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
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
The Democratic Debate: If Only What Happens in Nevada Stayed There by J.E. Dean
Spoiler Alert: If you did not watch the three-hour Democratic debate on Wednesday, you missed must-see TV. It was simultaneously, entertaining, … [Read More...]
- To Bloomberg, or Not to Bloomberg: That is the Question Before Maryland Democrats
- Report from Annapolis 2020 – Part 4 by Laura Price
- Marylanders Used to be Like Iowans in Access to the Candidates
- Report from Annapolis 2020 (Part Two) by Laura Price
- Frank DeFilippo: Nobody Knows Where the Buck Stops — or Where the Bucks Are
- Op-Ed: Ten Reasons Why a Biden/Klobuchar Ticket Makes Good Sense by Maria Grant
- Op-Ed: 2020 Wish List by J.E. Dean
- One is the Loneliest Number by Maria Grant
- Campaign Finance: No Good Alternatives by J.E. Dean
- Are Voters Coming Around to the Real Issues of 2020? By J.E. Dean
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
The Real Loser by Al Sikes
Confucius: "Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without." The results are in. Michael Bloomberg will not be president. He, the pundits … [Read More...]
- 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
- 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
George Merrill
Snapshots of Daily Life: Creativity by George Merrill
Talk to yourself? I do. It may not be as ditsy as some think. It occurred to me recently that perhaps talking to myself is not so much something to … [Read More...]
- 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
- Snapshots of Daily Life: Mist by George Merrill
- Snapshots Of Daily Life: Streetlights by George Merrill
- Snapshots Of Daily Life: Courtesy by George Merrill
- Snapshots Of Daily Life: Christmas by George Merrill
- Snapshots of Daily Life: Environment by George Merrill
- Snapshots Of Daily Life: Marriage by George Merrill
Howard Freedlander
Out and About (Sort of): Education Dominates Session by Howard Freedlander
If you keep your ear to the rumblings of the 2020 Maryland General Assembly, you will hear one subject above all others: education reform After you … [Read More...]
- 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
- Out and About (Sort of): Ethics on the Edge by Howard Freedlander
- Out and About (Sort of): Hopeful for 2020 by Howard Freedlander
- Out and About (Sort of): Letter to Grandchildren (Part Two) by Howard Freedlander
- Out and About (Sort of): Letter to Grandchildren (Part One) by Howard Freedlander
- Out and About (Sort of): Recliner by Howard Freedlander
Jamie Kirkpatrick
Friends with Fireplaces by Jamie Kirkpatrick
It got cold last weekend—very cold—so when an invitation from dear friends to have Saturday dinner in front of their fireplace arrived, we jumped. You … [Read More...]
- 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
- The Year in the Rearview Mirror by Jamie Kirkpatrick
- ‘Twas by Jamie Kirkpatrick
- The Christmas Porch by Jamie Kirkpatrick
- The Angel’s Share by Jamie Kirkpatrick
- A Dickens of a Story
Letter to Editor
Letter to the Editor: Maryland Health Connection
Thanks to an innovative new program in Maryland, there’s good news for those looking for health insurance. This tax season, Marylanders have a special … [Read More...]
- 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?
- Letter to the Editor: Leading with Integrity
- Guest Commentary: Why Buttigieg?
- Letter to the Editor: Iran and US
- Republicans Should Stand for Real Justice by George R. Shivers
- Addressing Inequities of Chestertown Voting Districts, by Bill Arrowood
- Davy McCall – A True Renaissance Man
- The Washington College Factor
