Vaccines have saved countless lives, eradicated smallpox; and prevented a host of complications including paralysis, brain damage, organ failures, and birth defects. There are many different vaccines, ... [Continue Story]
Public Affairs
Polaris Village’s New Project on Port Street: A Chat with Derick Daly
It remains challenging for the Spy to keep up with the work of Derick Daly. The chair and president of Polaris Village Ministries, along with his wife ... [Continue Story]
- Chesapeake loses a Champion, Nick DiPasquale
- MD Education Blueprint Board Proposes $3.8 billion-dollar Plan for Lawmakers
- 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
Spy Highlights
From and Fuller: Warnock Victory; Final Impact of 2022 Election; and a Early Trump Flame Out?
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 re-election of Democrat Raphael Warnock to his Georgia U.S. Senate seat, a final assessment of the Mid-Term election results, and the prospects of Donald Trump ending […]
- Our Debt to Naturalist Jan Reese by Matt LaMotte
- From and Fuller: Is There a Pathway for Larry Hogan to the White House in 2024?
- 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
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
It Actually Might Happen: Jim Lighthizer on a Chesapeake Bay National Recreation Area
Almost five decades ago, Jim Lighthizer, who ran for the Maryland House of Delegates in 1978, began pitching the idea that the Chesapeake Bay region ... [Continue Story]
- Mid-Shore Stewardship: ShoreRivers and Galena Elementary School
- 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
Maryland News
Anticipating the next 4 years, Progressive Lawmakers see Possibilities and Sobering Realities
The promise and potential pitfalls of the next four years in Annapolis were on dramatic display Thursday night, when six progressive members of the ... [Continue Story]
- The Promise of Community Policing in Cambridge: A Chat with CPD’s Justin Todd
- 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
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
St. Michaels Community Center Gutted, Renovation Begins
Architect Mark McInturff walks toward the front of the now-gutted lumber warehouse building that has been serving as the St. Michaels Community Center ... [Continue Story]
- Record High Turnout for 2022 YMCA Turkey Trot
- Tenants Rights Resource Fair is Dec. 15
- Volunteers Show Love at One Mission Cambridge
- 2023 Volunteer Mediation Training Dates Announced, AmeriCorps Members Sought
- Santa Comes to Christmas in St. Michaels this December
- Earth Data Employees Participate in Queen Anne’s County Christmas Angels Program
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
Fiber Arts Center of the Eastern Shore Presents Hand Applique Shamrock Class
Hand Applique Shamrock Class Date: February 11, 2023 Time: 10-2 Cost: $35 (members); $40 (nonmembers) Come join the rest of the Fiber Arts ... [Continue Story]
- Tidewater Camera Club January Speaker Meeting
- Mark Gadson’s Release of EP Album, Morning Brew
- Latest Single Release “Hear the Bells Chime” by Steve Lowe
- Church Hill Theatre Seeks Directors, Interns for the 2023 Green Room Gang Summer Camp
- 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
Ecosystem Notes
Habitat Choptank’s 100th House Dedicated in Cambridge
For a while, Cambridge resident Keyondra had harbored the idea of becoming a Habitat for Humanity homeowner in the back of her mind. But about 8 ... [Continue Story]
Education Notes
Benedictine Raises Over $150,000 on Giving Tuesday
The Benedictine Foundation raised over $150,000 on Giving Tuesday through the support of numerous donors. Denise Kaczmarczyk and John Johnson longtime ... [Continue Story]
- J Noah Skills Academy Moves to Maces Lane Middle School
- Gunston Campus Expands to 60 Acres with Land Acquisition
- 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
Health Notes
UM Memorial Hospital Foundation Announces Annual Appeal
The University of Maryland Memorial Hospital Foundation’s 2022 annual appeal will benefit the Clark Comprehensive Breast Center at UM Shore Regional ... [Continue Story]
- Choptank Health Brings Health Programs to BAAM
- Choptank Health Launches “Ask a Provider” Video Series
- 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
Looking at the Masters with Beverly Smith
Looking at the Masters: Florine Stettheimer
“The Cathedrals of Wall Street” (1939) (50’’ x 60’’) (Metropolitan Museum of Art) focuses on the New York Stock Exchange. The building is painted in ... [Continue Story]
From and Fuller Podcast
From and Fuller: Warnock Victory; Final Impact of 2022 Election; and a Early Trump Flame Out?
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: Is There a Pathway for Larry Hogan to the White House in 2024?
- 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
Columnist J.E. Dean
Georgia’s Rejection of Herschel Walker Is an Early Holiday Gift by J.E. Dean
Several months ago, I stopped reading news about Herschel Walker, Donald Trump’s hand-picked candidate for the U.S. Senate from Georgia. I remembered ... [Continue Story]
Columnist Howard Freedlander
Temporary Fix at Best by Howard Freedlander
Joy and self-congratulation greeted the announcement two weeks ago of the $37 million reconstruction of the Farragut Sea Wall at the U.S. Naval Academy (USNA) in Annapolis. Optimistic comments by political figures forecast that the wall, to be raised and repaired, would protect USNA until 2100. I doubt it. Nine high tide flood days in […]
- Out and About (Sort of): Blissful Binging by Howard Freedlander
- 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
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
A Christmas Trilogy – Part One: Gaspar
I am tired, nearly exhausted, but still I cannot sleep for more than an hour or two. For months now, I’ve been traveling alone, moving ever westward ... [Continue Story]
Columnist Laura Oliver
Beautiful by Laura J. Oliver
I didn’t always want to be a writer. Besides being an archeologist and paleontologist, I wanted to be a healer, then an actress. I wanted to use words ... [Continue Story]
Columnist Angela Rieck
A New Age for Vaccines
Vaccines have saved countless lives, eradicated smallpox; and prevented a host of complications including paralysis, brain damage, organ failures, and ... [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
Leter to Editor: A Champion For Local Due Diligence And Transparency
Thank you to Easton Town Council Member Al Silverstein for his ongoing commitment to due diligence and transparency on all deliberations and decisions ... [Continue Story]
- Letter to Editor: Oxford Was the Mayberry of the USA
- 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
