Author’s Note: “Rescue” was my first attempt at writing flash fiction when I craved something immediate and stark in between revisions of a novel. That initial dabble with flash years ago spawned a ... [Continue Story]
Public Affairs
MD Education Blueprint Board Proposes $3.8 billion-dollar Plan for Lawmakers
A $3.8 billion education plan was adopted unanimously Thursday, but there’s still more work ahead for the board that approved it to ensure that school ... [Continue Story]
- Hogan Signals He’s Giving Serious Thought to White House Bid
- Chesapeake Bay Commission’s Ann Swanson Passes the Baton After 35 years
- Final Results of County Council Election: Haythe Wins by a Hair over Montgomery and Stickland
- Lawmakers Propose Chesapeake National Recreation Area
- Lesher Surges to Top Position as Mail-in Ballots Continue to be Counted
- County Council Results Updated with All 5 Republicans in the Lead
Spy Highlights
From and Fuller: Is There a Pathway for Larry Hogan to the White House in 2024?
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 political future of outgoing Maryland Republican governor Larry Hogan. This video podcast is approximately 15 minutes in length. To listen to the audio podcast version, please […]
- Mid-Shore Food: A Willy Wonka Dining Experience Will Pop Up in December
- Coming to the End: The Journey of George and Jo Merrill
- From and Fuller: Pelosi and Hoyer Step Down as McCarthy Still Looks for Votes
- Celebrating Women & Girls Fund’s Two Decades of Action: Horizons of Kent and Queen Anne’s
- Election 2022 Analysis: A Chat with Talbot County Democratic Central Committee’s Patrick Firth
- Twigs and Teacups 2.0 in Chestertown: A Chat with Paul and Erin Heckles
Election 2022
Washington College Poll: Cox, Harris, and Cannabis Support High on the Eastern Shore
An early November opinion poll of the Eastern Shore’s 1st Congressional District finds voters trending to Republican candidates and sheds light on ... [Continue Story]
- Weed on the Ballot in Five States (Including Maryland) this Year
- Deadlines Approaching to Request Mail-In Ballots
- Dan Cox’s Red-Meat Campaign Leads to Questions about His Endgame
- Harris and Mizeur Trade Blows on Abortion, the Insurrection and Effectiveness
- In-Person Early Voting Begins Today
- Heather Mizeur to Take On Andy Harris at Debate Wednesday, Forum Thursday
The Arts and Local Design
Art For Everyone’s Sake: A Chat with Kayti Didriksen
Give Kayti Didriksen some broken mirrors, shattered plates, potatoes to carve into designs, some paint, then wait to be as amazed as much as the kids ... [Continue Story]
- Downwind and Out of Sight: A Chat with Author Douglas Richardson
- How Oxford Saved its Community School by Val Cavalheri
- Spy Arts Diary: Holiday Fare from Day 1 to First Night Talbot by Steve Parks
- Spy Art Review: ‘Earth Abides’ at the Academy by Steve Parks
- Spy Concert Review: From Bell to Bernstein and Opera to Folk by Steve Parks
- AAM Announces Winners for the Annual Members’ Exhibition
Chesapeake Ecosystem
Mid-Shore Stewardship: ShoreRivers and Galena Elementary School
The preservation and revitalization of the Eastern Shore’s vast system of waterways requires a commitment to environmental stewardship and an effort ... [Continue Story]
- Climate Funding could Suffer in the Farm bill under GOP Control of Congress
- MDE Gives Lakeside in Trappe a Limited Permit to Move Forward
- Oceanographer Mike Sieracki Joins UMCES as Horn Point Laboratory Director
- Chesapeake Bay Region Loses Ground to Increase Tree Canopy
- Federalsburg asks State to Deny AquaCon Discharge Permit
- Report Details Alarming Levels of Toxins Being Dumped in Maryland Waterways
Maryland News
The Promise of Community Policing in Cambridge: A Chat with CPD’s Justin Todd
One of the most successful tools for reducing crime comes under the heading of "community policing." Both big cities and small towns are making ... [Continue Story]
- Counting Continues: Dem Legislators In Tight Races and Trone Claim Victory
- House Seats: 6th to Close to Call, Harris Wins the 1st Again
- Equity, Service, and ARPA in Chestertown: A Chat with Bishop Ronald Fisher
- There’s a New Mayor in Town: Cambridge’s Steve Rideout is Sworn into Office
- Avalon and Talbot Spy to Host County Council Election Town Hall with Craig Fuller
Health
The Choptank Health Update: Chestertown and Kent County
When Sara Rich came on board to lead the Choptank Community Health System in the summer of 2016, she and her board immediately started to work on a ... [Continue Story]
- The Danger of Pancreatic Cancer: A Chat with Survivor Bill Shrieves
- The Journey Begins on a Mid-Shore Flagship Hospital
- Maryland Children Continue to Experience Mental Health Challenges
- Handling Grief As a Man – and Finding One’s Way After the Death of a Spouse
- Washington Post: Dozens have Leaped to their Deaths from the Chesapeake Bay Bridge
Education
Maryland’s $3.8 billion Education Blueprint Plan Embraces Community Schools
Every morning before school Wolfe Street Academy in Baltimore opens for breakfast. Today sausage sandwiches, bananas, juice and milk are on the menu ... [Continue Story]
Brevities
Talbot Historical Society Project Rewind: Being Nice to Santa
This Talbot Historical Society Laird Wise Collection photo was taken at a Christmas Party at Easton, Maryland’s Memorial Hospital’s Macqueen Gibbs ... [Continue Story]
Community Notes
2023 Volunteer Mediation Training Dates Announced, AmeriCorps Members Sought
Mid Shore Community Mediation Center is seeking volunteers to join their team of community mediators. The center provides free mediation services for ... [Continue Story]
- Santa Comes to Christmas in St. Michaels this December
- Earth Data Employees Participate in Queen Anne’s County Christmas Angels Program
- Tilghman Watermen’s Museum Presents “Christmas at the Museum”
- Talbot County DSS Hosts Thanks for Giving Event in Recognition of National Adoption Month
- Mid-Shore Pro Bono Announces Sandy Brown Public Interest Fall Interns
- Business and Professional Women of Maryland Honor Beth Anne Dorman, CEO of For All Seasons
Senior Life Highlights
Juggling Anyone? By Susan Covey
For many of us holidays become a mixture of family, traditions, gratitude, giving and, often, challenges too. More than any other time we seem to find ... [Continue Story]
- Senior Nation: Just Keep Moving by Susan Covey
- Ask Irma: Why Wear Pink in your Hair this Month?
- Senior Nation: Nature’s Many Benefits by Susan Covey
- Message to Seniors: It’s Time to Come Back to Your Local Senior Center
- Senior Nation: September a Great Time to Start New Fitness Program
- Senior Nation: Water Workouts by Susan Covey
Arts Notes
Church Hill Theatre Seeks Directors, Interns for the 2023 Green Room Gang Summer Camp
Church Hill Theatre is accepting applications for the following paid staff positions for the 2023 Green Room Gang program. The theatre requires a ... [Continue Story]
- Delmarva Review Announces Pushcart Prize Nominations for Prose and Poetry
- Bear Me Into Freedom: The Talbot County of Frederick Douglass Book Signing at The Trippe Gallery
- Fiber Arts Center of the Eastern Shore Presents The Member Textile Exhibit
- Art Exhibit and Demos at Easton Library
- 2023 Season at Church Hill Theatre
- Authors & Oysters: Douglas Richardson
Ecosystem Notes
Register Now for the Fourth Annual Eastern Shore Environmental Legislative Summit!
The Lower Eastern Shore Group of the Sierra Club in conjunction with the Climate Justice Wing of the Maryland Legislative Coalition and ShoreRivers ... [Continue Story]
Education Notes
Gunston Campus Expands to 60 Acres with Land Acquisition
The Gunston School is delighted to announce that the school has acquired 25-acres of property adjacent to the campus from the estate of Carter ... [Continue Story]
- Chesapeake Forum Announces Two New Board Members
- Benedictine is Recipient of Phillips Charitable Foundation Grant
- Student Success for High School Students Via Upward Bound
- 177 Gunston Students Claim High Honors & Honors for first Quarter of 22-23 Academic Year
- Trans Teens – Wye River Hosts Q & A with Disney + Star
- Naomi Shihab Nye to Visit The Country School
Health Notes
Choptank Health Launches “Ask a Provider” Video Series
Choptank Community Health System has launched an "Ask a Provider" video series in partnership with the Avalon Foundation to provide educational ... [Continue Story]
- UM Shore Medical Group-Cardiology Welcomes Two New Providers
- Choptank Health Expands with Chestertown Health Center
- University of Maryland Shore Medical Center at Easton Earns “A” Safety Grade
- Choptank Health Launches Scholarship Program
- Shore Home Care is now VNA of Maryland – Shore
- In Memoriam: Portrait Unveiling Event Honors Dr. Mickey Foxwell and Ida Jane Baker
Looking at the Masters with Beverly Smith
Looking at the Masters: Florine Stettheimer
Florine Stettheimer (1871-1944) was one of two best-known women artists in America in the 1930’s; the other was Georgia O’Keeffe. Stettheimer was ... [Continue Story]
From and Fuller Podcast
From and Fuller: Is There a Pathway for Larry Hogan to the White House in 2024?
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 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
- From and Fuller: Russia, Hurricane Ian, and GOP Election Deniers Impact on Joe Biden
- From and Fuller: The Politics of One-Way Migrant Flights to the North
Columnist J.E. Dean
Why Joe Biden Should Not Run in 2024 by J.E. Dean
My hand shook as I wrote the title to this column. I don’t think Joe Biden should run for re-election, but he is considering another term. That scares ... [Continue Story]
Columnist Howard Freedlander
Out and About (Sort of): Blissful Binging by Howard Freedlander
Christmas is four weeks away, and its rampant commercialization has already become a daily presence. Nothing new. All is normal. I too am caught up in the hyper- activity, but in a slightly unusual way. I love Christmas movies, the cheesier and schmaltzier the better. Of course, they are formulaic and predictable. I don’t care. I […]
- Out and About (Sort of): Military Crisis by Howard Freedlander
- Out and About (Sort of): Salvage by Howard Freedlander
- Out and About (Sort of): Partial Victory at Lakeside by Howard Freedlander
- Out and About (Sort of): Regrettable, But Hopeful by Howard Freedlander
- Out and About (Sort of): County Alive by Howard Freedlander
- Out and About (Sort of): I’m Voting for Lierman for Comptroller by Howard Freedlander
Columnist 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]
Columnist Jamie Kirkpatrick
Timekeeper by Jamie Kirkpatrick
I wish I spoke the language of inanimate objects. Think of the stories they could tell… A grandfather clock stands in the corner of our living ... [Continue Story]
Columnist Laura Oliver
Out for Delivery by Laura J. Oliver
One of my writers just had a story rejected and we’re both thrilled for her. Why? Because the journal can’t use the story, but they love her work and ... [Continue Story]
Columnist Angela Rieck
Mythical Tails by Angela Rieck
Like most people, I enjoy hero stories, especially when an animal is involved. One of my favorite is the story of the Nome Serum Run in 1925. As the ... [Continue Story]
Columnist Al Sikes
What Is the Story Line? By Al Sikes
Assertions without storylines are simply argumentation—mostly arguments do not persuade and often they devolve into stridency. I have in the last few years been entangled in a mild version of “cancel culture”. If talk turns to my resistance to the former President, I am told that I should be supportive because his policies were good. […]
Opinion
Opinion: We are Not in Kansas Anymore! By Maria Grant
Last night, Easton’s Prager Family Center for the Arts held a concert featuring Venezuelan pianist Gabriela Montero, violinist Joshua Bell, and ... [Continue Story]
- Opinion: American Presidents and their “Dictatorial” Powers and Politics
- How Low Can We Go? By Maria Grant
- Letter to Editor: Worthy Candidates and Helpful Reminders
- Opinion: MAGA Redefined by Steve Parks
- Opinion: What Party is Really Soft on Crime? By Maria Grant
- Moving Leaders by Ross Jones
- Opinion: TIP’s Dan Watson Makes Closing Argument for 2022 Election Regarding Lakeside and Candidates
- Preparing Eastern Shore Workers for 21st Century Jobs by Tom Timberman
- Opinion: Should Teachers be Social Workers Too? By Kalman Hettleman
- Opinion: A Hard Day’s Night in Talbot County by Carol Voyles
- There’s No Need to Boil the Ocean So Let’s Just Cut to the Chase by Maria Grant
- It’s in the Bag, Easton by Marion O. Arnold
- Opinion: So Where Are We Growing? By Carol Voyles
- Opinion: Talbot County Prevails by Carol Voyles
- Opinion: Is China Ready for War with America over Taiwan? By Tom Timberman
Letters to the Editor
Letter to Editor: Oxford Was the Mayberry of the USA
Having the good fortune to be born in Talbot County in 1937 and raised in the charming community of Oxford was a blessing. Growing up in the town of ... [Continue Story]
- Letter to Editor: “Reset Lakeside” Legislation Sent to County Council
- Letter to Editor: Why Concerned Citizens Are Suing Talbot County
- Letter to Editor: Taking Issue with Philip Logan’s Views on Development
- Letter to Editor: Concerned about Environmental Concern Plans
- Letter to the Editor: In Praise of a Good Book
- Letter to Editor: An Observation on the Armory Discussion
