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
Op-Ed: An Old Candidate and a New Beginning by Al From
Next week Joe Biden will formally accept the Democratic nomination for President of the United States. And, if historian Allan Lichtman, who’s model ... [Continue Story]
- Op-Ed: Why I’m Running Against Andy Harris this November by Mia Mason
- It’s Way Past Time for a Woman to Lead the US—Get Over It! By Maria Grant
- Be on the Right Side of History with Black Lives Matter Mural by Pastor Leon Frison
- Do Black Lives Matter? By Wayne T. Gilchrest
- Proud and Honored to have Joined John Lewis in the Fight by Sherman Howell
- Hogan, By the Book by Josh Kurtz
- They Raided Paradise and Put Up A Data Center by Thomas Kocubinski
- Point of View: On Defacing “Charm” on High Street by Karen Somerville
- Open Letter to Mayor Cerino: Keep the Ajax Basketball Courts
- Why Public Art? By John Schratwieser
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
School or Not? By Al Sikes
Debating school openings has become freighted by politics—both Party and union politics. Too bad. A strong nation would push back hard against the ... [Continue Story]
- Day One by Al Sikes
- Lessons from the Cemetery by Al Sikes
- What Price Covid? By Al Sikes
- LeBron James and Dynamics by Al Sikes
- It Is All So Predictable by Al Sikes
- Social Distemper by Al Sikes
- Corridors Of Imagination by Al Sikes
- Cathartic by Al Sikes
- Puzzles and the Mind by Al Sikes
- Annapolis, the Silicon Valley of Efficacy in Government? By Al Sikes
George Merrill
Snapshots of Daily Life: Hurricanes by George Merrill
It’s Monday afternoon. I am waiting for a hurricane to arrive. It’s called Isaias, the first of the season to affect the Mid-Atlantic. I’ve waited for ... [Continue Story]
- Snapshots of Daily Life: Diversions
- Snapshots of Daily Life: Mud Wasps by George Merrill
- Snapshots of Daily Life: Bats by George Merrill
- Snapshots of Daily Life: Bugs by George Merrill
- Snapshots of Daily Life: Zhang by George Merrill
- Snapshots Of Daily Life: Justice by George Merrill
- Snapshots of Daily Life: Conversion by George Merrill
- Snapshots of Daily Life: Enoughness by George Merrill
- Snapshots of Daily Life: Sight by George Merrill
- Snapshots of Daily Life: Grief by George Merrill
Howard Freedlander
Out and About (Sort of): Aging and a Dog by Howard Freedlander
Over the years I’ve often read analogies describing the aging process. For example, a tree that loses its limbs, and its interior hollows out, is an ... [Continue Story]
- Out and About (Sort of): Bitter Beatings Strengthen Voice by Howard Freedlander
- Out and About (Sort of): Still Seeking Relief by Howard Freedlander
- Out and About (Sort of): Seeking Relief by Howard Freedlander
- Out and About (Sort of): Another Surge by Howard Freedlander
- Out and About (Sort of): Tear It Down by Howard Freedlander
- Out and About (Sort of): 1968… Not That Long Ago by Howard Freedlander
- Out and About (Sort of) Is Free Speech Free? By Howard Freedlander
- Serene, Battle-Hardened Beach by Howard Freedlander
- Out and About (Sort of): Power of Prayer by Howard Freedlander
- Out and About (Sort of): Ahoy, Graduates…Beware Shaky Seas by Howard Freedlander
Jamie Kirkpatrick
The Coffee Rule by Jamie Kirkpatrick
The Coffee Rule is really quite simple: “No chore may be assigned or performed until I’ve had a morning cup of coffee.” That’s it. No fine print, no ... [Continue Story]
- Kudzu by Jamie Kirkpatrick
- Masked by Jamie Kirkpatrick
- I Scream, You Scream by Jamie Kirkpatrick
- After the Storm by Jamie Kirkpatrick
- The Balance of Life by Jamie Kirkpatrick
- Arcturus (Part 2) by Jamie Kirkpatrick
- Arcturus (Part 1) by Jamie Kirkpatrick
- Zero to One Hundred by Jamie Kirkpatrick
- Unintended Consequences by Jamie Kirkpatrick
- As If by Jamie Kirkpatrick
Letter to Editor
Letter to Editor: Chestertown Should Move Forward with BLM Murals
It is my hope and prayer that in the midst of this season we are in that you are safe and well. As a lifelong native and resident of Chestertown ... [Continue Story]
- Chestertown’s Stark Contrast: Why We Need a “Black Lives Matter” Mural
- Letter to Editor: In Support of BLM Murals
- Poem Warning: Who is in Charge of the Clattering Train
- Letter to the Editor: A Plan for Wilmer Park
- Letter to the Editor: The Ajax Basketball Court Needs to Stay
- Letter to Kent County Board of Education: Please Use the Sassafras Environmental Center
- Letter to Editor: Democrat and Republican Headquarters Should be Side-by-Side
- Letter to Editor: Democratic Club Strongly Denounces Defacement of Trump Signs
- Letter to Editor: Great People in Betterton Town Office
- Letter to Editor: Looking Past Covid-19
