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
The Big Lie by Steve Parks
First of all, we must begin to recognize that what transpired at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, was the result of a Big Lie. The incumbent president, ... [Continue Story]
- Op-Ed: Being Still by George Merrill
- The Fallacy of Populism by Maria Grant
- Op-Ed: Kent County Commissioners Need to Stand for Social Justice by John Queen
- Son of a Shopkeeper Revisited by Al Sikes
- The Tale of Two Colleges
- Op-Ed: Thinking of Paul Sarbanes by Howard Freedlander
- So Many Reasons to be Grateful this Thanksgiving by J.E. Dean and Maria Grant
- The Thanksgiving of Health by Steve Parks
- A Toast to America’s Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff by Maria Grant
- Note to Donald – Do the Right Thing by Steve Parks
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
2021 by Al Sikes
New year predictions are often general and most unmeasurable. A technology prediction, for example, is advanced—it happens some years later. ... [Continue Story]
- Trump, A Martyr? By Al Sikes
- Suicide on Fifth Avenue by Al Sikes
- Who Among Us Awaits Instruction? By Al Sikes
- Scattered Thoughts With a Theme by Al Sikes
- Spirit in The Season of Holy Days by Al Sikes
- Why Trump and the Progressives Shared a Similar Fate by Al Sikes
- A Game Called Jenga by Al Sikes
- Lighten the Load, Thanksgiving 2020 by Al Sikes
- Voting Results, Sore Losers and Patriotism by Al Sikes
- Faces, Content and Leadership by Al Sikes
George Merrill
Snapshots of Daily Life: Geese by George Merrill
Honk if you love geese. I’m not sure I love geese, but I own they are beautiful and fascinating birds and an essential part of the Shore ... [Continue Story]
- Snapshots of Daily Life: Crisis by George Merrill
- Snapshots of Daily Life: Epiphany by George Merrill
- Snapshots Of Daily Life: Belonging by George Merrill
- Snapshots of Daily Life: Christmas Tree by George Merrill
- Snapshots of Daily Life: Loving by George Merrill
- Snapshots Of Daily Life: Mercy by George Merrill
- Snapshots of Daily Life: Bumping by George Merrill
- Snapshots of Daily Life: Elections
- Snapshots of Daily Life: Cardinals
- Snapshots of Daily Life: Slugs by George Merrill
Howard Freedlander
Out and About (Sort 0f): Dark Cloud Over Annapolis by Howard Freedlander
An alarming pall has fallen upon the 442nd session of the 2021 Maryland General Assembly in Annapolis. Fear of a protest like the Jan. 6 insurrection ... [Continue Story]
- Out and About (Sort of): Sandy by Howard Freedlander
- Out and About (Sort of): New Setting, New Home by Howard Freedlander
- Out and About (Sort of): Timely Words by Howard Freedlander
- Out and About (Sort of): Fearless in Cambridge by Howard Freedlander
- Out and About (Sort of): Covid Culture by Howard Freedlander
- Out and About (Sort of): Harmony Hopeless? By Howard Freedlander
- Out and About (Sort of): Necessary Annoyance by Howard Freedlander
- Out and About (Sort of): The Out and About (Sort of): National Security Threat by Howard Freedlander
- COVID Dims Democracy by Howard Freedlander
- Out and About (Sort of): Here, But Not Settled by Howard Freedlander
Jamie Kirkpatrick
New Day Dawning by Jamie Kirkpatrick
The path led us straight east into the rising sun. It was a frigid January morning and although we did not know it at the time, we would encounter all ... [Continue Story]
- The Legacy of Kindness by Jamie Kirkpatrick
- The Colors of Winter by Jamie Kirkpatrick
- Hogmanay (Redux) by Jamie Kirkpatrick
- The Blue Hour by Jamie Kirkpatrick
- Lighter Longer by Jamie Kirkpatrick
- Tangled by Jamie Kirkpatrick
- Gewgaws and Baubles by Jamie Kirkpatrick
- Rabbit, Rabbit by Jamie Kirkpatrick
- The Best of It by Jamie Kirkpatrick
- The Vanishing Point by Jamie Kirkpatrick
Letter to Editor
Letter to Editor: Remember Isaiah 14
The Chestertown Spy received the following in the form of a letter to the editor: 14 I will ascend above the tops of the clouds; I will make myself ... [Continue Story]
- Letter to Editor: Rep. Andy Harris Needs to Tell the Truth
- Letter to Editor: Take Down Trump Signs in Kent County
- Letter to Editor: Shame on Donald Trump and Andy Harris
- Letter to Editor: The Day Lincoln Wept
- Letter to Larry Hogan: Please Do Something about Peak Health Care in Chestertown
- Letter to the Editor: Three Cheers for RiverArts
- Letter to the Editor: Thoughts on Patriotism
- Letter to the Editor: Congressman Harris is Worried about the Wrong Things
- Letter to the Editor: The Ultimate Showman
- Letter to Editor: An Academy Art Museum Craft Show Like No Other