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Public Affairs

Juneteenth and Pride: A Day of Sunshine and Progress for the Mid-Shore

A diverse crowd of all ages and races filled several blocks on Harrison Street in Easton on Saturday; and for those who doubted if such a celebration ... [Continue Story]

  • Governor Hogan Announces $28 million State Funding For New Bay Bridge Study
  • Minary’s Dream Alliance and ShoreRivers Plant Trees of Hope
  • Chestertown’s Tea Party Roars Back after Two Year Hiatus
  • Spy Report: Digging to Find Caroline County
  • Justice Day in Chestertown: A Community Quest for Equality
  • For Ryan Scannell, Getting to Work is Uplifting

Spy Highlights

From and Fuller: The Dangerous Game of Hunting RINOS and Remembering Mark Shields

Every Thursday, the Spy hosts a conversation with Al From and Craig Fuller on the most topical political news of the moment. This week, From and ... [Continue Story]

  • Personal Ties to Aspen Wye by Amelia Blades Steward
  • From and Fuller: The June 14 Primary and First Days of the 1/6 Committee Hearings
  • Celebrating Women & Girls Fund’s Two Decades of Action: Mid-Shore Meals Til Monday
  • At the Groove: Anchoring “The Yellow Boat” in Cambridge with Jahkai Hall and Talley Wilford
  • From and Fuller: Predictions on the 1/6 Committee Hearings and Thoughts of Watergate
  • Church Hill Theatre Goes “Into the Woods”

Election 2022

Hoping for Republican Gubernatorial Debates? Don’t Hold Your Breath

The four Republicans running for governor live approximately 70 miles apart. But getting them to appear together has proven to be difficult. The ... [Continue Story]

  • News from the League of Women Voters
  • Mail-In Ballot Packets to Begin Arriving This Week; Ballot Boxes Open Statewide
  • League of Women Voters Forum Schedule for the Primary Elections
  • Democrats Spar Over Education Funding and Ethics in First Television Debate
  • Moore Getting Oprah Treatment, Schulz Sticks to the Script, and Gansler Lays Out Crime Plan
  • Maryland State Board of Elections Encouraging Eligible Voters to Register Online

The Arts

Spy Diary: The Arts at Home and Away by Steve Parks

Royalty has come to the Nation’s Capital just in time for Independence Day. King Tut makes his first visit to the United States in 25 years with what ... [Continue Story]

  • David Goodrich: Climate Scientist on Two Wheels
  • Spy Review: Chesapeake Chamber Music Festival – Week 2 by Steve Parks
  • Chesapeake Chamber Festival to Play Mask-Free at Ebenezer
  • At the Academy: Summer Series Programs Begin
  • Spy Diary: The Arts at Home and Away by Steve Parks
  • Spy Report: Chestertown Artists at the American Craft Council Show

Health

Compass Adds New Hospice Wing to Honor Mildred Barnette and Keep Mission Going

For any Kent or Queen Anne's County family who has lost a loved one, but was fortunate to have Compass hospice support at the end of that person's ... [Continue Story]

  • 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
  • COVID-19: In the Vortex with Shore Regional Health’s Ken Kozel
  • For All Seasons Initiates Texting Hotlines During COVID-19
  • Grieving During a Pandemic: A Conversation with Talbot Hospice’s Becky DeMattia
  • COVID-19 Preparations in Full Swing at UM Shore Regional Health

Chesapeake Ecosystem

Hogan Signs Regional Compact to Promote Offshore Wind — But Md. Projects Move Slowly

The headline news is that the governors of Maryland, North Carolina and Virginia signed a compact on Thursday to collaborate and advance offshore wind projects and to promote ... [Continue Story]

  • Covid-19 Restrictions Led to Drop in Maryland’s Air Pollution
  • CBF Opposes Maryland Proposal to Limit Areas for Oyster Restoration
  • Congress Extends Bay Program, Related Conservation Efforts
  • Groups Fight for Maryland Forest on Chopping Block
  • EPA hit with lawsuits over Chesapeake Bay cleanup
  • Hogan Administration Backs Down in Md. Poultry Fee Fight

Maryland News

Rep. Harris would Support a National ‘Heartbeat’ Abortion Ban

WYPR - 88.1 FM Baltimore reports that Maryland’s lone Republican congressman U.S. Rep. Andy Harris, who represents the first district, said he would ... [Continue Story]

  • Maryland After Roe Is Extinguished
  • The Baltimore Banner Takes on the Sun
  • Van Hollen “Feeling Better By the Day”
  • Rep. Harris Hit For Speech to CPAC Conference in Hungary
  • Changing of the Guard: Tablada to Replace Grumbles as State Environment Chief
  • Maryland’s 24 Jurisdictions Wrestle with how to Locally Implement Police Accountability Boards

Brevities

Spy Reading: Major NY Times Story Explores the Legacy of Harriet Tubman and Climate Change Impact

Readers of the Spy might enjoy a recent article by Martha S. Jones of the New York Times that was published yesterday.  The historian marks the 200th birthday of a conductor ... [Continue Story]

  • July 2022 Sky-Watch
  • Spy Minute: The Avalon has a 100 Year Birthday Party
  • One of a Kind: WC Graduate and D-Day Hero Benjamin Vandervoort
  • Juneteenth is Just Around the Corner: A Chat with Organizer John Queen
  • Paul Newman’s Hole in the Wall Gang Camp to Take Control of Wye River Conference Center
  • June 2022 Sky-Watch

Town & County Notes

Edith Ramirez Joins Mid-Shore Pro Bono as Community Outreach and Communication Coordinator

Edith Ramirez of Greensboro, Md. has recently joined the Easton office of Mid-Shore Pro Bono as the Community Outreach and Communications ... [Continue Story]

  • One Mission Cambridge Hosts Open House
  • Spy Reminder: Last Day to Register for Maryland Primary is June 28
  • Chrissy Aull and Beth Brewster Receive 2022 Women & Girls Fund Annual Awards
  • United Way Elects New Board Members
  • Pride Festival Set for Easton June 17th and June 18th
  • Day of Resilience to Feature Unveiling of New Harriet Tubman Sculpture

Education

Benedictine Spring Gala Held at the Tidewater After 3-Year Hiatus

 After a 3-year hiatus, Benedictine staff, families, board and community members and the developmentally disabled and autistic children and adults that Benedictine serves, ... [Continue Story]

  • Former St. Michaels High School Grad to become New Talbot County Superintendent of Schools
  • Talbot Board of Education Announces Finalists for Superintendent of Schools
  • Kent County Public Schools Starts Mentoring Program for Black Boys
  • The Magic of Books at Galena Elementary
  • Profiles in Education: A Chat with Radcliffe Creek School’s Ben Joiner
  • The Dorchester Race to Read: Jymil Thompson and the Campaign for Grade-Level Reading

Commerce

Commerce: White Swan Tavern Plans for the Next Forty Years

Christian Havemeyer, owner and operator of the White Swan Tavern in Chestertown, has announced that he has joined into a partnership with a small ... [Continue Story]

  • Good News:New Weekend Shuttle between Rock Hall, Chestertown, and Tolchester Now Running
  • The Mediation Room: How to Find a Mediator? By Steve Forrer
  • Qlarant Foundation Awards $416,500 to Non-Profits in Maryland and Washington, D.C.
  • Mediation Corner: Mediation is Confidential, Voluntary, and Puts You in Control
  • How to Apply for The American Rescue Plan Funds in Chestertown
  • The Mediation Room: What is Mediation Anyway? By Steve Forrer

Habitat

House of the Week: Farmhouse Rural Vernacular

As much as I enjoy my visits to Chestertown, I am also enjoying getting to know the small census-designated places in upper Kent County. Recently I ... [Continue Story]

  • House of the Week:  Still Pond Runs Deep
  • House of the Week: Contemporary Charmer
  • House of the Week: Mill Creek Haven
  • House of the Week: The Maroon Queen 
  • House of the Week: “Hepbron’s Choice”, circa 1770
  • House of the Week: Queen for Today

Food

Adkins Mystery Monday: What Flower is Blooming in our Parking Lot Alive! Gardens?

Happy Mystery Monday! What enthusiastic native flower is blooming in our Parking Lot Alive! gardens? Last week, we asked you about ragweed ... [Continue Story]

  • Adkins Mystery Monday: What Plant is Starting to Appear Along the Meadow Edges?
  • Adkins Mystery Monday: What Bird Lays Pure White Eggs and Lines Their Nest with Feathers?
  • Mid-Shore Food Spy Report: Latitude 38 in Oxford Starts Anew
  • Garden Club of Eastern Shore Awards Two Exceptional Students
  • Adkins Mystery Monday: Do You Know Which Fern is Seen Here?
  • Adkins Mystery Monday: What Native Shrub is Blooming Now?

Arts Notes

2022 Artist-in-Residence Jackie Milad

The Academy Art Museum is pleased to announce its 2022 Artist-in-Residence Jackie Milad and her concurrent exhibition, Vestige, which runs from August ... [Continue Story]

  • Authors & Oysters: Brent Lewis
  • The Artists’ Gallery Presents “Shore Delights” by Nancy R. Thomas
  • Studio B Art Gallery to Host a Plethora of Plein Air Easton Artists and Events
  • AAM Summer Series Presents: 24-Hour Video Race
  • Church Hill Theatre’s Annual Meeting
  • David Csont Watercolors at the Trippe

Education Notes

Annual DC/Baltimore Area Charity Golf Tournament Benefits Benedictine

A group of supportive golfers gathered at the Country Club at Woodmore in Mitchellville to participate in the Annual DC/Baltimore Area Charity Golf ... [Continue Story]

  • The Gunston School’s 111th Commencement Honors 53 Students
  • KCHS Special Educators Honored
  • KCA Presents Reading of New Musical Based on Escaped Slave Narrative
  • Jones Commits to Neumann for Soccer
  • Wye River Upper School Celebrates Largest Graduating Class
  • 32nd Annual Sneaker Creeper to Kick Off Tea Party Weekend

Health Notes

UM SRH Laboratory Services Team Sends “We Care” Package to Hospital Lab in Uvalde, Texas

UM Shore Regional Health’s Laboratory Services Department recently sent a “We Care” package to the lab team at Uvalde Memorial Hospital in Uvalde, ... [Continue Story]

  • Social Worker Michelle Matthews Joins Chestertown Mobile Wellness Team
  • UM SRH and Talbot DES Honor Gary Jones for More Than 50 Years of Service to Community
  • Channel Marker Celebrates 40 Years
  • UM SMC at Chestertown Recognized as a Healthy People 2030 Champion
  • UM Shore Regional Health Golf Tournament Set for August 22, 2022
  • Mobile Wellness Team Launches Grant-Funded Community Garden Project

Op-Ed

OK, What’s with the Gas Prices? By Tom Timberman

There is absolutely no question that all of us shudder these days, when we fill up the tank. The per gallon cost seems to increase hourly or at least ... [Continue Story]

  • Sometimes Less is More by Maria Grant
  • The Dumbing Down of America by Maria Grant
  • Ukrainian Refugees and the Eastern Shore by Tom Timberman
  • Guns R Us by Bob Moores
  • Opinion: Constitution Update Required by Bob Moores
  • What’s Going on with the US Economy? It’s complicated. By Tom Timberman

Letters to the Editor

Letter to Editor: Supreme Court Decision on Roe v. Wade Reprehensible

From Appomattox to June 24, 2022, despite its obvious flaws, the United States has stood for equality. Although the nation has never been perfect — ... [Continue Story]

  • Letter to Editor: What the Court Didn’t Get about Privacy with Roe v. Wade
  • Letter to Editor: Chestertown’s American Rescue Plan Act Task Force
  • Letter to Editor: Guns and Jarts
  • To the Editor: County Health Offices and MDE Should Act on ShoreRivers Reports
  • Letter to Editor: Chestertown Needs to Address Social Justice Better
  • Letter to Editor: Moms Demand Action Upper Shore Leads on Gun Control

Columnist Howard Freedlander

Out and About (Sort of): Single-Issue Consequences by Howard Freedlander

As much as I admire Dan Watson and the increasingly large group of Talbot County residents who want to thwart the pro-development thrust of the ... [Continue Story]

  • Out and About (Sort of): Cruise Control by Howard Freedlander
  • Out and About (Sort of): Dear Daughters by Howard Freedlander
  • Out and About (Sort of): Absurdly Dangerous by Howard Freedlander
  • Out and About (Sort of): Superior, Tainted Cars by Howard Freedlander
  • Out and About (Sort of): Going Back by Howard Freedlander
  • Out and About (Sort of): Renamings Questioned by Howard Freedlander

Columist George Merrill

The Last Lap by George Merrill

Editor's Note: George Merrill passed away in the late hours of Easton Sunday yesterday. We made a significant decision on Monday. I was admitted to ... [Continue Story]

  • You Go First by George Merrill
  • Being A Drag by George Merrill
  • Creek Reflections by George Merrill
  • All Shall Be Well** by George Merrill
  • Good Grief by George Merrill
  • Enough by George Merrill

Columnist Angela Rieck

The Banality of Courage by Angela Rieck

I vowed not to watch the Congressional hearings about January 6th. I had watched the original insurrection and fallout for a full week and believed ... [Continue Story]

  • Music to my Ears by Angela Rieck
  • Wondering about Stuff by Angela Rieck
  • A Bump in the Road by Angela Rieck
  • Mr. and Mrs. Robin have Family Issues by Angela Rieck
  • An Inconvenient Group by Angela Rieck
  • Our Collective Nemesis by Angela Rieck

Columnist Al Sikes

Morality in Politics? By Al Sikes

Five years out of law school I went to work for the newly elected Missouri Attorney General. He was distinctive. He had two graduate degrees from ... [Continue Story]

  • Unhinged by Al Sikes
  • Is The Spiritual Important? By Al Sikes
  • Our Chesapeake Bay, Our Stage, even at Lakeside by Al Sikes
  • President Biden’s 9/11 by Al Sikes
  • The Gambler Revisited by Al Sikes
  • Trump and His Devils by Al Sikes

Senior Nation

Senior Nation: Guess What, Your Brain Loves it When You Move! By Susan Covey

“Physical activity is crucial to mind and body alike,” according to neuroscientist Lise Eliot.  In her book, “Pink Brain, Blue Brain” she notes that ... [Continue Story]

  • Senior Nation: The Joys Of Outdoor Fitness by Susan Covey
  • Senior Nation: It’s Time to Start Walking by Susan Covey
  • Ask Irma: How to Say Goodbye
  • Senior Nation: The Spring Reset Might Start with Boxing
  • Love Your Heart! National Wear Red Day Set for February 4th
  • Senior Nation: Long-Term Care Ombudsman Help Available

The Supreme Court and  the “Right to Live” by J.E. Dean

Last week the Court, as expected, overturned Roe v. Wade. Reactions are, as expected, mixed. The “pro-life” and “pro-choice” arguments of the last 50 ... [Continue Story]

Out and About (Sort of): Single-Issue Consequences by Howard Freedlander

As much as I admire Dan Watson and the increasingly large group of Talbot County residents who want to thwart the pro-development thrust of the ... [Continue Story]

The Evening of America by Jamie Kirkpatrick

Once—not all that long ago—we were a great nation: confident, aspirational, perhaps even blessed. A shining city, set upon a hill. But now it seems to ... [Continue Story]

Off The Bench: Changing a Charter – A Work in Progress by Steve Rideout

If you think that changing your city or county charter can help improve the functioning of your local government, give it a try. It is challenging ... [Continue Story]

Delmarva Review: Criers by Joe Baumann

Author's Note: I spend a great deal of my writing wondering about and exploring masculinity; here, I wanted to look at the idea that "men don't cry" ... [Continue Story]

Spy Chat

A Mid-Shore Place in Transition: A Chat with Architect Philip Logan on Bellevue and Good Subdivisons

Before anyone suggests that Philip Logan is against housing developments, it is interesting to note that the Oxford-based architect is the first to ... [Continue Story]

A Mid-Shore Place in Transition: A Chat with Dennis De Shields on Bellevue and its Future

Perhaps the only way that most visitors to Talbot County might remember the town of Bellevue is because it is one of two destinations using the famed ... [Continue Story]

Celebrating Women & Girls Fund’s Two Decades of Action: CASA of Caroline

The year 2022 marks a special anniversary for the Mid-Shore's Women & Girls Fund. For two decades, the WGF, under the watchful eye of its funder, ... [Continue Story]

Writers Peter and Evan Osnos Come to Chestertown

On May 7, the Bookplate bookstore and Retriever Bar will continue their Authors & Oysters series of author events as they host father and son ... [Continue Story]

Love, Death and Photography: The Journey of David and Diane Pace

Editor's Note: The following is a collaboration with old friends, the Spy Newspapers, Santa Clara University, and the former director of the San Jose ... [Continue Story]

Horn Point Lab’s Plan to Capture Carbon and Rebuild Reefs: A Chat with Dr. Elizabeth North

You would think that with the billions of dollars available for climate change research, finding grant support to find a scalable solution to protect ... [Continue Story]

Profiles in Philanthropy: John Wyatt Wants Kids to Read in Dorchester County

Almost from the day the Spy started in 2009, we have been fascinated by the impact of certain philanthropists on our small communities of the ... [Continue Story]

Twenty Years of Supporting the Mid-Shore’s Women & Girls: A Chat with Alice Ryan

When one thinks about the Women & Girls Fund, and what they have accomplished during their twenty years of existence, it is quite understandable ... [Continue Story]

Artist Stephen Haynes and his Portraits of the Nonexistent

One of the inevitable questions that every artist will be asked in the years to come is what impact the Covid pandemic had on their work. This ... [Continue Story]

A Trappe Point of View of Lakeside: A Chat with Councilperson Brian Schmidt

Over the last three years, Trappe Town Council member Brian Schmidt has had a first-row seat, or some would say, on the frontlines of an ongoing ... [Continue Story]

The Garden Club of Talbot County takes a Modest Bow: A Chat with Caroline Benson & Virginia Sappington

For many driving a car in Easton, there is wide agreement that the five corners intersection at Idlewild Park is a tad stressful, at least by ... [Continue Story]

Mid-Shore History: The Maryland Dove Returns to the Chesapeake Bay

Something really great will happen on March 28th in St. Michaels around 10 am in the morning. With a modest number of spectators, quite a few proud ... [Continue Story]

Oxford Tales: Author B.B. Shamp’s Story of Three Women in the Life of Robert Morris, Sr.

For B.B. Shamp, creative writing was an unexpected and late in life career change. After three decades in the field of education, a tragic fall from a ... [Continue Story]

Mid-Shore Arts: Working in the World of Sea Glass with Linda Starling

For many, including the Spy, an appreciation of the remarkable beauty of sea glass comes late in life. Those fragments of glass that wind up on ... [Continue Story]

The Library Guy: A Chat with Kathryn Schulz on Lost and Found

Library guy Bill Peak speaks with Kathryn Schulz about her new memoir Lost & Found, which tells the story of the grief she experienced when her ... [Continue Story]

Profiles in Spirituality: The Journey of Christ Church’s Rev. Bernie Schroeder

Since the early days of the Spy's Profiles in Spirituality project, one of the most intriguing stories for us has been the tale of the late-comers, ... [Continue Story]

Raising the Banner: A Chat with Stewart Bainum, Jr.

Not so long ago, the Baltimore Sun was the only major morning newspaper that actually arrived in the mornings on the Eastern Shore. Even as late as ... [Continue Story]

Profiles in Spiturality: Building Community Bridges with Rev. Joel Tolbert

Two years ago in March, the Spy sat down with Joel Tolbert, to welcome him to the community and his new role as Pastor of the Presbyterian Church of ... [Continue Story]

Rooted Wisdom: Adkins Presents Nature’s Role in the Underground Railroad

Historian, Anthony Cohen has spent most of his life unraveling the past. It started at an early age when he wondered how a black man, like himself, ... [Continue Story]

Fifty Years of Memory: A Chat with Dr. Terry Deitrich

With the encouragement of several Dr. Terry Dietrich's patients and friends on the Mid-Shore, the Spy sought out an opportunity to interview one of ... [Continue Story]

A Test Kitchen Testing a Downtown Location: A Chat with Jamie and Patti Curren

For quite a few people on the Mid-Shore, particularly those with a foodie interest, there was some hope that the new Test Kitchen that replaced the ... [Continue Story]

Reflections on Waterfowl: A Chat with Margaret Enloe-North

Margaret Enloe-North has been successfully running the Waterfowl Festival for the past six years, so when it was announced that she was resigning, the ... [Continue Story]

Mid-Shore Education: A Chat with Gunston School’s John Lewis

It is instinctively hard for any thoughtful leader of an institution to use the word "thriving" to categorize the current state of their enterprise ... [Continue Story]

A Chat with New ShoreRivers Executive Director Isabel Hardesty

As the Spy has noted before, we've been spending a lot of time lately trying to catch up with a number of the Mid-Shore's most important ... [Continue Story]

At the Academy: On Close Introspection with AAM Curator Mehves Lelic

At the end of the day, a talented curator must think about what their audience actually "sees" at an exhibition. For it is not only the process of ... [Continue Story]

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