems Club March Meeting: Moms Demand Action
- For All Seasons Asks Community to Support Give With Your Heart Campaign
- Local Earth Data Employee Supports Guatemalan Project While Mountain Biking
Arts Notes
Award-Winning Poet to Present Six Poems That Can Save the World
In honor of National Poetry Month, award-winning poet and eco-poetry teacher, Meredith Davies Hadaway, will present Six Poems that Can Save the World ... [Continue Story]
- The Garfield Center to Open The Mystery “Prescription: Murder” April 14
- Upcoming Events at the Avalon Theatre
- Emmanuel Church Organ Concert on March 24th
- Academy Art Museum Acquires Properties on Talbot Lane
- Susan & Barry Koh Lecture Series at The Satell Center for Jewish Life
- Authors & Oysters: Brooks Yeager
Education Notes
Registration Open for May 1st Golfing “fore” Gunston
The Gunston School will be holding its spring fundraiser, Golfing “fore” Gunston IV, on Monday, May 1, 2023 at Prospect Bay Country Club in ... [Continue Story]
Health Notes
UM SMC Mobile Wellness Team Announces Name Change: Shore Community Outreach Team
University of Maryland Shore Medical Center at Chestertown’s Mobile Wellness Team is now called Shore Community Outreach Team. The rebranding is in ... [Continue Story]
- Neurofeedback Helps Trauma Patients Regulate Emotions
- Free Health Screenings Offered for Marine Industry Workers in Rock Hall on March 16
- Clinical Trial Aids Chestertown Man in Beating Aggressive Cancer
- Healthy Living Classes Begins March 2 in St. Michaels
- Compass’ Grief Support Services Winter Offerings
- Choptank Health Promotes Pediatric Dental Health in February
Local Opinion
Conservative Voices: What Am I Not Being Told by David Reel
While serving as President, John F. Kennedy was asked, “How do you make good decisions when presented with huge amounts of information from your ... [Continue Story]
- The Hope for Rocket-Free Skies by Maria Wood
- Oyster Farmers Breathe Hopeful Sigh after Conowingo Dam Decision by Scott Budden
- Sharing the Story of Nathaniel “Nace” Hopkins
- Age is just a Number—Or Is It? By Maria Grant
- County Council Watch: Its One Way and Another With Talbot County Council
- Opinion: Mr. President, Please Send Tanks to Ukraine
Letters to the Editor
Letter to Editor: MD Has Opportunity for Bay Cleanup with New Conowingo Dam License
Maryland has a second chance at a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity—creating the right conditions for a new 50-year license to operate the Conowingo ... [Continue Story]
- Letter to Editor: Rep. Andy Harris is Telling Whale Tales
- Letter to Editor: Shop Maryland Energy Weekend-Sustainable Savings for Taxpayers
- Letter to Editor: Give Ukraine F-16s
- Letter to Editor: Choptank Electric Not Helping to Build the Grid
- Letter to Editor: Bad History and Warped Perspectives
- Open letter to Andy Harris After filling Out his Official Constituent Survey
Columnist J.E. Dean
Out of Touch Oscars, Or Is It Hollywood? By J.E. Dean
What am I to make of Everything Everywhere All at Once’s huge victory at the Oscars on Sunday? As expected, the film was the night’s big winner. Seven ... [Continue Story]
Columnist Craig Fuller
Fox vs. Fox by Craig Fuller
Please Standby…. So, imagine this. FOX SPORTS COMMENTATOR #1: ……Brady drops back. He escapes a sack and is running right. He has a receiver ... [Continue Story]
Columnist Howard Freedlander
Out and About (Sort of): Memories Between the Lines by Howard Freedlander
Ten days ago, I happily watched Navy play Lehigh in lacrosse on a cool Saturday afternoon at the Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis. A ... [Continue Story]
- Out and About (Sort of): Truth or Consequences by Howard Freedlander
- Out and About (Sort of): Hatred vs. Resolve by Howard Freedlander
- Out and About (Sort of): Conflict of Interest by Howard Freedlander
- Out and About (Sort of): Sage Words by Howard Freedlander
- Out and About (Sort of): Lakeside’s Sloppy Outcome by Howard Freedlander
- Out and About (Sort of): Startling Sixties by Howard Freedlander
Columnist Laura Oliver
The Center of the Universe by Laura J. Oliver
The six of us gathered in a wide open field shouldered by forests—the brown of winter surrendering to spring’s tender green. On the staff of a ... [Continue Story]
Columnist Angela Rieck
Women’s History Month by Angela Rieck
To celebrate Women’s History month, this year I am going to profile Lizzie Magie. Who? I hadn’t heard of her either until herstory (sic) was ... [Continue Story]
Columnist Al Sikes
DeSantis, Pretender? By Al Sikes
There certainly should be a teenage exception. And, I would extend it to say 30 years old. In short, humans should be forgiven if in their 40s or ... [Continue Story]
Senior Life
Its Time for Seniors to Take a Break by Susan Covey
For many of us, sitting is a huge part of our day. In order to alleviate the physical consequences of being in one place for long periods, consider ... [Continue Story]
