I think I’ve found out where that charlatan Whitemarsh got his mulberry stock, all the shoots to sell to those rubes in Talbot County. And I’m a little embarrassed, to tell you the truth. Last … [Read More...]
Public Affairs
Senior Nation: Talbot’s Community For Life
The idea of aging in place has long been a goal for many seniors. The familiarity and safety of one's own home is a major motivator to find … [Read More...]
- End Criminalizing Addiction, Centreville Physician Says
- Shore Goes Purple: Joe Gamble on Opioid War Successes and Challenges
- Coming to a Small Town Near You: The YMCA Perkins Model
- Kent and QAC Leaders Back Third Bridge at Kent Island
- Region Up in Arms as State Narrows Options for New Bay Crossing
- Heroes Among Us: CQD Heroes Program Empowers Kids to Make Right Choices
Brevities
Spy Minute: Airport Day
While the Spy doesn't believe in profiling in most cases, it is safe to say that those that enjoy Airport Day are either under 3 feet tall or come to … [Read More...]
- Talbot Historical Society Project Rewind: Going to the Big Game
- This Weekend in Easton – September 20 – September 22, 2019
- Remembering Wyatt Clark
- Talbot Historical Society Project Rewind: Taking a Call
- This Weekend in Easton – September 13 – September 15, 2019
- OCC’s Liza Ledford on Fall Lineup Starting with Woodstock
The Arts
At the Academy: Aaron Taylor Kuffner Makes an Offering to Easton
To hear Aaron Taylor Kuffner talk about his artwork is perhaps not that different from taking a quick survey course on the science and art of sound. … [Read More...]
- Chesapeake Film Festival: Director Aviva Kempner on American Hero Moe Berg
- Spy Preview: Mid-Atlantic Symphony Orchestra’s 22nd Season Begins
- Chesapeake Film Festival: Lehr Jackson and the Endless War
- Spy Review: Shakespeare’s “Measure for Measure”
- The Arts: A Conversation with Award Winning Author Rebecca Makkai
- Time to Get Back to the Garden: OCC Celebrates Woodstock 50th September 15
Health
Local Qlarant Foundation Awards $384k in Grants
The Qlarant Foundation, the mission arm of Qlarant Inc., held a reception and information-sharing event at their Easton headquarters on July 12th to … [Read More...]
Chesapeake Ecosystem
The Future of Solar in Maryland with Nature Conservancy’s Josh Kurtz
The Nature Conservancy’s Maryland chapter has just finished new report on the future of solar deployment in the state. And that was the reason we … [Read More...]
- Federal Funds Aimed at Boosting Chesapeake Bay Oyster Population
- High Flows to Chesapeake Continued in July, Triggering Large Dead Zone
- Leave it to Beavers by Bay Journal’s Tom Horton
- Ecosystem: WATER/WAYS: Smithsonian Exhibit Opens in Oxford
- Shorter, Warmer Winters Could Lead to Longer, more Productive Blue Crab Season
Mid-Shore Education
Former Washington College President Sheila Bair Hits $1 Million Mark with Donation to School
Former Washington College President Sheila Bair donated $20,000 to the school's Washington Scholars program, bringing to $1 million her personal … [Read More...]
Mid-Shore Food
Food Lab Forest Walk is September 29 at Adkins Arboretum
Learn about historic foodways and future food resources when the ethnobotanical research team from Washington College’s Eastern Shore Food Lab leads a … [Read More...]
Mid-Shore Habitat
Adkins Arboretum’s Enchanted Fairyfest is October 12
Bring your wings and wands for a day of magic at Adkins Arboretum! The Arboretum’s fourth annual Fairyfest, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Sat., Oct. 12, … [Read More...]
Senior Nation
Senior Nation: Talbot’s Community For Life
The idea of aging in place has long been a goal for many seniors. The familiarity and safety of one's own home is a major motivator to find … [Read More...]
- Ask Irma: Harmonicas for Health and Welfare
- Senior Nation: Ask Irma on the Link between Dementia and Depression
- After the First Decade: Upper Shore Aging’s Brookletts Place Celebrates Ten Years
- A Fit Retirement with Janet Pfeffer: Peggy Ford
- Better to Wear Out Than Rust Out While Aging with Phil Burgess
- Talbot Community Connections Holds Fourth Annual Senior Summit on Aging – Phil Burgess to be Keynote Speaker
Arts Notes
Maryland Judiciary asks students to create artwork to foster peaceful resolution of conflicts
The Maryland Judiciary is asking students to use their artistic talents to help promote peacemaking during the 14th annual Conflict Resolution Day … [Read More...]
- Paintings by Kathie Rogers at the Tidewater Inn during October
- Christ Church Easton to Present The Heimat Quartet September 22
- Easton Choral Arts Society Welcomes Fall with A Singable Feast
- Art Notes: Spy Columnist to Teach Course for Chesapeake Forum
- Art Notes: Washington College Hosts Reception for Professor Heather Harvey at the Academy
- Allegro Academy Birthday Celebration
Ecosystem Notes and Events
ShoreRivers Partners with Realtors for Healthy Rivers
On September 5, over 60 Eastern Shore real estate professionals listened as Corey McCloskey, a Florida agent, described her state’s housing market … [Read More...]
Education Notes
WC Announces Grant to Create the Warehime Fund for Student Excellence in Business
Washington College’s Department of Business Management will launch an ambitious new effort focused on student research and experiential opportunities … [Read More...]
- Talbot County Women’s Club and Staples Team Up to Support EMS Students
- Talbot Schools Receive Positive Behavior Interventions Program Recognition
- Mass. Administrator to Lead Student Services at Chesapeake
- A Scenic Commute to School
- Kent School to Host 5K and Fall Fest
- Talbot County DSS Hosts 12th Annual Back to School Event
Health Notes
American Nurse Credentialing Center Awards Magnet Designation to UM SRH Hospitals
UM Shore Regional Health’s three hospitals – Shore Medical Centers at Chestertown, Dorchester and Easton – were notified on Thursday, September 19, … [Read More...]
- No Matter What. . . You Matter Campaign Targets Suicide Prevention
- Anne Arundel Medical Center, Doctors Community Health System Combine to Form Luminis Health
- “Beyond the Wall” Film Comes to Easton October 17
- Maggie’s Gift Shop at UM SRH Celebrates Grand Reopening Event
- Diabetes Educators Lead Support Groups in Five County Region
- UM Shore Regional Health Announces New Chief Nursing Officer
Town & County Notes
Christmas in St. Michaels 2019 Ornament Now Available
Get a head start on holiday decorating and gift giving with the latest in a popular tradition, the 2019 Christmas in St. Michaels Collectors Ornament. … [Read More...]
- Dates Set for 2019 Christmas in St. Michaels
- Congressman Andy Harris the Special Guest At Talbot GOP Fall Fundraiser
- Blackwater NWR Announces 2019-20 Waterfowl Hunt
- Mid-Atlantic Small Craft Festival XXXVI is Oct. 4–5
- Talbot County Government 9/11 Commemorative Ceremony Offers Moving Remembrance
- St. Michaels Museum October Walking Tours
Senior Nation Notes
AARP Foundation Tax-Aide Seeks New Volunteers on the Mid Shore
AARP Foundation Tax-Aide will present an information session at the Talbot County Free Library, 100 W. Dover St., Easton on Friday, September 20 from … [Read More...]
- Maryland Community for Life℠ – Talbot Offers Options for Safe Aging
- Londonderry Welcomes News Activities Coordinator, Erica Hardeo
- Londonderry Resident Profile: Margaret Sherman Bryan
- Bay Hundred Senior Center August Calendar of Events
- Bay Hundred Senior Center Calendar of Events July 2019
- Londonderry’s Toce & Smith Recognized as Face of Retirement on the Eastern Shore
Mid-Shore Commerce
Just Sayin’: Cambridge Named a Top Place to visit by Smithsonian
Smithsonian Magazine identified Cambridge, Maryland as one of its top 15 cities to visit in 2019. The magazine ranked Cambridge as a place to visit … [Read More...]
Maryland 3.0
Maryland 3.0: The Long View from Main Street Cambridge
From a variety of perspectives, the growing awareness on the Mid-Shore that Cambridge has become a hot foodie destination should make anyone involved … [Read More...]
- Maryland 3.0: The Award Winning Inspiration of Plum Dragon Herbs
- Maryland 3.0: Checking in with KRM’s Bryan Matthews
- Maryland 3.0: A New Kind of Garage for the Car Lovers of the Mid-Shore
- Legal Marijuana Arrives on the Shore: Meet Ash + Paige of Centreville
- Maryland 3.0: LaMotte Chemical Hits Paydirt
- Making it Work on the Shore: Reinventing Downtown Easton with Ross Benincasa
Maryland Politics & Policy
End Criminalizing Addiction, Centreville Physician Says
As opioid deaths in Maryland remain a public health crisis, a Centreville doctor is calling for decriminalization and a public health approach to … [Read More...]
- Maryland Republicans Once Helped Pass Landmark Gun Control Law
- Region Up in Arms as State Narrows Options for New Bay Crossing
- Talbot Democratic Women Celebrate Year of Service
- Harris Supports Decision to End Inappropriate Use of Human Fetal Tissue in Research
- Congressman Andy Harris Joins 57 GOP Lawmakers to Vote Against Disaster Aid Bill
Columnist Howard Freedlander
Out and About (Sort of): Learning Outside Classroom by Howard Freedlander
Fall…is it here? Can we push aside the heat and humidity for nine months?
School has begun. That’s a good sign. Buses with kids carrying backpacks joyfully (?) get on and off buses. Parents wait and wonder if their child had a good or bad day. Were friends friendly? Were teachers stern but accommodating? How […]
- Out and About (Sort of): Remembering, Reacting by Howard Freedlander
- Out and About (Sort 0f): Enough Already by Howard Freedlander
- Out and About (Sort of): Humble Scout by Howard Freedlander
- Out and About (Sort of): Acceptance by Howard Freedlander
- Out and About (Sort of): Appreciated by Howard Freedlander
- Out and About (Sort of): Local News Takes Fatal Hit by Howard Freedlander
Columnist Craig Fuller
The Presidential Campaign As Reality TV? Wrong! By Craig Fuller
Time was when running for President of the United States came after years of public service, building a national base and racking up life experience … [Read More...]
Columnist George Merrill
The Army of the Lord by George Merrill
I’ve been reading The Oxford Book of English Prose. Marianne Whitcomb, of blessed memory, for years the faithful servant of the St. Michaels Library, … [Read More...]
Columnist David Montgomery
$2 Trillion Infrastructure Plan Opens the Door for Boondoggles by David Montgomery
If reports that President Trump will recommend $2 trillion in infrastructure spending are true, he is once again putting himself in very bad company. … [Read More...]
- President Trump is Once Again Worrying his Supporters and Feeding his Critics by David Montgomery
- Howard Schultz’s Special American Latte by David Montgomery
- Never Interrupt When They are Making a Mistake by David Montgomery
- White Nationalism by David Montgomery
- Green New Deal: An Economist’s Perspective by David Montgomery
- Trump, Mattis and Syria by David Montgomery
Columnist Angela Rieck
Out of Africa: Nature as Teacher by Angela Rieck
I recently returned from Kruger National Park in South Africa. In the next few columns, I will cover what I learned from the master … [Read More...]
Columnist Al Sikes
Scary Stuff by Al Sikes
Thought is fragile—authority even more so.
If you defy thought’s first principle, thoughtfulness, the value of what one thinks decays quickly. Thoughts, ideas, plans are highly perishable. The wise test thought before asserting it and especially when the risks of failure are substantial. Presumably, if you occupy the White House, the risks are more important […]
Op-Ed
Op-Ed: Reflections on Hillary and the Current Presidential Race by Maria Grant
I am certain that this will be an unpopular editorial, but here we go. Every time I watch a debate or an interview with the current cast of characters … [Read More...]
- Op-Ed: Laughing Trump Out of Office? Don’t Count on It. By J.E. Dean
- College Admissions and the American Dream by J.E. Dean
- Op-Ed: The September Democratic Debate and Civility by J.E. Dean
- Op-Ed: Keeping Watch on State Education Funding Mandate by Laura Price
- Op-Ed: No, We Are Not Going to Hell in a Handbasket by J.E. Dean
- Op-Ed: Disillusioned? Hang in There and Bake a Pie by Maria Grant
Letters to the Editor
Letter to Editor: Do You Believe In Miracles? We Do.
On Saturday, June 8, 2019, Tom and I embarked on a journey that would take us to the University of MD Medical Center, Shock Trauma Unit. From … [Read More...]
- Letter to Editor: County Litters
- Letter to Editor: Much to be Done on Short Term Rental Monitoring
- Letter to Editor: Concern over Rapid Growth of Talbot County Short Term Rental licenses
- Letter to Editor: After El Paso and Dayton, Congressman Harris Needs to Take Action
- Letter to Editor: Shame on You Representative Andy Harris
- Letter to Editor: Back to the Telephone Party Lines of the 1950s by Corey Pack
