Editorial: The Great American Slow Down
It is hard to find anything in modern times that would prepare American culture for this prolonged period of social isolation due to the coronavirus pandemic. Beyond the immediate anxiety of health and financial threats of this horrific menace, countless numbers on the Mid-Shore will experience a profound change in the quality and scope of their lives. For the next four weeks, perhaps longer, … [Read More...]
Editorial
Editorial: An Unnecessary and Ill-Timed Retreat from Core Values
Maybe it can be taken for granted at times, but for 238 years Washington College has been a remarkable beacon of enlightenment and tolerance for the … [Read More...]
- “Censorship and Abuse of Power” — WC Parent Decries Foreigner Cancellation
- Editorial: Sultana Downrigging Upgrades Deliver Smashing Success
- Editorial: Voters Want Accountability and Plan for Sustainability
- Editorial: Chestertown and Fireworks
- Go Purple and Ramp Up Your Role in Opioid Awareness
- Editorial: Mass Shootings, Mental Health Stigma, and Flags
- Editorial: There Can Never Be Enough Purple on the Mid-Shore in September
- Editorial: The First Congressional District and Election 2018
- Publisher Notes: Please Chip in for the Spy this Month
- Editorial: Rest in Peace, but Not in Spirit, Colchester Farm
Op-Ed
Op-Ed: The Pandemic Deniers Could Kill Us by J.E. Dean
One would think that the small army of pandemic deniers would start thinning as the number of cases and deaths rise. It’s not happening. Some of us, … [Read More...]
- Op-Ed: Increase Physical Distance without Increasing Social Distance by David Foster
- Report from Annapolis 2020 Final Report by Laura Price
- Op-Ed: Our Community and Covid-19 by Dr. Michael Fisher
- Letter to Editor: Move, Breath and find Balance
- Op-Ed: Something to Fear in Addition to Fear Itself by J.E. Dean
- Plight of an Extrovert by Howard Freedlander
- Efforts to Ban Abortion Disregard Environmental Challenges
- Op-Ed: Trump Lacks the Leadership Gene by Steve Parks
- Op-Ed: In This Crisis There Are Also Opportunities by J.E. Dean
- Op-Ed: Kirwan Bill is Moving Too Fast by Laura Price
The Issue of Our Time by Al Sikes (Special Series)
Harm and Probability by Al Sikes
Rising sea levels—resulting inundations. Extinctions—a serious blow to bio-diversity. Arctic ice melting releasing more carbon dioxide. And on and … [Read More...]
Al Sikes
To Bruce, With Love by Al Sikes
The article headline in the New York Times was: “How Do Christians Fit Into the Two Party System? They Don’t.” The author, Tim Keller is the founder … [Read More...]
- Reflections on the Crisis by Al Sikes
- Teenagers – Traps and Windows by Al Sikes
- What a Mess! By Al Sikes
- The Real Loser by Al Sikes
- WOKE! By Al Sikes
- Jim Lehrer, Life as a Standard by Al Sikes
- Tall Cotton by Al Sikes
- Quick Take on an Important Moment by Al Sikes
- Profiles in Cowardice by Al Sikes
- Swamps, Fear and Impeachment by Al Sikes
George Merrill
Snapshots of Daily Life: Reminiscing by George Merrill
For a diversion, lately, I’ve been rummaging through closets. Ever notice how their contents multiply over time and fill with surprises? During a … [Read More...]
- Snapshots Of Daily Life: Homebound by George Merrill
- Snapshots of Daily Life: Coronavirus by George Merrill
- Snapshots of Daily Life: Girlfriend by George Merrill
- Snapshots Of Daily Life: Seeing by George Merrill
- Snapshots Of Daily Life: Forest by George Merrill
- Snapshots of Daily Life: Creativity by George Merrill
- Snapshots Of Daily Life: Change by George Merrill
- Snapshots of Daily Life: Compassion by George Merrill
- Snapshots Of Daily Life: Shadows by George Merrill
- Snapshots of Daily Life: Canes by George Merrill
Howard Freedlander
Out and About (Sort of) Recliner 2.0 by Howard Freedlander
Readers may recall my column in early December about acquisition of a recliner after more than 45 years of living without one. I explained my wife’s … [Read More...]
- Out and About (Sort of): Burying the Lead? Hmmm. By Howard Freedlander
- Out and About (Sort of): Going Back, Finding Lessons by Howard Freedlander
- Out and About (Sort of): Blessed are the Peacemakers by Howard Freedlander
- Out and About (Sort of): “Our Town” by Howard Freedlander
- Out and About (Sort of): Education Dominates Session by Howard Freedlander
- Out and About (Sort of): Early Christmas Gift by Howard Freedlander
- Out and About (Sort of): Less Prominence is Preferable by Howard Freedlander
- Out and About (Sort of): Ike and Horrors by Howard Freedlander
- Out and About (Sort of): Founding School Head Leaves Lasting Legacy by Howard Freedlander
- Out and About (Sort of): Ethics, Again by Howard Freedlander
Jamie Kirkpatrick
The New Isolationism by Jamie Kirkpatrick
There is really nothing new under the sun. This ‘social distancing’ business isn’t new; it’s just another example of good old American isolationism, … [Read More...]
- Green for a Day by Jamie Kirkpatrick
- Seven By Jamie Kirkpatrick
- Big and Little Things by Jamie Kirkpatrick
- Freewheelin’ by Jamie Kirkpatrick
- Friends with Fireplaces by Jamie Kirkpatrick
- Staying Dry by Jamie Kirkpatrick
- Dinner With Rabbie by Jamie Kirkpatrick
- Writing a Novel by Jamie Kirkpatrick
- The Consolation of Books by Jamie Kirkpatrick
- The Watchman’s Tale by Jamie Kirkpatrick
Letter to Editor
Letter to Editor: Let’s Get COVID-19 Testing Right
COVID-19 "testing" is a word with a variety of meanings. We have to get it right. We seem to encounter constant confusion or overly simplified … [Read More...]
- Letter to the Editor: CASA of the Mid-Shore information
- Letter to Editor: Stay Healthy, Eat Local
- Letter to Editor: A Simple Way You Can Make a Difference
- Letters: The Avalon and Covid 19 by Al Bond
- Letters: Shore Experts Planning for Coronavirus by Dr. William H. Huffner
- Commissioners Mason, Jacob and Fithian Need to Show Up at Town Hall Meeting
- Letter to the Editor: Maryland Health Connection
- Hospital Should Commit to Kent’s Older Population
- Letter to the Editor: Re Barbara Vann’s “The World’s Greatest Deliberative Body, Really?”
- The World’s Greatest Deliberative Body, Really?
