Forty-five years ago this month, a nuclear reactor at the Three Mile Island electric power generating station in central Pennsylvania experienced a partial nuclear meltdown. It is the worst ... [Continue Story]
Public Affairs
Speaking with the League of Women Voters on Its Relevancy in 2025
On the occasion of the parent organization's 105th anniversary, theSpy's P. Ryan Anthony speaks with three members of the League of Women ... [Continue Story]
- Spy Music Review: An Ascendent Interlude Concert by Steve Parks
- Invasive Catfish, West Coast Oyster Shells Fueling Chesapeake Renaissance
- Easton Council Highlights: The future of inclusionary zoning
- Public Engagement: A chat with Talbot County’s Sarah Kilmon on new era of community Input
- A new president and immigration policies changes: A chat with ChesMRC’s Matthew Peters
- Maryland deploys icebreaker to clear channels for watermen
Spy Highlights
From and Fuller: A Trump Honeymoon without Checks and Balances
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 Fuller discuss the radical policy changes the new Trump administration made in its first three weeks in office and the disappearance of the traditional checks and balances that once […]
The Arts and Local Design
Spy Concert Review: Jordan Tice Showcases New and Old at the Stoltz Listening Room
Jordan Tice, who launched his national tour at the Avalon Theatre’s Stoltz Listening Room last week, bridges the gap between old-time tradition and ... [Continue Story]
- Spy Concert Review: Ellis Paul at the Stoltz
- A Work of Heart: How Museums Can Strengthen Your Relationship by Daedelus Hoffman
- TAP Takes on Neil Simon’s Plaza Suite: A Chat with Maureen Curtin and Brian McGunigle
- Elizabethan and chamber music virtuosity by Steve Parks
- MSO International Concerto Competition and more by Steve Parks
- Cars as movie co-stars and museum artworks by Steve Parks
Chesapeake Ecosystem
Intense Maryland Energy Debates in Annapolis Fill a Single Afternoon
For the last few years, the nuclear energy industry has stood on the precipice of the Maryland energy policy debate, waiting for its ... [Continue Story]
- Md. leads in carbon emissions reductions – Maryland Matters
- Maryland Levies Fines on Perdue, Valley Proteins for Environmental Violations
- Bay Climate Adaptation: The TNC Guide in Finding the Money for Major Infrastructure Change
- Mid-Shore Arts Plein Air Easton and ESLC Pair Up to Promote Land Conservation
- Wild-Caught Chesapeake Blue Catfish Phenomenon Booming: Thank Goodness
- Blue Crab Populations are Down, But Experts are Not Worried
Maryland News
Senate warns of $500 million more in budget cuts, ahead of likely ‘disastrous’ federal action
Senate leaders said the legislature is preparing for as much as $500 million in additional cuts to an already strapped fiscal 2026 budget, as they ... [Continue Story]
- Dorchester Democrats Reflect on the State of the Party
- How did we get here?: Analysts, officials unsure how disability agency overspent
- Moore delivers State of the State address that lays out ‘tough choices’ for lawmakers
- Hundreds of developmental disability advocates rally against DDA budget cuts
- O’Malley’s bid for DNC chair falls well short; Ken Martin new chair
Health
Let’s Talk About It: A Different kind of Valentine with For All Seasons CEO Beth Anne Dorman
For All Seasons is bringing love and generosity with its annual Valentine’s Day Silent Auction, running online from February 8 to February ... [Continue Story]
- Mid-Shore Health: The role of forensic nursing with survivors of sexual and physical assault
- Qlarant Foundation takes a big step forward with first executive director Amanda Neal
- Mid-Shore Health: The war against lung cancer with Drs. Rashmi Benda and David Oliver
- Health advocates: Maryland needs to improve screening efforts for lung cancer
- Mid-Shore Health: Domestic violence on the Mid-Shore with Angie Price and Jeanne Yeager
Education
Wood Foundation awards $100K grant to Radcliffe Creek School
Radcliffe Creek School (RCS) was recently awarded a generous grant from the Kathy and Jerry Wood Foundation to support needs-based scholarships for ... [Continue Story]
- Morgan State professor fined for presenting himself as licensed architect
- Slight increases on Maryland’s annual report card, but changes could be coming
- Radcliffe Creek School awarded grant to support students with ADHD and anxiety
- Spy-WHCP Check in with Dorchester Schools Superintendent Jymil Thompson
- Prekindergarten Expansion For Private Providers Off To A Slow Start
Food & Garden Highlights
Adkins Arboretum Mystery Monday: Guess the photo!
Happy Mystery Monday! Can you guess what is pictured in photo below? The answer to last week's mystery is river birch, Betula nigra, pictured ... [Continue Story]
Brevities
Talbot Historical Society Project Rewind: With Valor and Honor -Talbot County’s United States Colored Troops During the Civil War
Though President Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation, issued on January 1, 1863, did not free the enslaved people in Maryland, it allowed ... [Continue Story]
- A Talbot County Act of Kindness: Making a Deposit in Easton
- Home by Katherine Emery
- Talbot Historical Society Project Rewind: Going out to Lunch for Valentine’s Day
- A Talbot County Act of Kindness: Making a Deposit in Easton
- Superbowl by Katherine Emery
- Talbot Historical Society Project Rewind: Heading over to Dawkins Market
Commerce
Lahman and Westerfield chosen for Leadership Maryland’s Emerging Leader Program 2nd Class
Leadership Maryland announced today that Lauren Lahman, Senior Staff Accountant and Edward Westerfield, III, Supervisor of Electrical Design and ... [Continue Story]
- Oxford Bellevue Ferry welcomes new Owner
- Fred Christie completes 2024 Department of Energy’s OT Defender Fellowship
- Registration begins for Easton’s St. Patrick’s Day parade
- Jordan Pearlstein chosen for Leadership Maryland’s Emerging Leader Program 2nd class
- Simonsen named Director, Corporate Communications
Community Notes
Moore’s bill to rein in Blueprint school reform plan draws fire at hearing
Kent County Schools Superintendent Mary McComas had just finished criticizing lawmakers for proposed cuts to the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future in ... [Continue Story]
- New group promoting peace and a better world
- Descendants host 207th birthday celebration for Frederick Douglass in Easton: 2/22
- Advocates ‘frustrated,’ confused after meeting on proposed cut to DDA agency
- Descendants host 207th birthday celebration for Frederick Douglass in Easton on February 22
- Council Meeting Highlights, January 28, 2025
- Talbot County Government announces FY2025 Opioid Restitution Fund Community Micro Grant Program
Senior Life Highlights
It’s American Heart Month by Susan Covey
Heart disease is the leading cause of death for men and women in the United States. Every year, one in four deaths are caused by heart disease. The ... [Continue Story]
- Londonderry’s Satellite Rotary Club continues support for senior supply drive
- Londonderry celebrates Team Service Awards
- December Fitness Feature: Leg Strength
- Cruisin’ with Christine: Protecting the Londonderry Community with Rich Williams
- Londonderry on the Tred Avon honors its Veterans
- Enjoy the health benefits of Thanksgiving Day by Susan Covey
Arts Notes
Rachel Franklin celebrates Gershwin’s extraordinary creative output during the 1920s
Coming to Temple B’nai Israel, the Satell Center for Jewish Life on the Eastern Shore, on Thursday, February 20, at 7 PM, Dr. Rachel Franklin will ... [Continue Story]
- Shore Lit & AAM present acclaimed poet Edgar Kunz Friday 2/21
- Rachel Franklin Celebrates Gershwin’s Extraordinary Creative Output During the 1920s
- Photographer John Rock to discuss log canoe photos at SMCC: 2/17
- Mid-Atlantic Symphony Orchestra welcomes Kathleen Wise to Board of Directors
- MassoniArt Gallery presents new exhibition: Joe Karlik, Kathryn O’Grady and Blake M. Conroy
- Karen Somerville Trio celebrates Billie Holiday, Feb 11 at Brookletts Place c/o Carpe Diem Arts
Ecosystem Notes
State park about to be added to last Maryland county without one
All but one of Maryland’s 23 counties contains at least one state park. But that could change soon. Wicomico County is home to more than ... [Continue Story]
Education Notes
Delmarva Community Services appoints new Director of Sprouts Early Childhood Learning Center in Cambridge
Delmarva Community Services, Inc. (DCS) has recently appointed Petrae Simpson as its new Director of Childcare for Sprouts Early Childhood Learning ... [Continue Story]
- Tilghman Watermen’s Museum academic scholarship available
- Underground Railroad’s maritime history highlights 2/24 program in St. Michaels
- Smithsonian author to talk about Julia Child’s Kitchen at the library
- Gavyn Stebbins named “The 24: Maryland’s Emerging Scholars” 2025 award winner
- St. Michaels Middle High hosts “real world – Saints edition”
- SU announces new CHHS dean
Health Notes
Developmental Disability budget cuts delayed for now, but still loom for next year
State officials said Thursday that they have been able to juggle the budget to delay Developmental Disabilities Administration cuts ... [Continue Story]
- For All Seasons announces staff appointments
- Choptank Health recognizes February as National School-Based Health Care Awareness Month
- For All Seasons Provides Tips on Healthy Teen Relationships
- UMB Pathways for Eastern Shore Healthcare Careers Event at Londonderry on Feb 18
- Catherine Halen, SPHR, joins University of Maryland Shore Regional Health
- New laboratory equipment purchase for University of Maryland Shore Medical Center at Chestertown funded by Chester River Health Foundations
Commerce Notes
Lahman and Westerfield chosen for Leadership Maryland’s Emerging Leader Program 2nd Class
Leadership Maryland announced today that Lauren Lahman, Senior Staff Accountant and Edward Westerfield, III, Supervisor of Electrical Design and ... [Continue Story]
- Oxford Bellevue Ferry welcomes new Owner
- Fred Christie completes 2024 Department of Energy’s OT Defender Fellowship
- Registration begins for Easton’s St. Patrick’s Day parade
- Jordan Pearlstein chosen for Leadership Maryland’s Emerging Leader Program 2nd class
- Simonsen named Director, Corporate Communications
- Talbot County Business Center demolition scheduled for 2025
Food Friday
Food Friday: Grilled cheese for grown-ups
It’s another cold and bleak midwinter day and I am holed up wearing a turtleneck, a sturdy L.L. Bean sweater, wool socks, and lined legging - and I am still cold. I think a ... [Continue Story]
Looking at the Masters with Beverly Smith
Looking at the Masters: Utagawa Hiroshige
Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) was one of the most prolific and popular Ukiyo-e artists in Japan. The word Ukiyo-e means pictures of the floating ... [Continue Story]
Design with Jenn Martella
Design with Jenn Martella: Tilghman Treasure Trove
This unique property is nestled in a setting of mature trees and lush landscaping that gives it privacy from the main road. The original two-story, three room house’s first owner was probably a waterman and there are views of Dogwood Harbor from the rear of the property. The house dates from the early 1900’s and […]
From and Fuller Podcast
From and Fuller: The Real Impact of DOGE
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: Trump Gazaland and the Muse DOGE Peeks into Federal Payment Systems
- From and Fuller: Trump chaos and RFK Jr. confusion
- From and Fuller: The Trump executive order blitzkrieg
- From and Fuller: A Middle East Cease Fire and the Legacy of the Biden Years
- From and Fuller: How Serious to Take Donald Trump and the Great Los Angeles Fire of 2025
- From and Fuller: Remembering Jimmy Carter and 2024 in review
Columnist J.E. Dean
How to Destroy American Higher Education by J.E. Dean
Change is in the air in Washington—and on the campuses of America’s colleges and universities. As President Trump implements his campaign to reduce ... [Continue Story]
- Trump 2.0: The good, the bad, the ugly and the insane by J.E. Dean
- Trump’s dangerous tariff game is making the world a more dangerous place by J.E. Dean
- In praise of Inspectors General by J.E. Dean
- President Biden should have walked out by J.E. Dean
- Trump asks Congress to abdicate its constitutional responsibility by J.E. Dean
- Remembering Jimmy Carter by J. E. Dean
Columnist Hugh Panero
The Death of TikTok by Hugh Panero
On Sunday evening, TikTok, the popular social media platform, was executed in the US. Since 2016, swiping through endless short-form videos on your ... [Continue Story]
- The Awkward Gentrification of Bellevue by Hugh Panero
- Mr. Biden, It’s Time to Hand Over the Keys by Hugh Panero
- The Mess in Oxford Gets More Messy by Hugh Panero
- Be Like a Cicada and the Catharsis of Dreams by Hugh Panero
- Let’s Retire the Word “Retired” by Hugh Panero
- Top 15 Indicators That You Are Too Old For Technology by Hugh Panero
Columnist Craig Fuller
Conversations with Craig Fuller: Ambassador and Author Frank Lavin
My friend and former White House colleague Ambassador Frank Lavin has a book coming out in March about his experience in the White House and ... [Continue Story]
- Midair collision over the Potomac: Week two update by Craig Fuller
- A midair tragedy last night in Washington by Craig Fuller
- The Classic Motor Museum starts a new trip in St. Michaels: Craig Fuller talks to Mike Iandolo
- A Community Town Hall focuses on education in Talbot County by Craig Fuller
- MPT, the Chesapeake Bay and Viewers Like You: A Chat with Station Manager Steven Schupak
- So Much Money, So Little Time by Craig Fuller
Columnist Jamie Kirkpatrick
Done By Jamie Kirkpatrick
Now, I don’t know about you, but I, for one, am done with winter. Especially this one. To begin with, winter is overrated. After the December ... [Continue Story]
Columnist Laura Oliver
The Last Words You Hear By Laura J. Oliver
I was wearing masks long before Covid, and I still am. My mask is invisible, I hope. Like a few months ago, I decided I was finally going to ask ... [Continue Story]
Columnist Angela Rieck
Science on the Shore: Viruses and our waterways by Angela Rieck
It’s hard to say something nice about viruses, but Dr. Joaquín Martínez Martínez can. Dr. Martínez Martínez is a new aquatic virus ecologist at Horn ... [Continue Story]
Columnist Al Sikes
Eternal Loneliness: Is It Important? By Al Sikes
“The Tech Ecosystem that surrounds today’s teens is fueling loneliness.” Axios AM The Thesaurus translates loneliness: as “deserted, forsaken.” I type just having come back from church, while recognizing that fewer and fewer of us return from churches or any religious venue these days. Many, not just teens, are more likely to get swallowed up […]
Opinion
The Political is Personal: Reflections on DEI by Margaret Andersen
As the women’s movement was unfolding in the late 1960s, all across the country women gathered in small, informal groups called consciousness raising ... [Continue Story]
- New report reveals value of resource conservation for Shore businesses by John Horner
- Presidential pasts and an impending future by Steve Parks
- Gov. Wes Moore: Now’s the time to fix our fiscal crisis
- Maryland’s fiscal apocalypse by Clayton A. Mitchell, Sr.
- Consent first, investigate later by Aubrey Sarvis
- Analysis: Moore’s delicate balance as the session gets under way
- Electric Workboats on the Chesapeake? By Rob Etgen
- Reflections on cabinet choices by J.T. Smith
- Balancing Growth and Green: Chestertown’s Greenbelt Plan Faces a Solar Challenge by Steve Kline
- Andy Harris and our right to vote by Heather Mizeur
- Will our history repeat itself? The lessons of Civil War Maryland by Paul W. Callahan
- Striking Out at Camden: How Three Bad Seasons Sent A Once Proud Franchise Into A Decade Long Tailspin
- Moving Ahead on Cambridge Harbor
- Sunset for Sea Stars? By Rob Etgen
- I Have Concerns Over the Route 662 Closure in Hospital Plan by Lynn Mielke
Letters to the Editor
Open Letter to Talbot County Council Members:
The White House continues to stress that the Executive Order attacking DEI programs was intended to combat illegal discrimination. Additionally, it ... [Continue Story]
- Letter to Editor: The Real Threat of Trillionaires
- Letter to Editor: USAID is American to the Core—So Why Are We Gutting It?
- Letter to Editor: How Do You Like Trump so Far
- Letter to Editor: Easton Crossing Project to Big
- Letter to the Editor: County Council Administrative Resolution
- Letter to Editor: The Legislative Branch
