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...]
Op-Ed
Op-Ed: Laughing Trump Out of Office? Don’t Count on It. By J.E. Dean
Did you remember Bill Maher calling President Trump “more of a gross creep than Harvey Weinstein”? How about Jimmy Kimmel saying that the President … [Read More...]
- College Admissions and the American Dream by J.E. Dean
- Op-Ed: The September Democratic Debate and Civility by J.E. Dean
- Op-Ed: Keeping Watch on State Education Funding Mandate by Laura Price
- Op-Ed: Disillusioned? Hang in There and Bake a Pie by Maria Grant
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- Editorial: Mass Shootings, Mental Health Stigma, and Flags
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Al Sikes
Scary Stuff by Al Sikes
Thought is fragile—authority even more so. If you defy thought’s first principle, thoughtfulness, the value of what one thinks decays quickly. … [Read More...]
- Beto and the F-Bomb by Al Sikes
- Baseball and Politics At 30,000 Feet by Al Sikes
- Namesake by Al Sikes
- Enough is Enough by Al Sikes
- Bridge Closed! Peril Ahead by Al Sikes
- Bring in the Clowns – Whoops They Are Here by Al Sikes
- Faith and Community by Al Sikes
- The Big 3 and Nature by Al Sikes
- The Destruction of the Supreme Court by Al Sikes
- Identity Politics by Al Sikes
George Merrill
Mickey Mouse on the Wing by George Merrill
A little bug lives around my porch. He looks like a fly, but just barely. He’s fun to watch. His body is smooth. It’s without the hair common to … [Read More...]
- An Immense Journey by George Merrill
- RIP by George Merrill
- First Things First . . . and Last Things, Too by George Merrill
- It’s Good for What Ails You by George Merrill
- The Invasion Of The K-Cups by George Merrill
- In With Both Feet by George Merrill
- Getting There from Here by George Merrill
- Troubled Waters by George Merrill
- The Big Picture by George Merrill
- Bless My Soul by George Merrill
Nancy Mugele
Memories of the Heart
I listened to my heart his summer as I was reflecting upon the best word to hold before the Kent School community for the upcoming academic year. As a … [Read More...]
- Who Tells Your Story
- Finding Home by Nancy Mugele
- Elk or Bison?
- One Nation One Team by Nancy Mugele
- My Bucket List by Nancy Mugele
- My Summer Reading List by Nancy Mugele
- Tea Party by Nancy Mugele
- In the Garden by Nancy Mugele
- Poems, People and Leading Your Life by Nancy Mugele
- Signs of Spring by Nancy Mugele
Howard Freedlander
Out and About (Sort of): Learning Outside Classroom by Howard Freedlander
Fall...is it here? Can we push aside the heat and humidity for nine months? School has begun. That’s a good sign. Buses with kids carrying … [Read More...]
- Out and About (Sort of): Remembering, Reacting by Howard Freedlander
- Out and About (Sort 0f): Enough Already by Howard Freedlander
- Out and About (Sort of): Acceptance by Howard Freedlander
- Out and About (Sort of): Local News Takes Fatal Hit by Howard Freedlander
- Out and About (Sort of)Unseen…Then Disruptive by Howard Freedlander
- Out and About (Sort of): Defending the Delicious by Howard Freedlander
- Out and About (Sort of): Free Press Fights On by Howard Freedlander
- Out and About (Sort of): 1968 and 2019 – Parallel Universes by Howard Freedlander
- Out and About (Sort of): Healthcare in Our Backyard by Howard Freedlander
- Out and About (Sort of): Shamelessly Ignored by Howard Freedlander
Jamie Kirkpatrick
Two (More) Dollars by Jamie Kirkpatrick
You may recall that a couple of weeks ago, I told you about an encounter I had with a man sitting on a bench. He asked me for two dollars. I didn’t … [Read More...]
- Fit for a Queen by Jamie Kirkpatrick
- Two Dollars by Jamie Kirkpatrick
- Making Sure by Jamie Kirkpatrick
- Cousins by Jamie Kirkpatrick
- The American Dream by Jamie Kirkpatrick
- Wise or Dead? (Part Three) by Jamie Kirkpatrick
- Early to Rise – Part Two by Jamie Kirkpatrick
- Early to Bed (First of Three) by Jamie Kirkpatrick
- Hot Water Bounce by Jamie Kirkpatrick
- King Corn by Jamie Kirkpatrick
Letter to Editor
LTE: On Democracy by Ken Schiano
Why do people believe their vote has no value? Why do so many people feel disenfranchised? Why do people feel such a disconnect between their … [Read More...]
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