Letter to the Editor: Towns Deserve Tax Relief from County
Kent County’s budget does not include an annual tax rebate to Chestertown, Rock Hall, Millington, Betterton, and Galena, nor does the county reduce its tax rate for property owners in these municipalities. By eschewing rebates or tax relief, the County requires the five towns’ taxpayers to pay for certain County services—public safety, public works, planning and zoning—that they do … [Read More...]
Editorial
Editorial: There Can Never Be Enough Purple on the Mid-Shore in September
In the field of advertising, the old saying goes that it takes at least seven uniquely different exposures to a product before the consumer actually … [Read More...]
- 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
- Editorial: The Departures of College Presidents Sheila Bair and Barbara Viniar
- Editorial: The Future of Chestertown and Its College Needs Your Attention
- Editorial: The Serious Threat of Fake News
- Publisher Notes: The Spy, President Trump, and David Montgomery
- Editorial: The Inn on the Chester – The Case for a WC Hotel & Conference Center
- Editorial: Dear Governor Hogan, On the Matter of the Chestertown Marina….
Op-Ed
A Statement by Adam Goodheart
This has been a painful week for many people in the Upper Eastern Shore community, including me. The pain began when the Chestertown Spy published two … [Read More...]
- In the Garden by Nancy Mugele
- Save the Preakness by Steve Parks
- Poems, People and Leading Your Life by Nancy Mugele
- Impeachment is Imperative by Maria Wood
- Op-Ed: Another Term for our Fake President might be Fatal by Steve Parks
- Signs of Spring by Nancy Mugele
- Good Friday by George Merrill
- Op-Ed: Buttigieg’s Challenge by J.E. Dean
- Op-Ed: Local Hospital Board And Administration: Are They Our Advocates? By Dr. Eva Smorzaniuk
- Op-Ed: Us vs. Them by Maria Wood
Letter to Editor
Letter to the Editor: Conversations With Charity and Civility
Dave Wheelan, founder and publisher of The Talbot and Chestertown Spy was criticized this week on social media for publishing a piece by David … [Read More...]
- Letter to the Spy Publisher: A Response from David Montgomery
- Letter to Editor: Jay Jacobs Got it Right with “War on the Shore” Report Description
- Letter to Editor: Harris’ Vote Weakens Pre-Existing Condition Protection
- Letter to Editor: Harris Votes Correctly to Potentially Lower Future Generic Drug Prices
- Letter to Editor: Trust the Chesapeake Bay Foundation? Not!
- Letter to Editor: Harris Votes Against Interest of Seniors
- Letter to Editor: Animal Care Shelter Asks for Kent County to Approve Zoning Changes
- Letter to the Editor: Towns Deserve Tax Relief from County
- Letter to Editor: Speak Out Against Hate on the Eastern Shore
- Letter to Editor: We Deserve Better From UMM Shore Regional Health
Al Sikes
Game Show Politics by Al Sikes
How would you like to be a contestant in a game show? Well, all you have to do is participate in the Presidential nomination contest to choose the … [Read More...]
- Alternative Universe by Al Sikes
- Beyond Inconvenient Truths by Al Sikes
- Are There Answers? By Al Sikes
- Does Choice Appeal to You? By Al Sikes
- Awaken to Woke by Al Sikes
- Incoherence by Al Sikes
- Are Democrat Leaders Nuts? By Al Sikes
- Creative Destruction by Al Sikes
- AOC as Superwoman by Al Sikes
- Dissension by Al Sikes
David Montgomery
$2 Trillion Infrastructure Plan Opens the Door for Boondoggles by David Montgomery
If reports that President Trump will recommend $2 trillion in infrastructure spending are true, he is once again putting himself in very bad company. … [Read More...]
- President Trump is Once Again Worrying his Supporters and Feeding his Critics by David Montgomery
- Howard Schultz’s Special American Latte by David Montgomery
- Never Interrupt When They are Making a Mistake by David Montgomery
- White Nationalism by David Montgomery
- Green New Deal: An Economist’s Perspective by David Montgomery
- Trump, Mattis and Syria by David Montgomery
- Remembering Those Who Fought in Normandy by David Montgomery
- Here We Go Again by David Montgomery
- EPA Gets It Right on Carbon Dioxide from Power Plants by David Montgomery
- Wasted Outrage by David Montgomery
George Merrill
Back Talk by George Merrill
I can’t walk the same distances I once did. Now I take a more leisurely pace and cover less turf. When I was younger I may have covered more … [Read More...]
- Smartphones by George Merrill
- Shall We Gather At The River by George Merrill
- Better Kind than Right by George Merrill
- In a Certain Light by George Merrill
- Woo Woo by George Merrill
- Keep An Ear To The Ground
- Dog Fight by George Merrill
- Mixed Neighborhoods by George Merrill
- Getting In Shape by George Merrill
- The Day of the Dipper Ducks by George Merrill
Howard Freedlander
Out and About (Sort of): Bedside Manner 2.0 by Howard Freedlander
As a columnist, sitting on a pedestal weekly spewing forth brilliant opinions and insights, I realize that sometimes that this writer gets a chance to … [Read More...]
- Out and About (Sort of) Family Feeds Land Carefully by Howard Freedlander
- Out and About (Sort of): Bedside Manner by Howard Freedlander
- Out and About (Sort of): Preserve Daily Presence by Howard Freedlander
- Out and About (Sort of): Loss and Resurrection by Howard Freedlander
- Out and About (Sort of): Session Ends; Results Don’t by Howard Freedlander
- Out and About (Sort of): No Longer Surprised by Howard Freedlander
- Out and About (Sort of): Ferryland? By Howard Freedlander
- Out and About (Sort of): Academic Scam and Shame by Howard Freedlander
- Out and About (Sort of): Depression Follow-Up by Howard Freedlander
- Out and About (Sort of): Despair and Hope by Howard Freedlander
Jamie Kirkpatrick
Indigenous Indignities by Jamie Kirkpatrick
A couple weeks ago, I watched a segment on 60 Minutes about an Inuit throat singer. Before that, I had never heard of Inuit throat singing, and to be … [Read More...]
- Boom by Jamie Kirkpatrick
- Wonder by Jamie Kirkpatrick
- A Trout in Wine Country by Jamie Kirkpatrick
- Taos Pueblo by Jamie Kirkpatrick
- Piazza Navona by Jamie Kirkpatrick
- Kilimanjaro by Jamie Kirkpatrick
- Thin Places by Jamie Kirkpatrick
- March Madness by Jamie Kirkpatrick
- The Getaway by Jamie Kirkpatrick
- A Happy American Birthday by Jamie Kirkpatrick
