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
General Milley, Traitor or Hero? By Bob Moores
I read Howard Freedlander’s piece in The Spy on the “Military Conundrum” created by General Mark Milley’s call to his Chinese counterpart, Gen Li ... [Continue Story]
- How 9/11 + 8 Years Began Eroding America’s Spirit by Tom Timberman
- Commentary: Numbers That Tell Political Stories in the 1st District by Josh Kurtz
- Maryland’s Rural Future by Dave Harden
- Op-Ed: America, Afghanistan, Vietnam and their Tumultuous Last Acts by Tom Timberman
- Op-Ed: No Imagination in Afghanistan? By Ross Jones
- Commentary: ‘Get the Damn Shot’ by Steve Parks
- Satire: Scrabble Words You Can Make With “t-a-l-b-o-t-b-o-y-s.”
- Musings: In Praise of the Pressure Suit by Ross Jones
- Feeling Entitled? Let’s Talk About It by Maria Grant
- Op-Ed: Blowing Off Steam by Bob Moores
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
5th Column by Al Sikes
Several weeks ago tweets were sent out before President Biden arrived at Dover Air Force Base to honor the thirteen soldiers who were killed at the ... [Continue Story]
- Right Here in River City by Al Sikes
- Humint by Al Sikes
- Death or Passing by Al Sikes
- Dependency by Al Sikes
- Kayfabe: “Never Break Character” by Al Sikes
- Quick Thoughts on the Olympics by Al Sikes
- Fools Rush In by Al Sikes
- Trusting Politicians by Al Sikes
- The Real Ambassadors by Al Sikes
- President Biden: The Opportunity Is Slipping Away by Al Sikes
George Merrill
Oh, Bother by George Merrill
I spend my life as a writer staring at blank pages. How to fill them? What is my heart yearning to say? Most of the time I’ll figure it out. I find ... [Continue Story]
- Dead Serious by George Merrill
- Rendezvous by George Merrill
- In Touch by George Merrill
- Spinners by George Merrill
- Starburst by George Merrill
- Snapshots Of Daily Life: Snapshots by George Merrill
- Snapshots of Daily Life: Justice by George Merrill
- Snapshots Of Daily Life: Pandemic by George Merrill
- Snapshots of Daily Life: Medicine by George Merrill
- Snapshots of Daily Life: Intolerance by George Merrill
Howard Freedlander
Out and About (Sort of): Military Conundrum by Howard Freedlander
Revelation of the decision by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Mark A. Milley, to assure his counterpart in China that he would ... [Continue Story]
- Out and About (Sort of): Rabbi Hyman, Scouting Leader by Howard Freedlander
- Out and About (Sort of): Ball Park Birthday by Howard Freedlander
- Out and About (Sort of): Unsung, Unseen Heroes by Howard Freedlander
- Out and About (Sort of): Incompetent, or Not by Howard Freedlander
- Out and About (Sort of): Unforgotten by Howard Freedlander
- Out and About (Sort of): Perils of Succession by Howard Freedlander
- Out and About (Sort of): Hail the Rich Explorers by Howard Freedlander
- Out and About (Sort of): Guard Misused by Howard Freedlander
- Out and About (Sort of): Change of Mind by Howard Freedlander
- Out and About (Sort of): 1st Amendment Under Siege by Howard Freedlander
Jamie Kirkpatrick
Positive by Jamie Kirkpatrick
My wife and I have always taken Covid-19 and its variants seriously. All through last year, we wore masks, practiced social distancing, and observed ... [Continue Story]
- Bone on Bone by Jamie Kirkpatrick
- Cake by Jamie Kirkpatrick
- The Life of a Cloud by Jamie Kirkpatrick
- American Exodus by Jamie Kirkpatrick
- Dépaysé by Jamie Kirkpatrick
- Undertow by Jamie Kirkpatrick
- Taps by Jamie Kirkpatrick
- Fireflying by Jamie Kirkpatrick
- Sailing Along by Jamie Kirkpatrick
- Solitude by Jamie Kirkpatrick
Letter to Editor
Letter to Editor: Taking Issue with Paula Reeder Opinion on Solar Plans for Morgnec Road
Paula Reeder’s letter to the Spy, published 9/24/21 in support of the Morgnec Road Solar LLC installation of solar panels on the 400 acre Clark farm, ... [Continue Story]
- Letter to Editor: Decision Making in Women’s Health Care
- Shared Letter to County Commissioners: Proposed Morgnec Solar Project
- Poem to the Editor: September 11, 2001
- Letter to the Editor: American Legion Post 36 and the Community of Chesmar
- Letter to Editor: Removal of Robert E. Lee a Message for Talbot County
- Letter to Editor: Kent County Needs to Get Act Together on Technology
- Letter to Editor: Inconsistent COVID Management
- Letter to Editor: Chesmar Association Claim Regarding American Legion Site a Sham
- Letter to Editor: Chester River Chorale Supports Minary’s Dream Project