Opinion
Age is just a Number—Or Is It? By Maria Grant
Aging gracefully is difficult. Knowing when to stay and when to go is complicated. There are no easy answers. I have been thinking about this a lot ... [Continue Story]
- County Council Watch: Its One Way and Another With Talbot County Council
- Opinion: Mr. President, Please Send Tanks to Ukraine
- We Hate to See You Go, Jacinda by Maria Wood
- Congress is Officially Lost in the Fun House by Maria Grant
- Respecting the Joy of All Marriages by Kathryn Lee
- We Didn’t Start the Fire. It Was Always Burning Since the World’s Been Turning by Maria Grant
- Spy Daybook: The Curious Case of Ms. Ghezzi’s Planning Commission Appointment
- Transvestic Fetishism and Other Modern Political Issues by Tom Timberman
- Vaccines & Pacmen by Bob Moores
- Is America’s Political System Secure in the 21st Century? Probably Not. By Tim Timberman
The From and Fuller Podcast
From and Fuller: Phase One of the Debt Ceiling Fight and Assessing Nikki Haley
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 Anti-Wokeness and GOP House Revenge
- From and Fuller: The High Expectations for New Governor Wes Moore and the George Santos Saga
- From and Fuller: 2022 Top Stories and 2023 Top Predictions
- From and Fuller: DeSantis Rising and McCarthy’s Struggles to Become Speaker
- From and Fuller: Warnock Victory; Final Impact of 2022 Election; and a Early Trump Flame Out?
- From and Fuller: Is There a Pathway for Larry Hogan to the White House in 2024?
- From and Fuller: Trump Returns and will Democrats Give Joe Biden the Heave-ho
- From and Fuller: J.D. Vance vs. Tim Ryan and Reaching Undecided Voters
- From and Fuller: Will the Midterms be a GOP Red Wave or Typhoon?
- From and Fuller: The Liz Truss Honeymoon Nightmare and Lessons from London
J.E. Dean
February Signs of Hope and Worry by J.E. Dean
Every February I check my garden for the first daffodil sprouts. They are signs of hope and renewal. Once I see them, I know spring is on the way, ... [Continue Story]
- Why an Agreement on the Debt Ceiling is So Difficult by J.E. Dean
- The Republicans are Weaponizing Biden’s Document Screw-Up by J.E. Dean
- Andy Harris At Work by J.E. Dean
- If Biden Runs by J.E. Dean
- Wishes for the New Year, Large and Small by J.E. Dean
- What to Make of the January 6 Committee‘s Criminal Referrals by J.E. Dean
- Party Loyalty Can Be Toxic to Democracy by J.E. Dean
- Georgia’s Rejection of Herschel Walker Is an Early Holiday Gift by J.E. Dean
- Why Joe Biden Should Not Run in 2024 by J.E. Dean
- Much To Be Thankful for This Year by J.E. Dean
Howard Freedlander
Out and About (Sort of): Startling Sixties by Howard Freedlander
Adolescence and young adulthood during the turbulent 1960s challenged the senses and sensibilities. It was a decade that begged to be explained. Its ... [Continue Story]
- Out and About (Sort of): Two Different Leaders by Howard Freedlander
- Out and About (Sort of): A Grievous Grade by Howard Freedlander
- Out and About (Sort of): It’s a Job with Lasting Pay by Howard Freedlander
- Out and About (Sort of): Shining Moment by Howard Freedlander
- Out and About (Sort of): Royal Mess by Howard Freedlander
- Out and About (Sort of): Rancorous Removal Howard Freedlander
- Out and About (Sort of): Two Legends Step Back by Howard Freedlander
- Temporary Fix at Best by Howard Freedlander
- Out and About (Sort of): Blissful Binging by Howard Freedlander
- Out and About (Sort of): Military Crisis by Howard Freedlander
Craig Fuller
Remaining the United States by Craig Fuller
Closing days of nationwide elections always fascinate me. This year, the intensity of calling citizens to the voting booth seems greater. It's the ... [Continue Story]
- Why TS/SCI Is Really Important by Craig Fuller
- 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
Laura Oliver
Let Go By Laura J. Oliver
There are two words, that taken together, I am trying to love…self and care. Each word is okay individually, but together they’re a foreign concept. I ... [Continue Story]
- Good Enough by Laura J. Oliver
- Lost and Found by Laura J. Oliver
- When Less is More by Laura J. Oliver
- Forecast: Happiness by Laura J. Oliver
- Selective Memory by Laura J. Oliver
- Yield by Laura J. Oliver
- Beautiful by Laura J. Oliver
- Out for Delivery by Laura J. Oliver
- Heaven Rushing by Laura J. Oliver
- When Will I See You Again? By Laura J. Oliver
Jamie Kirkpatrick
Turning by Jamie Kirkpatrick
There’s a rhythm and pattern to our lives here on the Eastern Shore. For that matter, to all life, but it’s this life I’m contemplating today. Seasons ... [Continue Story]
- The Stuff of Dreams by Jamie Kirkpatrick
- Together by Jamie Kirkpatrick
- Confluence by Jamie Kirkpatrick
- Riversmoke by Jamie Kirkpatrick
- A Christmas Trilogy: Epilog by Jamie Kirkpatrick
- A Christmas Trilogy Part Three: Balthazar by Jamie Kirkpatrick
- A Christmas Trilogy – Part Two: Melchior
- A Christmas Trilogy – Part One: Gaspar
- Timekeeper by Jamie Kirkpatrick
- Soup by Jamie Kirkpatrick
Angela Rieck
Girlfriends by Angela Rieck
A friend of mine was lamenting over her daughter’s breakup with her boyfriend. At the end of their vacation, the boyfriend pronounced that he wanted ... [Continue Story]
- COVID, it is not over yet… by Angela Rieck
- Floundering… by Angela Rieck
- Clouds by Angela Rieck
- Drugs, Medicine, and Politics by Angela Rieck
- Better Angels by Angela Rieck
- Merry & BRIGHT! By Angela Rieck
- Why is Election Day on the Tuesday after the first Monday in November? By Angela Rieck
- A New Age for Vaccines
- Mythical Tails by Angela Rieck
- False Memories by Angela Rieck
Al Sikes
Societal Whiplash by Al Sikes
We, humanity, are surrounded. Surrounded by a clash of Worldviews whose proponents insist on victory. Attack! As laws against have receded, ... [Continue Story]
- The Republican Party by Al Sikes
- Banshees of Inisherin by Al Sikes
- D+? By Al Sikes
- Hard Right by Al Sikes
- Clown Acts and Real Needs by Al Sikes
- The Ballast of Life by Al Sikes
- Love in Swaddling Clothes by Al Sikes
- Politics, Streams and Circuses by Al Sikes
- What Is the Story Line? By Al Sikes
- The Uncageable by Al Sikes
Letter to Editor
Letter to Editor: Give Ukraine F-16s
We should give Ukraine F-16 fighters now rather than later. Why is Biden reluctant to do so? It seems he is afraid of escalating the war by ... [Continue Story]
- Letter to Editor: Choptank Electric Not Helping to Build the Grid
- Letter to Editor: Bad History and Warped Perspectives
- Open letter to Andy Harris After filling Out his Official Constituent Survey
- Remembering Charles H. Taylor
- Letter to Editor: Town Should Support the Upper Shore Community Development Corporation
- Letter to Editor: A New Look at the Chestertown Armory
- Letter to Editor: Chaos in the US Congress and Andy Harris
- Letter to the Editor: The World Cup Final is an Important Lesson for Us All
- Letter to Editor: Cycling, Safety and Development
- Letter to Editor: Armory Update and Ethics Commission Concerns