Author's Note: I spend a great deal of my writing wondering about and exploring masculinity; here, I wanted to look at the idea that "men don't cry" and really twist that around to ask questions about ... [Continue Story]
Public Affairs
Election 2022: The Spy-Avalon Talbot County Council Candidate Profiles
About a month ago, the Talbot Spy and the Avalon Foundation agreed to partner in providing the community with candidate profiles for those running for ... [Continue Story]
- Election 2022: Maryland Senate District 37 Election Forum
- Election 2022: Dorchester County Board of Education Election Forum
- Juneteenth and Pride: A Day of Sunshine and Progress for the Mid-Shore
- Governor Hogan Announces $28 million State Funding For New Bay Bridge Study
- Short-term Rental Issues Discussed at Tilghman Firehouse
- It Takes a Village to Build a Community Center: A Chat with SMCC’s Langley Shook
Spy Highlights
From and Fuller: The Dangerous Game of Hunting RINOS and Remembering Mark Shields
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 real dangers in marking RINOS (Republican in Name Only) for attack through such political ads as one recently produced by Missouri candidate for U.S. Senate Eric […]
- Personal Ties to Aspen Wye by Amelia Blades Steward
- From and Fuller: The June 14 Primary and First Days of the 1/6 Committee Hearings
- Celebrating Women & Girls Fund’s Two Decades of Action: Mid-Shore Meals Til Monday
- At the Groove: Anchoring “The Yellow Boat” in Cambridge with Jahkai Hall and Talley Wilford
- From and Fuller: Predictions on the 1/6 Committee Hearings and Thoughts of Watergate
- COVID-19 June 7, 2022
Election 2022
Letter to Editor: Facts Matter Senator Eckardt
I am a resident of Wicomico County and a part time Talbot resident. For the last eight years I have supported Delegate Johnny Mautz both as a ... [Continue Story]
- Hoping for Republican Gubernatorial Debates? Don’t Hold Your Breath
- News from the League of Women Voters
- Election 2022: Maryland House of Delegates 37A & 37B Candidate Forum
- Bruce Corley to Run for Talbot County Council
- Amy Dodson Announces Run for Talbot County School Board Seat for District 3
- Mail-In Ballot Packets to Begin Arriving This Week; Ballot Boxes Open Statewide
The Arts
Spy Diary: The Arts at Home and Away by Steve Parks
Royalty has come to the Nation’s Capital just in time for Independence Day. King Tut makes his first visit to the United States in 25 years with what ... [Continue Story]
- David Goodrich: Climate Scientist on Two Wheels
- Spy Review: Chesapeake Chamber Music Festival – Week 2 by Steve Parks
- Church Hill Theatre Goes “Into the Woods”
- Chesapeake Chamber Festival to Play Mask-Free at Ebenezer
- At the Academy: Summer Series Programs Begin
- Spy Diary: The Arts at Home and Away by Steve Parks
Health
Pathways of Support by Talbot Hospice: A Chat with Megan Murray
For decades now, the staff and volunteers at Talbot Hospice have repeatedly stressed that their organization is so much more than supporting people at ... [Continue Story]
Brevities
Talbot Historical Society Project Rewind: Time a Reunion!
Alumni of Oxford High School in Oxford, Maryland are holding cards that give the year that they graduated! Can you identify any of these Oxford High ... [Continue Story]
- Spy Reading: Major NY Times Story Explores the Legacy of Harriet Tubman and Climate Change Impact
- July 2022 Sky-Watch
- Talbot Historical Society Project Rewind: Finding a Real Yankee Doodle
- Spy Minute: The Avalon has a 100 Year Birthday Party
- Talbot Historical Society Project Rewind: Taking a Room at the Maple Hall Inn
- Talbot Historical Society Project Rewind: Play Ball!
Community Notes
Oxford Community Center Overview of Aug-Sept 2022 Upcoming Activities
Ongoing Weekly Mon, 1-2:15pm Yoga with Suzie Hurley, Advanced beginners, $20/class, 10 classes for $150 Sat, 9:30-11am Yoga w Suzie Hurley, ... [Continue Story]
- Chrissy Aull and Beth Brewster Receive 2022 Women & Girls Fund Annual Awards
- Get Hands-On in CBMM’s Working Shipyard
- CBMM to Host Volunteer Interest Meetings
- St. Michaels Community Center’s Block Party, Summer Camps Return
- SMCC Seeks Community’s Input to Assess Needs
- Junior Achievement of the Eastern Shore Reveals New Learning Center Design
Ecosystem
ShoreRivers Safe to Swim Weekend Report
Along with summer swimming comes ShoreRivers Bacteria Monitoring season has officially started. This week's results were a big bummer. ... [Continue Story]
- Ecosystem: Gary & Justine Reinoehl Love the Chesapeake Bay Environmental Center
- Feds Launch Review of Maryland Offshore Wind Energy Project
- EPA Names Director for Its Chesapeake Bay Program
- A Real Bummer: New VMRC Report Suggest Continued Downturn for Blue Crabs
- How Does the State Plant 5 Million Trees? It’s Complicated
Mid-Shore Science by Al Hammond
Mid-Shore Science: Wetlands and Climate Resilience with Dr. Ariana Sutton-Grier
Ariana Sutton-Grier is a distinguished scientist with expertise in coastal ecosystems. In particular her research has focused on the role these ... [Continue Story]
- The Coming Medical and Agricultural Revolution—Genetic Editing
- The Future of Finance…and much Else by Al Hammond
- Next Generation Wireless Networks—A Word of Caution for Rural Maryland
- By the Way, How Do You Predict the Behavior of Rockfish or Crabs? By Al Hammond
- Why Farming Data, Not Soybeans, Might Be the Future by Al Hammond
- Minding a Big Gap: Digital Divide Leaving Students Behind by Al Hammond
Maryland News
Maryland After Roe Is Extinguished
Everybody saw it coming. And yet, the Supreme Court decision Friday to strike down Roe v. Wade, the historic 1973 decision guaranteeing abortion ... [Continue Story]
- The Baltimore Banner Takes on the Sun
- Van Hollen “Feeling Better By the Day”
- Rep. Harris Hit For Speech to CPAC Conference in Hungary
- Changing of the Guard: Tablada to Replace Grumbles as State Environment Chief
- Maryland’s 24 Jurisdictions Wrestle with how to Locally Implement Police Accountability Boards
Education
Benedictine Spring Gala Held at the Tidewater After 3-Year Hiatus
After a 3-year hiatus, Benedictine staff, families, board and community members and the developmentally disabled and autistic children and adults ... [Continue Story]
- Washington College 2022 Sophie Kerr Prize Awarded to Teddy Friedline
- Talbot Board of Education Announces Finalists for Superintendent of Schools
- The Magic of Books at Galena Elementary
- Profiles in Education: A Chat with Radcliffe Creek School’s Ben Joiner
- Md. Department of Education Encourages In-Person Learning as COVID Rates Climb; One School System Has Gone Virtual
Food & Garden
Food Friday: Charcuterie
Fine dining when I was growing up meant a trip to Pellicci’s Restaurant. Pellicci’s was (and is) a family-run, red sauce, red and white tablecloth ... [Continue Story]
Commerce
The Mediation Room: How to Find a Mediator? By Steve Forrer
There is a famous quote by Ronald Reagan, “Peace is not the absence of conflict, it is the ability to handle conflict by peaceable means.” Conflict is ... [Continue Story]
- Qlarant Foundation Awards $416,500 to Non-Profits in Maryland and Washington, D.C.
- Mediation Corner: Mediation is Confidential, Voluntary, and Puts You in Control
- The Mediation Room: What is Mediation Anyway? By Steve Forrer
- WHCP-Spy Podcast: How to Brand a Waterfront with Matt Leonard
- EEDC Appointments Holly DeKarske Interim Executive Director
Habitat
House of the Week: J.C. Harrison House
This distinctive house was originally the home of John Camper Harrison, who founded the Tilghman Packing Company in 1897, along with his brother ... [Continue Story]
Senior Nation
Senior Nation: Guess What, Your Brain Loves it When You Move! By Susan Covey
“Physical activity is crucial to mind and body alike,” according to neuroscientist Lise Eliot. In her book, “Pink Brain, Blue Brain” she notes that ... [Continue Story]
- Senior Nation: The Joys Of Outdoor Fitness by Susan Covey
- Senior Nation: It’s Time to Start Walking by Susan Covey
- Ask Irma: How to Say Goodbye
- Upper Shore Aging Gary Gunther Moves to Direct Housing Corporation
- Senior Nation: The Spring Reset Might Start with Boxing
- Love Your Heart! National Wear Red Day Set for February 4th
Arts Notes
AAM Summer Series Presents: 24-Hour Video Race
Registration: Now through July 22, 2022 Film Screening: Friday, July 29, 2022, 6pm The Academy Art Museum is pleased to present the 24-Hour Video ... [Continue Story]
- Church Hill Theatre’s Annual Meeting
- David Csont Watercolors at the Trippe
- Oxford Community Center Celebrates Two Anniversaries
- WAF Members Chosen for the Maryland Regional Virtual Exhibition Series #4: Eastern Shore
- Call For Artists – Epicure, RiverArts’ August Exhibit
- Into the Woods in Final Performances This Weekend at Church Hill Theatre
Ecosystem Notes
Maryland League of Conservation Voters Endorses Wes Moore for Governor
The Maryland League of Conservation Voters has endorsed Wes Moore as the Democratic candidate for Maryland Governor in the 2022 state primary. “Wes ... [Continue Story]
Education Notes
Talbot County Free Library Now Circulating Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum Passes
The Talbot County Free Library now has Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum (CBMM) Passes that patrons can check out with their library card. Each pass ... [Continue Story]
- Annual DC/Baltimore Area Charity Golf Tournament Benefits Benedictine
- TCPS Announces Class of 2022 Accomplishments
- TCPS Elementary Schools Host Raising A Reader Program
- Woman’s Club of St. Michaels Presents Scholarships
- The Gunston School’s 111th Commencement Honors 53 Students
- Easton Middle School Students Inducted into National Junior Honor Society
Health Notes
Social Worker Michelle Matthews Joins Chestertown Mobile Wellness Team
University of Maryland Shore Medical Center at Chestertown has welcomed Michelle Matthews, MSW, LSCW-C, to the Mobile Wellness Team. Matthews, who ... [Continue Story]
- Talbot Hospice CNA, Ernest Beasley, Named CNA of the Year
- UM SRH and Talbot DES Honor Gary Jones for More Than 50 Years of Service to Community
- Channel Marker Celebrates 40 Years
- UM Shore Regional Health Golf Tournament Set for August 22, 2022
- Talbot Paramedic Foundation Adds Five Board Members
- For All Seasons Offers Free Community Talk on Parenting
Senior Nation Notes
Londonderry on the Tred Avon Named “Best Retirement Community” by What’s Up Eastern Shore
Londonderry on the Tred Avon is pleased to announce that it has been named the “Best Retirement Community” by the readers of What’s Up Eastern Shore ... [Continue Story]
- Londonderry on the Tred Avon Brings Fresh Milk to Residents, Dining Menus
- Andrew Hollis Named Executive Director of Upper Shore Aging
- Londonderry Priority List and Homeownership Opportunities
- Upper Shore Aging Brings Senior Volunteer Program to Kent, Caroline, and Talbot
- Edna Parks Celebrates 107th Birthday at Dixon House
Commerce Notes
Mary Beth Deale Celebrates 20 Years of Service with Shore United Bank
Shore United Bank is happy to congratulate Mary Beth Deale on 20 years of service. Mary Beth began her career with the bank in June of 2002 at the ... [Continue Story]
- Easton Economic Development Corporation Receives 2022 Main Street America Accreditation
- Londonderry CEO Irma Toce Recognized as a Top 20 Outstanding Woman CEO of 2022 by The Women Leaders Magazine
- DeLia Shoge Named President of United Way of Kent County
- Geoffrey Cooke, Esq. Joins Mid-Shore Pro Bono as Staff Attorney
- Simpatico, Italy’s Finest Celebrates 18th Birthday Memorial Day Weekend
- Easton Utilities Holds CPR Training for Employees
J.E. Dean
The Right-Wing Has Rejected the Constitution by J.E. Dean
Democracy is an obstacle to an agenda based on fear. For the last few years, I have worried that progressives were losing faith in the ... [Continue Story]
- Urgent Message to the January 6 Committee: Failure Is Not an Option by J.E. Dean
- Who’s to Blame for Inflation? Think Twice Before Blaming the Democrats by J.E. Dean
- Congress is Losing All Credibility; Can It Be Saved? by J.E. Dean
- A Pandemic of Race Hate and Violence? By J.E. Dean
- It’s Going to be an Uncomfortable Summer for Republicans by J.E. Dean
- The Right to Abortion: The Roe v. Wade Conversations by J.E. Dean
Columnist Howard Freedlander
Out and About (Sort of): Cruise Control by Howard Freedlander
As I have observed aging in the real world, I watched with delight two weeks ago as the 60-year-old Tom Cruise showed off his acting and physical chops in “Top Gun: Maverick.” It compared favorably and impressively with the captivating 1986 “Top Gun movie” in which he starred as Maverick, his call sign and standard […]
- Out and About (Sort of): Dear Daughters by Howard Freedlander
- Out and About (Sort of): Absurdly Dangerous by Howard Freedlander
- Out and About (Sort of): Superior, Tainted Cars by Howard Freedlander
- Out and About (Sort of): Going Back by Howard Freedlander
- Out and About (Sort of): Renamings Questioned by Howard Freedlander
- Out and About (Sort of): 3rd Bay Bridge Span Perks Up by Howard Freedlander
Columnist Craig Fuller
Twitter Is No Piazza by Craig Fuller
It struck me recently that I didn’t really have a strong view one way or the other about whether Elon Musk should acquire Twitter. Mostly because I ... [Continue Story]
- 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
Jamie Kirkpatrick
Postcard from Colorado by Jamie Kirkpatrick
Greetings from Colorado! We’re here to help celebrate a marriage and to get a glimpse of two grandkids we haven’t seen in four long years, thanks to Covid. I won’t lie: travel is stressful these days. Better believe it: America is on the move again. Airports and planes are jam-packed and flight schedules can change […]
Columnist George Merrill
The Last Lap by George Merrill
Editor's Note: George Merrill passed away in the late hours of Easton Sunday yesterday. We made a significant decision on Monday. I was admitted to ... [Continue Story]
Columnist Angela Rieck
The Banality of Courage by Angela Rieck
I vowed not to watch the Congressional hearings about January 6th. I had watched the original insurrection and fallout for a full week and believed ... [Continue Story]
Columnist Al Sikes
Morality in Politics? By Al Sikes
Five years out of law school I went to work for the newly elected Missouri Attorney General. He was distinctive. He had two graduate degrees from Yale; one in law and the other in divinity. He baptized and married our youngest daughter, Marcia. His name: John C. Danforth or Jack to friends or St. Jack […]
Op-Ed
Sometimes Less is More by Maria Grant
I have become weary of the unending hyperbole. Every ad. Every Instagram posting—it is the finest, the most exquisite, unique—one of a kind (hello, it ... [Continue Story]
- The Dumbing Down of America by Maria Grant
- Opinion: In the Weeds at County Council by Carol Voyles
- Opinion: Talbot County Moving in the Right Direction by Carol Voyles
- Guns R Us by Bob Moores
- Council Notes: May Good Times Roll in Talbot County by Carol Voyles
- Remembering the George Wallace Shooting 50 Years Later by John Rydell
Letters to the Editor
Letter to Editor: It’s the Traffic
On Tuesday the drive through St.Michaels' main street at 10:30 am was stopped for a time, then moved slowly; bumper to bumper. It was stop and go ... [Continue Story]
- Letter to Editor: Get Past Grocery Store Plastic Bags for Pet Poop
- Letter to Editor: Talbot Integrity Project Recommendations for Dem County Council Primary
- Letter to Editor: Talbot Integrity Project Endorsements for Republican County Council Primary
- Letter to Editor: Guns and Jarts
- Letter to Editor: Who are these County Council Candidates?
- Letter to Editor: Easton Needs Help with Its Comprehensive Plan
