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, ... [Continue Story]
Editorial
Douglass: On the Cause of the Civil War and Honoring Rebel Soldiers
As Talbot County again debates the propriety of maintaining a statue on the grounds of the county courthouse to soldiers who fought for the ... [Continue Story]
- Editorial: An Unnecessary and Ill-Timed Retreat from Core Values
- “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
Op-Ed
Taking Stock of Roe v. Wade and SCOTUS in 2021
In 2021, we are awash in specific subjects that have become inflammable political issues that 5 years ago were unknown, e.g. replacement theory, ... [Continue Story]
- Opinion: Transformation Continues at Shore Medical Center in Chestertown by Dennis Welsh
- A House Divided Against Itself Cannot Stand by Dave Harden
- US Economy: Good News to be Thankful for in November? By Tom Timberman
- Focus On Talbot: Lakeside And The Town of Trappe by Dan Watson
- Remember the Best – Forget the Rest by Maria Grant
- Op-Ed: President Biden’s Trip Worrisome Trip to Glasgow
- Joint Op-Ed: Wastewater Disposal Plans for Proposed Lakeside Project Raises Significant Environmental Concerns
- Can American Political Parties Advocate the Overthrow of the US Government? By Tom Timberman
- Former Secretary Robert Gates Is Right About the Weakening of Institutions—We Need to Worry by J.E. Dean
- Citizen-Soldier Extraordinaire by Howard Freedlander
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 ... [Continue Story]
Al Sikes
Re-Visiting the Conservative Party by Al Sikes
There are early signs of a second stage of the Republican revolution started by Donald Trump in 2016. Looking forward essays are being written about ... [Continue Story]
- Washington College: Culture Leads Leaders Follow by Al Sikes
- What’s in a Name? By Al Sikes
- Glenn Youngkin, Virginia’s Governor-Elect by Al Sikes
- Criminal or Not? Beneficial or Not? By Al Sikes
- Climate: Risks, Rewards, and Nonsense by Al Sikes
- Hash and Covid 19 by Al Sikes
- Chesapeake Film Festival’s Best Story: Thinking Like a Watershed by Al Sikes
- Is It the Trump Party? By Al Sikes
- 5th Column by Al Sikes
- Right Here in River City by Al Sikes
George Merrill
On Thanksgiving by George Merrill
For seven months I have been living with the medical possibility I might not be here this Thanksgiving. I’m happy to announce that I am here and had ... [Continue Story]
- Out for Blood by George Merrill
- About Love by George Merrill
- Timetables by George Merrill
- Oh, Bother by George Merrill
- Dead Serious by George Merrill
- Rendezvous by George Merrill
- In Touch by George Merrill
- Spinners by George Merrill
- Starburst by George Merrill
- Snapshots Of Daily Life: Snapshots by George Merrill
Howard Freedlander
Out and About (Sort of): Exits By Difference-Makers by Howard Freedlander
Change is in the air. A new era is imminent. And all is good as longtime leaders with tremendous legacies are moving on with their lives. Sadly ... [Continue Story]
- Out and About (Sort of): Rigidity Vs. Common Sense by Howard Freedlander
- Out and About (Sort of): Horrid Homecoming by Howard Freedlander
- Out and About (Sort of): “I Couldn’t Use My Hand” by Howard Freedlander
- Out and About (Sort of): Good News by Howard Freedlander
- Out and About (Sort of): Health Care Crisis by Howard Freedlander
- Out and About (Sort of): Citizens Engaged by Howard Freedlander
- Out and About (Sort of): Reassessment by Howard Freedlander
- Out and About (Sort of): Onward by Howard Freedlander
- Out and About (Sort of): Unifying by Howard Freedlander
- Out and About (Sort of): Military Conundrum by Howard Freedlander
Jamie Kirkpatrick
Andermas by Jamie Kirkpatrick
Today—November 30—is St. Andrew’s Day. In Scotland, it’s celebrated as Andermas, Scotland’s official National Day and the first day of my ancestral ... [Continue Story]
- Baguettes by Jamie Kirkpatrick
- Those Who Serve by Jamie Kirkpatrick
- Seasonal Maintenance by Jamie Kirkpatrick
- Anticipation by Jamie Kirkpatrick
- The Arc of History by Jamie Kirkpatrick
- “Ropes Off!” By Jamie Kirkpatrick
- How Cool! By Jamie Kirkpatrick
- Never Too Late by Jamie Kirkpatrick
- Positive by Jamie Kirkpatrick
- Bone on Bone by Jamie Kirkpatrick
Letter to Editor
Letter to Editor: Hard to Complaint at Shore Medical Center at Chestertown
I went to Chester River Hospital Center for an appointment today. The woman at the check-in desk was wearing a mask below her nose. Either she didn't ... [Continue Story]
- Open Letter to Maryland Leaders: We Want a New 1st District
- Letter to Editor: Outrage at polls today!
- Letter to Editor: Place Solar Where it Belongs, Not on Open Space
- Letter to Editor: Fool Me Once…
- Letter to Editor: Adding Needed Perspective To The Morgnec Road Solar Project Debate
- Letter to Editor: Commentary on Kent Conservation and Preservation Alliance Plain Wrong
- Letter to Editor: A Little Housekeeping is in Order
- Letter to Editor: Debunking Proposed Morgnec Road Solar Project Fictions
- Letter to Editor: Taking Issue with Frank Lewis’ Letter to the Editor on Solar Power Plans
- Letter to Editor: Taking Issue with Paula Reeder Opinion on Solar Plans for Morgnec Road
