Opinion
Opinion: Fisherman, Scientists, Residents, and Environmentalists in Agreement on AquaCon
On September 19, the Mid-Shore Fishing Club and ShoreRivers were among roughly 75 attendees at a work session in Federalsburg on AquaCon, the ... [Continue Story]
- There’s No Need to Boil the Ocean So Let’s Just Cut to the Chase by Maria Grant
- Opinion: Is China Ready for War with America over Taiwan?
- Patience by Ross Jones
- Properly Breaking Eggs? By Bob Moores
- Opinion: Is this Barry Glassman’s Moment? By Josh Kurtz
- Covid: “Who’d Thunk it” by Ross Jones
- Opinion: Four Rural Eastern Shore Counties are Losing Population. Why? By Tom Timberman
- Reflections Upon Our Declaration of Independence by Carol Voyles
- Opinion: Happy Fourth Commentary on Our At-Risk Democracy by Steve Parks
- Sometimes Less is More by Maria Grant
The From and Fuller Podcast
From and Fuller: Russia, Hurricane Ian, and GOP Election Deniers Impact on Joe Biden
Every Thursday, the Spy hosts a conversation with Al From and Craig Fuller on the most topical political news of the moment. This week, From and ... [Continue Story]
- From and Fuller: The Politics of One-Way Migrant Flights to the North
- From and Fuller: Biden’s Anti-inflation Message and Graham’s National Abortion Ban
- From and Fuller: The Impact of a GOP House Majority on Biden and the United States
- From and Fuller: The Politics of Semi-Fascism in the 2022 Midterms
- From and Fuller: Will America’s Rule of Law Become a Midterm Election Issue?
- From and Fuller: Kansas, Election-Denier Victories, and Speaker Pelosi’s Trip to Taiwan
- From and Fuller: The Politics of Inflation and the Manchin Change of Heart
- From and Fuller: Dan Cox, Wes Moore, Heather Mizeur and the Secret Service’s Missing Text
- From and Fuller: The 1/6 Committee at Halftime and the Andy Harris Visit with Trump
- From and Fuller: Can Joe Biden be Unpopular and Still Succeed?
J.E. Dean
Is Hurricane Ian Telling Us Something? By J.E. Dean
How would you answer the question? I see the pending disaster in Southwest Florida as additional evidence of climate change. To me it’s obvious. ... [Continue Story]
- Queen Elizabeth’s Funeral by J.E. Dean
- What to Make of DOJ’s Blizzard of Subpoenas? By J.E. Dean
- Trump’s Conspiracy-theory-believing QAnon Whack Job will Lose in November by J.E. Dean
- Goodbye, August by J.E. Dean
- The Ostrich Approach to Eastern Shore Development by J.E. Dean
- If Texas Secedes from the Union, Do We Want It Back? By J.E. Dean
- Do not Tell Me Andy Harris Cannot Be Beat by J.E. Dean
- Must-See TV: Thursday’s Prime Time January 6 Committee Hearing by J.E. Dean
- Elected Representatives Who Do Not Represent by J.E. Dean
- Thinking About Trump on the Fourth of July by J.E. Dean
Howard Freedlander
Out and About (Sort of): Homeward Happiness by Howard Freedlander
It all seems so comfortable. No navigational tool, either real or not, is necessary. Back in the cocoon of friendship and familiarity? Yes, that sums ... [Continue Story]
- Out and About (Sort of): Public Service Burdens by Howard Freedlander
- Out and About (Sort of): Royal Immersion by Howard Freedlander
- Out and About (Sort of): Tempting to Jump by Howard Freedlander
- Queen Elizabeth Dies After Unparalleled Reign by Howard Freedlander
- Out and About (Sort of): Daly Double by Howard Freedlander
- Out and About (Sort of): Striving to Trust by Howard Freedlander
- Out and About (Sort of): Detrimental Dialogue by Howard Freedlander
- Out and About (Sort of): Military Misuse by Howard Freedlander
- Out and About (Sort of): Tall, Talented and Tenacious by Howard Freedlander
- Out and About (Sort of): No Denial by Howard Freedlander
Craig Fuller
Why TS/SCI Is Really Important by Craig Fuller
Since August 8th, when FBI agents entered former President Trump’s Florida residence in search of government documents that he had failed to return, ... [Continue Story]
- Twitter Is No Piazza by Craig Fuller
- Celebrate the Why as Well as the What by Craig Fuller
- From Traumatic to Typical by Craig Fuller
- A World on Two Paths by Craig Fuller
- A Beginning, Not an Ending by Craig Fuller
- Consider an Air Safety Approach to Better Policing by Craig Fuller
- Road Recognition Well-Earned for Chesapeake Country by Craig Fuller
- COVID Vaccination: Are We Making This Too Difficult by Craig Fuller
- A Strategy, Not Resolutions by Craig Fuller
- Signs of (Governance) Hope by Craig Fuller
Laura Oliver
Brief Encounters of the Forever Kind by Laura J. Oliver
The third time my carry-on suitcase didn’t quite make it over the lip of the overhead luggage compartment and slammed down on my head, I blinked back ... [Continue Story]
- Soulmates by Laura J. Oliver
- Paying Out of Pocket by Laura J. Oliver
- Paying Out of Pocket by Laura J. Oliver
- Can You Keep a Secret? By Laura J. Oliver
- Moonstruck by Laura J. Oliver
- Baby Proof by Laura J. Oliver
- Something Other Than Chance? By Laura J. Oliver
- Cows on the Lam: Where Are They Now? By Laura J. Oliver
- Who’s Your Daddy? By Laura J. Oliver
- Fifty-seven Octaves Below Middle C by Laura J. Oliver
Jamie Kirkpatrick
Postcard from Ravello by Jamie Kirkpatrick
According to the original blueprint of our Italian odyssey, we should be on our way home now. But we aren’t. When the stars aligned and good friends ... [Continue Story]
- A Postcard from Venice by Jamie Kirkpatrick
- A Postcard from Rome: Piazza Navona by Jamie Kirkpatrick
- They’re Changing Guard by Jamie Kirkpatrick
- Time and the River by Jamie Kirkpatrick
- The Day the Music Died by Jamie Kirkpatrick
- End of the Line by Jamie Kirkpatrick
- The First Day by Jamie Kirkpatrick
- Memory by Jamie Kirkpatrick
- Dinner by Jamie Kirkpatrick
- Unfolding by Jamie Kirkpatrick
Angela Rieck
Hard to Watch, even Harder to Imagine by Angela Rieck
PBS has a three part series entitled US and Holocaust. After seeing the first episode, I recommend that they change the title to: “Hard to Watch, But ... [Continue Story]
- It’s Time by Angela Rieck
- The “Nature” Trail by Angela Rieck
- Winter is Coming by Angela Rieck
- Fathers and Daughters by Angela Rieck
- The Good, the Bad, and the Tragic by Angela Rieck
- Two Train Wrecks by Angela Rieck
- The Rookery by Angela Rieck
- Capturing Time and Space by Angela Rieck
- What would MLK do? By Angela Rieck
- What is Old is New Again by Angela Rieck
Al Sikes
Calm Down by Al Sikes
Today’s news and 21st Century rollercoasters seem to be searching for the same thing—the scream threshold. Knowing more about the news, I congratulate ... [Continue Story]
- American Cynicism by Al Sikes
- Smoke, Mirrors and Intoxication by Al Sikes
- Can We Stand Up to Manipulation? By Al Sikes
- Donald Trump and the Future by Al Sikes
- Exhilarating by Al Sikes
- Baseball and Politics by Al Sikes
- Plain Talk: Recalling Harry Truman by Al Sikes
- Dead End by Al Sikes
- Dad’s Thoughts by Al Sikes
- Six Hundred Miles of Responsibility by Al Sikes
Letter to Editor
Letter to Editor: Time For Fairness and Justice on Cleaning Up the Chesapeake Bay
Two sacred guiding principles in our society are equal treatment under the law and justice delayed is justice denied. Recent events indicate how in ... [Continue Story]
- Chestertown Police Department Facebook Comment on Calvert Street Safety
- Letter to Editor: Michael Peroutka is an Extremist Candidate For Attorney General
- Chestertown Needs for Police Presence at Calvert and College Avenue
- Letter to Editor: Dan Cox and Gordana Schifanelli are the Unlikely Pair for Unlikely Times
- Letter to the Editor: Questions for Representative Andy Harris
- Letter to Editor: Stop the Permits on Calvert and College
- Letter to Editor: Stupidity or Lying
- Letter to Editor: GOP Candidate Cox is a Right-Wing Extremist
- Letter to Editor: Rep. Harris’ False Claim on Inflation Reduction Act
- Letter to Editor: What Your Country Has Done for You Lately