Proud Moments by Craig Fuller
I think we all have them. Some are widely shared. Some are very unique. I’m fully prepared to acknowledge that in the unique category are those proud moments that occur in public service at the White House. And, mind you, I said “unique” not better or more important. They are unique because of the roughly 326 million people now living in the United States, only a tiny percentage have an … [Read More...]
Editorial
Editorial: The First Congressional District and Election 2018
When thinking about the Eastern Shore's historical relationship with the 1st Congressional District of Maryland, it's important to keep one thing in … [Read More...]
- Publisher Notes: Please Chip in for the Spy this Month
- Editorial: Not so Wild a Notion – A Small Grocery Store Can Work in Easton
- Editorial: The Color of Purple in Talbot County
- Editorial: We’ve Been There with the Talbot Boys Before but Haven’t Done Anything
- Editorial: The Departures of College Presidents Sheila Bair and Barbara Viniar
- Editorial: The Serious Threat of Fake News
- Publisher Notes: The Spy, President Trump, and David Montgomery
- Editorial: The Importance of Ruth Starr Rose
- Editorial: Talbot County’s other Food Hub
- Editorial: Talbot Boys Next Steps
Op-Ed
You can Own the Chesapeake without Property by Tom Horton
I grew up middle class but land rich: roaming hundreds of acres of woods and marsh, hunting properties owned by my dad’s poultry company and his best … [Read More...]
- Solar Fields in Place of Cornfields: A Win-Win if There Ever Was One by Doug Boucher
- Suggested Reading: Is there Honor Beyond Honesty by Al Sikes
- Op-Ed: Where are CBF and CCA? By Marc Castelli
- A Chesapeake Portrait, Painted by Almost a Thousand Words by Tom Horton
- Op-Ed: How Much Woods Would a Woodpecker Need if It’s to Succeed? By Tom Horton
- Op-Ed: Some Things We Know by William C. Baker
- Op-Ed: Talbot County Budget needs Moderate Growth by Laura Price
- Op-Ed: The Explosive Cart before the Mental Health Horse by Fran White
- Op-Ed: There is a Straightforward Way to Deal with Mass Shootings by Carl Widell
- An Open Letter to Superintendent Griffith by Patrick Firth
Letter to Editor
Letter to the Editor: Where is Andy Harris on the Border Crisis?
This has gone on long enough. The Trump Administration has been separating parents from their children because they have chosen to criminally … [Read More...]
- Letter to the Editor: The Urgency of the 1st District Primary
- Letter to the Editor: Time for a New 1st District Congressman
- Letter to the Editor: Rising Sea Levels Will Completely Change the Chesapeake Bay
- Letter to the Editor: Talbot County Schools Needs Checks and Balances
- Letter to Editor: Poor Water Quality Cancels Freedom Swim
- Letter to Editor: Why This Navy Nurse Supports Jesse Colvin For Congress
- Letter to the Editor: MD District 1 and Military Skills
- Letter to the Editor: Crying Wolf
- Letter to the Editor: Talbot County Tax Revenue & Tax Caps
- Letter to Editor: NextStep 190 Code Revision Does Not Protect Residential Neighborhoods
Al Sikes
For Men Only by Al Sikes
Oh for the chance to have one more back and forth. Too often our intrinsic treasures are only truly treasured when they are gone. I can recall of … [Read More...]
- You Give Me Fever by Al Sikes
- Guns Revisited by Al Sikes
- Lies, Reactions, Consequences by Al Sikes
- Up, Up, Up by Al Sikes
- Lost in America by Al Sikes
- Barbara and Millie by Al and Marty Sikes
- What Price Privacy? By Al Sikes
- Enough by Al Sikes
- Reverse the Decline! By Al Sikes
- Priests, Politicians, and Samaritans by Al Sikes
George Merrill
The Hidden World of Despair by George Merrill
From the outside looking in, I find it almost impossible to spot someone who's despairing of life sufficiently to want to end it. The recent suicides … [Read More...]
- Birds of a Feather by George Merrill
- P.S. I Love You by George Merrill
- Once Before A Time by George Merrill
- Little Things Mean A Lot by George Merrill
- Learning What’s Important by George Merrill
- The Physical by George Merrill
- Hair by George Merrill
- Feeling Good by George Merrill
- Martians On The Bozman-Neavitt Road by George Merrill
- After the West Wing by George Merrill
David Montgomery
Automated Vehicles Could Eliminate the Need for Another Bay Bridge by David Montgomery
Signs announcing opposition to a third span over the Chesapeake Bay are already popping up in Queen Anne and Kent County. Governor Hogan initiated a … [Read More...]
- Enough Is Enough by David Montgomery
- Why Do Christians Put Up With Trump? By W. David Montgomery
- Lessons for the DNC from Richard Nixon by David Montgomery
- An Earth Day Fable by David Montgomery
- The Snake in the Internet Garden by David Montgomery
- A Hero When One Is Needed by David Montgomery
- Tariffs: Trump’s Big Blunder by David Montgomery
- Firearms and Evil by David Montgomery
- Sanctuary or Secession by David Montgomery
- I am Going Out on a Limb by David Montgomery
Howard Freedlander
Out and About (Sort of): What’s Behind The Wall? By Howard Freedlander
As I viewed the Traveling Vietnam Memorial Wall a week ago on the grounds of VFW Post 5118 in Easton, I looked at the 58,000 names of men and women … [Read More...]
- Out and About (Sort of): Politics Aplenty by Howard Freedlander
- Out and About (Sort of): Homage Due by Howard Freedlander
- Out and About (Sort of): “Honest and Fearless” by Howard Freedlander
- Out and About (Sort of): Comeback and Setback by Howard Freedlander
- Out and About (Sort of): Justice Be Served by Howard Freedlander
- Out and About (Sort of): Leftovers and Fake News by Howard Freedlander
- Out and About (Sort of): Tough Duty… by Howard Freedlander
- Out and About (Sort of): Oysters, Science and Human Behavior by Howard Freedlander
- Out and About (Sort of): Howling at the Moon by Howard Freedlander
- Out and About (Sort): Quest for Comity by Howard Freedlander
Jamie Kirkpatrick
Lord Stanley’s Dilemma by Jamie Kirkpatrick
About this time every year, two teams, two cities, and two legions of crazy fans vie for the honor of hoisting the Stanley Cup, the holy grail of … [Read More...]
- Moments By Jamie Kirkpatrick
- Study in Blue by Jamie Kirkpatrick
- Pilgrims at Augusta by Jamie Kirkpatrick
- Zugzwang by Jamie Kirkpatrick
- Above and Beyond by Jamie Kirkpatrick
- On Getting On by Jamie Kirkpatrick
- On Vacation by Jamie Kirkpatrick
- On a Swing by Jamie Kirkpatrick
- True North by Jamie Kirkpatrick
- Beaches by Jamie Kirkpatrick
