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, … [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
Op-Ed: Sustaining White Antiracist Action by Dr. Ben Kohl, Jr.
“Justice will not be served until those who are unaffected are as outraged as those who are” Benjamin Franklin Adapted from remarks made on May … [Read More...]
- Op-Ed: The Great Regression by J.T. Smith
- Op-Ed: About The Rights Of Others by George Merrill
- Is the GOP Dying? By J.E. Dean
- Call To Action — Stand Up For George Floyd by Dan Watson
- Op-Ed: A Plea for Civility–Put a Little Love in Your Heart by Maria Grant
- Op-ed: It’s Not Too Late to Impeach Donald Trump by J.E. Dean
- Op-Ed: COVID Unmasking Donald Trump by Steve Parks
- Op-Ed: What a Second Term for President Trump Might Look Like by J.E. Dean
- Op-Ed: Facebook Brings Out the Worst in Us by Maria Grant
- Op-Ed: What Might a Biden Presidency Look Like? 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
Annapolis, the Silicon Valley of Efficacy in Government? By Al Sikes
Covid-19 is destructive and instructive. Each day we read about the destructive; give me a minute to deal with the instructive. Covid-19 escaped, … [Read More...]
- Choices, Leadership and Confidence by Al Sikes
- “The Day the Music Died” by Al Sikes
- How Fortunate We Are! By Al Sikes
- Narrators, Narratives and Bias by Al Sikes
- Biden vs. Sanders vs. Trump by Al Sikes
- Silver Bullets by Al Sikes
- Lies, Damned Lies and Statistics by Al Sikes
- To Bruce, With Love by Al Sikes
- Reflections on the Crisis by Al Sikes
- Teenagers – Traps and Windows by Al Sikes
George Merrill
Snapshots of Daily Life: Grief by George Merrill
I once had a dog named Spunky. I enjoyed taking her for walks. There’d be days in the house when she’d pace, indicating her wish to be outside. It was … [Read More...]
- Snapshots of Daily Life: Gatherer by George Merrill
- Snapshots Of Daily Life: Stalled by George Merrill
- Snapshots Of Daily Life/Rescue by George Merrill
- Snapshots of Daily Life: Brussel Sprouts by George Merrill
- Snapshots of Daily Life: Easter 1 by George Merrill
- Snapshots Of Daily Life: Buds by George Merrill
- Snapshots of Daily Life: Idleness by George Merrill
- Snapshots of Daily Life: Reminiscing by George Merrill
- Snapshots Of Daily Life: Homebound by George Merrill
- Snapshots of Daily Life: Coronavirus by George Merrill
Howard Freedlander
Out and About (Sort of): Power of Prayer by Howard Freedlander
In four days, on Saturday, June 6, 2020, our country and the world will celebrate the 76th anniversary of D-Day, an amphibious invasion of the … [Read More...]
- Out and About (Sort of): Ahoy, Graduates…Beware Shaky Seas by Howard Freedlander
- Close Encounter of an Old Kind by Howard Freedlander
- Out and About (Sort of):Loss of a Good Man by Howard Freedlander
- Out and About (Sort of): Virus Affects Local News by Howard Freedlander
- Out and About (Sort of): Routine on the Fly by Howard Freedlander
- Out and About (Sort of): Hogan, A Hero by Howard Freedlander
- Out and About (Sort of): Kennedy Nemesis by Howard Freedlander
- Out and About (Sort of): The Bad and Good in Our COVID-19 World by Howard Freedlander
- Out and About (Sort of): Coping – A Coronavirus Poetic Perspective by Howard Freedlander
- Silver Lining with the Bay Bridge by Howard Freedlander
Jamie Kirkpatrick
As If by Jamie Kirkpatrick
As if a global pandemic of epic proportion were not enough; as if Covid-19 hadn’t already killed more than 370,000 people worldwide and that 105,000 … [Read More...]
- Please Think Again by Jamie Kirkpatrick
- Great Beginnings by Jamie Kirkpatrick
- A Little Off the Top by Jamie Kirkpatrick
- In Praise of Spring by Jamie Kirkpatrick
- In Stillness by Jamie Kirkpatrick
- Connected by Jamie Kirkpatrick
- Terra Incognita by Jamie Kirkpatrick
- This Wondrous World by Jamie Kirkpatrick
- The Significance of Nothing by Jamie Kirkpatrick
- The New Isolationism by Jamie Kirkpatrick
Letter to Editor
Letter to Editor: Remembering Johnson, Nixon, and now Trump
Remember in 1968 when President Johnson opted out of a second term because widespread public anger against the Vietnam prevented him from campaigning … [Read More...]
- Letter to Editor: Thanks to Chestertown Council for Supporting the Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act
- Letter to Editor: Jennifer Pingley for MD-1 District
- Letter to Editor: Andy Harris Dead Wrong on “Re-Open Maryland”
- Commentary: Our Mid-Shore Health Workers by Shore Regional Health’s Keith McMahan
- Letter to Editor: Voter Registration and Changes to Party Affiliation Deadline May 27
- Letter to Editor: Changes After Covid-19
- Letter to Editor: Being the Change the World Needs
- Let’s Keep the Oxford Coast Guard Station by Kristen Greenaway
- Letter to Editor: Trump Not Passing the COVID-19 Leadership Test
- Letter to Editor: When it is Not A Walk in the Park
