Editorial: Chestertown and Fireworks
This past Fourth of July was the quietest in recent memory. By the morning of the Fifth of July, it was apparent to town elected officials and community leaders were sensing regret that a long tradition came to an end so unceremoniously. To be fair, the Council had voted in 2018 to end public funding of fireworks for 2019 and future years. That decision went unnoticed or unappreciated or maybe … [Read More...]
Editorial
“Censorship and Abuse of Power” — WC Parent Decries Foreigner Cancellation
Provost DiQuinzio, Dean Feyerherm; Your outrageous decision to cancel the senior capstone production of the award-winning play ‘The Foreigner" at … [Read More...]
- Editorial: Sultana Downrigging Upgrades Deliver Smashing Success
- 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
- Editorial: A Few Suggestions for Washington College’s New President
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Op-Ed
Op-Ed: Time to Ask More of Political Parties? By J.E. Dean
It may be the height of naivete to expect either major political party to do anything much beyond raising money and loosely structuring a process to … [Read More...]
- Op-Ed: Kirwan Plan is a Union Cash Grab; Taxpayers Get the Tab
- Op-Ed: Thriving – Not Simply Surviving – in the Delmarva Oasis by Jim Bass
- Goodbye Gabbard: How to Self-Destruct a Run for President by J.E. Dean
- Op-Ed: Kirwan Funding Workgroup Final Recommendations by Laura Price
- Op-Ed: Changing My Mind on Impeaching the President by Steve Parks
- Op-Ed: On Kindness by J.E. Dean
- Op-Ed: Assessing Trump Using Pros and Cons
- Trump-Russia Explained, By Bob Moores
- Op-Ed: Unsettling Times in Washington by J.E. Dean
- Op-Ed: Deny Trump His Dream Opponent by J.E. Dean
Al Sikes
Profiles in Cowardice by Al Sikes
Pardon my nausea. President Trump’s often egregious behavior is on trial, and the prosecutors are not winning. Conviction looks impossible absent the … [Read More...]
- Swamps, Fear and Impeachment by Al Sikes
- We are Being Played by Al Sikes
- A Modest But Radical Proposal by Al Sikes
- Scary Stuff by Al Sikes
- Beto and the F-Bomb by Al Sikes
- Baseball and Politics At 30,000 Feet by Al Sikes
- Namesake by Al Sikes
- Enough is Enough by Al Sikes
- Bridge Closed! Peril Ahead by Al Sikes
- Bring in the Clowns – Whoops They Are Here by Al Sikes
George Merrill
Snapshots Of Daily Life: Tides by George Merrill
“The Trump Administration formally notified the United Nations on Monday that it would withdraw the United States from the Paris Agreement on Climate … [Read More...]
- Out and About (Sort of): Breakout by Howard Freedlander
- Snapshots Of Daily Life: Recycling by George Merrill
- Snapshots Of Daily Life: Rooms by George Merrill
- Snapshots Of Daily Life: Doctors by George Merrill
- Snapshots of Daily Life: Birthdays by George Merrill
- More Than Just A Pretty Face by George Merrill
- The Army of the Lord by George Merrill
- Mickey Mouse on the Wing by George Merrill
- An Immense Journey by George Merrill
- RIP by George Merrill
Nancy Mugele
Changing Tides
My yard is still a soggy mess after last week’s convergence of subtropical storm Melissa and the Full Hunter’s Moon caused the highest high tides I … [Read More...]
Howard Freedlander
Out and About (Sort of): Can You Spare a Hello? By Howard Freedlander
It may be a family member. It may be a friend. It may be a co-worker. It may be a neighbor. It may be a memory. Like most national holidays, … [Read More...]
- Out and About (Sort of): Changing of the Guard by Howard Freedlander
- Out and About (Sort of): Noble Leader by Howard Freedlander
- Out and About (Sort of): Rivers, Creeks and Neighborhoods by Howard Freedlander
- Out and About (Sort of): Escapism by Howard Freedlander
- Out and About (Sort of): Unwritten Contract by Howard Freedlander
- Out and About (Sort of): An Idea Untaken by Howard Freedlander
- Out and About (Sort of): Learning Outside Classroom by Howard Freedlander
- Out and About (Sort of): Remembering, Reacting by Howard Freedlander
- Out and About (Sort 0f): Enough Already by Howard Freedlander
- Out and About (Sort of): Acceptance by Howard Freedlander
Jamie Kirkpatrick
Angels Among Us by Jamie Kirkpatrick
Two days ago, I fell into a manhole. I never saw it coming but it must have seen me because as soon as my foot hit the unsecured cover, it opened wide … [Read More...]
- Downrigging Dreaming by Jamie Kirkpatrick
- That Time of Year by Jamie Kirkpatrick
- Above the Fray by Jamie Kirkpatrick
- High Tides and Misdemeanors by Jamie Kirkpatrick
- The Concord Grape Bridge by Jamie Kirkpatrick
- The Butterfly Effect by Jamie Kirkpatrick
- Please Be Seated by Jamie Kirkpatrick
- Two (More) Dollars by Jamie Kirkpatrick
- Fit for a Queen by Jamie Kirkpatrick
- Two Dollars by Jamie Kirkpatrick
Letter to Editor
I Support Moving Psychiatric Beds to Chestertown, Susan K. Ross, M.D.
To the Editor: I am a physician who practices in Chestertown. I am a member of the Shore Regional Health Medical Staff and of the Medical … [Read More...]
- Letter to Editor: Harris Votes to Separate Children from Families at U.S. Border
- “Save the Hospital” Campaign Calls on Public Support for Mental Health Beds
- Change in Policing for Chestertown, by Marty Stetson
- Trump-Russia Explained, By Bob Moores
- Letter to the Editor: A Time of Changes
- LTE: On Democracy by Ken Schiano
- Letter to Editor: POTUS and El Paso
- Letter to Editor: After El Paso and Dayton, Congressman Harris Needs to Take Action
- Letter to Editor: Shame on You Representative Andy Harris
- An Open Letter to Rep. Andy Harris
