A special person died recently. She was not a close friend. If she had to list the people in her life that she impacted, I would probably not make the list. But I should. She was a member of … [Read More...]
Public Affairs
WC Alumni Grapple With Admin Over “Foreigner” Cancellation in Virtual Town Hall
At the close of a virtual town meeting with alumni on Wednesday, Washington College President Kurt Landgraf said he would make the same decision again … [Read More...]
- WC’s Landgraf Acknowledges Mishandling of “Foreigner” Cancellation, Student Safety Came First
- The Science of Listening to Explosive Kids (and Adults)with Dr. Stuart Ablon
- Talbot Hospice is a Community Affair
- Backlash: WC Cancels Performance of The Foreigner
- St. Michaels Action Committee’s Beef with Town Hall Plans
- A Conversation with Easton Council Member Don Abbatiello
Brevities
Talbot Historical Society Project Rewind: Dog World
Project Rewind-Talbot County: Too many dogs to count!! It appears all are corgis, except for one? Can you identify the people and the location of this … [Read More...]
- This Weekend in Easton – November 22 – November 24, 2019
- Talbot Historical Society Project Rewind: Finding the Parking Lot
- December 2019 Sky-Watch
- This Weekend in Easton – November 15 – November 17, 2019
- Waterfowl Festival: Gotta Love the Diving Dogs
- Talbot Historical Society Project Rewind: Getting Ready for the Hunt
The Arts
Dunn in Metal (Revisited)
Last year over Thanksgiving weekend, I wrote about the whimsical sea creatures of the metal artisan Dave Dunn, who draws inspiration from his family’s … [Read More...]
- Shore Arts: Artist Angela Herbert-Hodges on Saving African Wildlife
- Spy Movie Review: Last Christmas
- The Grounded Perspective of Artist Howard Lapp
- RiverArts Moment: Fire on Chestertown’s High Street
- Spy Review: MSO Warms to ‘Appalachian Spring’
- The Free Upside of Downtown Art Galleries on Waterfowl Festival Weekend
Spy Reviews
It’s a Wonderful Life meets The Sixth Sense in one of this year’s first … [Read More...]
- Spy Review: MSO Warms to ‘Appalachian Spring’
- Spy Review: Aaron Tyler Kuffner’s “Bodyphones” at the Academy
- Spy Review: Treeness and Climate Change at MassoniArt
- Spy Review: Shakespeare’s “Measure for Measure”
- Art Review: Considering “Trees” at MassoniArt By Mary McCoy
- Spy Review: Monty Alexander Jazz Festival’s Allan Harris on “Nat King Cole at 100”
Health
About the Plant: Shore Seniors Finding Relief from Cannabis
Perhaps one of the most startling results of Maryland's legalizing medical cannabis on the Eastern Shore is that most of the users are considered … [Read More...]
Chesapeake Ecosystem
Coalition to Think Beyond State Borders to Offset Conowingo Flows
A coalition of nonprofits is developing a plan to reduce nutrient and sediment pollution that now flows over the Conowingo Dam. (Dave Harp) Write … [Read More...]
Mid-Shore Education
Navajo Blessingway Ceremony at WC on Nov. 7
In honor of Native American Heritage Month in November, Washington College is welcoming Will Tsosie, Tribal Archaeologist for the Navajo Nation, to … [Read More...]
Mid-Shore Food
Holiday in the Home
Join the Kent Island Garden Club at the Kent Island Fire House, 1610 Main Street in Chester, on December 7th from 1:00 until 3:30 for a demonstration … [Read More...]
Mid-Shore Habitat
Spy House of the Week: “Windsong”
The aerial of this ten-acre waterfront estate shows the main house, carriage house, guest house and pool artfully sited to create an inviting compound … [Read More...]
Senior Nation
Ask Irma: The Role of Adult Children with Aging Parents
Senior Nation is committed to offering resources to help us deal with the challenges and opportunities of aging. To that end, we are launching a new … [Read More...]
- A Fit Retirement with Janet Pfeffer: Vickie Wilson
- Senior Nation: Talbot’s Community For Life
- 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
Arts Notes
The Davis Arts Center – Three Years Growing
This weekend, November 23-24, The Davis Arts Center invites the public to 516 Davis Ave to share the Fall 2019 Open Studios and Sale, 1-5 pm each day. … [Read More...]
- Academy Art Museum Annual Members’ Exhibition Opens for the Holidays
- Delmarva Review: Twelfth Annual Edition and Opening of New Submissions
- BC Productions Presents Miracle: A New Play by Earl Lewin
- Academy Art Museum Members Show Reception Tonight
- St. Michaels Middle High School Fall Play
- The Importance Of Being Earnest At Church Hill Theatre Through November 17
Ecosystem Notes and Events
ShoreRivers Pumpout Boat Has Best Season Yet
ShoreRivers’ pumpout boat works on the Miles and Wye rivers to reduce nutrient pollution and harmful bacteria that can be introduced from recreational … [Read More...]
Education Notes
St. Michaels High School Announces Homecoming Court
St. Michaels Middle High School held their annual Homecoming celebration during the week of October 14th. The Homecoming Spirit week included Jersey … [Read More...]
- Wye River Upper School’s Candlelit Gala Proves Major Success
- APG Chesapeake, Star Democrat Supports Education Foundation Fundraiser
- Thirty-Two Gunston School Students Honored at National Honor Society Induction
- Country School Students Inducted into National Honor Society
- Gunston’s Annual Bull & Oyster Roast Continues to Succeed
- Local Students Receive National Merit Commendations
Health Notes
Compass Regional Hospice Named Nonprofit of the Year
On November 14th, Compass Regional Hospice was recognized as Nonprofit of the Year at Chesapeake Charities’annual Celebration of Charity Luncheon. … [Read More...]
- Remembrance Ceremony to be held December 3 at Trinity Cathedral
- UM Memorial Hospital Foundation to Host Free Tax Strategies Seminar
- UM SRH Dedicates Rose for Donate Life Float in 2020 Rose Bowl Parade
- iFrog Digital Marketing Staff Members Support Clark Comprehensive Breast Center
- Auxiliary Volunteer Receives Special Recognition on His Way Out of Town
- Tree of Lights Campaign Launch Set for November 19, 2019
Town & County Notes
Upcoming Programming at the Library December 2 to 7
Easton Library to Offer Excel Class on Charts & Graphs On Monday, December 2, from 1:30 – 3:00 p.m., in the Easton branch of the Talbot County … [Read More...]
- ‘Peake Tip-Off Planned for December 7
- Buy a Tree and Support the Youth in Your Community
- Talbot Association of Clergy Annual Community Interfaith Thanksgiving Service
- Upcoming Programming at the Talbot County Free Library in December
- Mid-Shore Community Foundation’s Awards Breakfast November 22
- Former Congressional Leader Jim DeMint to Get WC Award in Easton
Senior Nation Notes
Rare Homeownership Opportunity at Londonderry on the Tred Avon
Londonderry on the Tred Avon has two rare homeownership opportunities at its campus in Easton. Two Dogwood model cottages are currently … [Read More...]
- Edna Parks Celebrates 105th Birthday at Dixon House
- Talbot County Commission on Aging Hosts Legislative Forum/Town Hall Meeting
- AARP Foundation Tax-Aide Seeks New Volunteers on the Mid Shore
- Maryland Community for Life℠ – Talbot Offers Options for Safe Aging
- Londonderry Welcomes News Activities Coordinator, Erica Hardeo
- Londonderry Resident Profile: Margaret Sherman Bryan
Mid-Shore Commerce
Easton Economic Development Corporation Welcomes New Board Member and Chairman
Easton Economic Development Corporation (EEDC) is served by an esteemed Board of Directors comprised of business leaders from a variety of industry … [Read More...]
- Spy Chat: Kay MacIntosh on Chestertown’s Arts District, Main Street, and Economic Vitality
- Cambridge, Site of First East Coast Outdoor Cannabis Harvest
- Commerce: Bountiful’s Jamie Merida on Keeping Retail Growing on the Shore
- Chesapeake Observer Journal Goes Online
- Just Sayin’: Cambridge Named a Top Place to visit by Smithsonian
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
Everything We Want to Know About Healthcare Proposals
A timely and informative program, “Presidential Candidates’ Health Care Plans: Everything you want to know,” will be presented on Thursday, November … [Read More...]
Columnist Howard Freedlander
Out and About (Sort of): Can You Spare a Hello? By Howard Freedlander
It may be a family member. It may be a friend. It may be a co-worker. It may be a neighbor.
It may be a memory.
Like most national holidays, Veterans Day—the 11th of November—passes by quickly. Town, cities and veterans’ organizations will pay homage. American flags will seem more prevalent. Patriotism will be on […]
- Out and About (Sort of): Breakout by Howard Freedlander
- Out and About (Sort of): Changing of the Guard by Howard Freedlander
- Out and About (Sort of): Noble Leader by Howard Freedlander
- Out and About (Sort of): Rivers, Creeks and Neighborhoods by Howard Freedlander
- Out and About (Sort of): Escapism by Howard Freedlander
- Out and About (Sort of): Unwritten Contract by Howard Freedlander
Columnist Craig Fuller
Talk Aspirations This Thanksgiving by Craig Fuller
Soon, family and friends gather for one of our most cherished rituals, Thanksgiving. Based on the gathering of early settlers and Native Americans who … [Read More...]
Columnist George Merrill
Snapshots Of Daily Life: Doors by George Merrill
Of all the things, I’m routinely in and out of, there are none more than doors. Doors are a signature feature of my daily life. Coming or going, we … [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
Small Gestures by Angela Rieck
A special person died recently. She was not a close friend. If she had to list the people in her life that she impacted, I would probably not make … [Read More...]
Columnist Al Sikes
Profiles in Cowardice by Al Sikes
Pardon my nausea. President Trump’s often egregious behavior is on trial, and the prosecutors are not winning. Conviction looks impossible absent the emergence of felonious conduct. And Trump’s Ad-makers are attempting to define his conduct, “tough guy” in “tough times.”
Post-impeachment (indictment) we will be left with social/political distemper. Rather than candidates being forced to […]
Op-Ed
My Time Was Wasted, But Is it an Impeachable Offense? And Who’s to Blame? By J.E. Dean
I wasted a lot of time this week watching the impeachment hearings, and I put icing on the cake by diving into my pre-ordered copy of A Warning by … [Read More...]
- WC Parent Letter to Washington College Administration on Callout Culture
- Op-Ed: Time to Ask More of Political Parties? By J.E. Dean
- Op-Ed: Kirwan Plan is a Union Cash Grab; Taxpayers Get the Tab
- Op-Ed: Thriving – Not Simply Surviving – in the Delmarva Oasis by Jim Bass
- Goodbye Gabbard: How to Self-Destruct a Run for President by J.E. Dean
- Op-Ed: Kirwan Funding Workgroup Final Recommendations by Laura Price
Letters to the Editor
Letter to Editor: Bipartisan Hope Emerging on Climate Change
On Thursday, November 21 at 7 p.m., the Talbot County Democratic Forum's Environmental Committee will host a workshop about federal and state carbon … [Read More...]
- Letter to Editor: Harris Votes Against Women Veterans
- WC President Landgraf Responds to Cancellation of The Foreigner
- Letter to Editor: Open Letter to WC Provost & Dean
- Letter to Editor: Harris and the Armenian Genocide
- Letter to Editor: Condolences for Congressman Cummings
- Letter to Editor: Harris Votes to Separate Children from Families at U.S. Border
