Remembering the George Wallace Shooting 50 Years Later by John Rydell
When my father awoke me from a nap to tell me George Wallace had been shot and seriously wounded, I was in disbelief. After all, I had just seen the charismatic and controversial Alabama governor speak at a campaign rally hours earlier. I was a junior in high school when I heard that Wallace was going to appear at a shopping center in Wheaton. It was one day before Maryland’s presidential primary, ... [Continue Story]
Op-Ed
Remembering the George Wallace Shooting 50 Years Later by John Rydell
When my father awoke me from a nap to tell me George Wallace had been shot and seriously wounded, I was in disbelief. After all, I had just seen the ... [Continue Story]
- Talbot County Council Notes: We’re Moving On by Carol Voyles
- Roe v. Wade and the Future of Democracy in America by Steve Parks
- Historic African American Bellevue at Serious Risk to Development by Dr. Dennis M. De Shields
- Opinion: Lakeside Wastewater Treatment Problems Haven’t Been Addressed by Alan Girard
- Insert Foot in Mouth by Carol Voyles
- Thinking about George Merrill by Liz Freedlander
- I Long for Quality and Originality—Less Can Be More by Maria Grant
- Ready, Set, and Still no Go? By Carol Voyles
- Report from Annapolis # 8 by Laura Price
- Opinion: So Let’s Get Real by Carol Voyles
Howard Freedlander
Out and About (Sort of): Going Back by Howard Freedlander
Reunions are tests of time. Our everyday lives can and do interfere with our connections to family, friends and institutions. But time also offers a ... [Continue Story]
- Out and About (Sort of): Renamings Questioned by Howard Freedlander
- Out and About (Sort of): 3rd Bay Bridge Span Perks Up by Howard Freedlander
- Out and About (Sort of): Too Old? By Howard Freedlander
- Out and About (Sort of): Breed Apart by Howard Freedlander
- Out and About (Sort of): Judge Horne by Howard Freedlander
- Out and About (Sort of): Level Field by Howard Freedlander
- Out and About (Sort of): Oh, To Be an Oligarch by Howard Freedlander
- Out and About (Sort of): Washington Way by Howard Freedlander
- Out and About (Sort of): Sausage Making by Howard Freedlander
- Out and About (Sort of): Painful Lesson by Howard Freedlander
Jamie Kirkpatrick
Dreamtime by Jamie Kirkpatrick
My wife and I attended a party a few nights ago…a big party under a tent…a gala! Five-hundred guests, chatting, eating, drinking, dancing. We had a ... [Continue Story]
George Merrill
The Last Lap by George Merrill
Editor's Note: George Merrill passed away in the late hours of Easton Sunday yesterday. We made a significant decision on Monday. I was admitted to ... [Continue Story]
- You Go First by George Merrill
- Being A Drag by George Merrill
- Creek Reflections by George Merrill
- All Shall Be Well** by George Merrill
- Good Grief by George Merrill
- Enough by George Merrill
- Better To Receive Than Give by George Merrill
- Christmas Past by George Merrill
- On Thanksgiving by George Merrill
- Out for Blood by George Merrill
Angela Rieck
Our Collective Nemesis by Angela Rieck
I am in recovery from NTBR (Need to Be Right). Admittedly, this is my own diagnosis as the DSM 5 (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental ... [Continue Story]
- Yellow Powder by Angela Rieck
- Lessons from Gus by Angela Rieck
- Spring Battleground by Angela Rieck
- Cheating Death by Angela Rieck
- Truncated History by Angela Rieck
- Dreams for Sale by Angela Rieck
- Women’s History Month by Angela Rieck
- Friends for Life by Angela Rieck
- The Price for Empathy by Angela Rieck,
- Amazing Creatures by Angela Rieck
The Issue of Our Time by Al Sikes (Special Series)
The Issue of Our Time: A Chat with Al Sikes
Al Sikes has been a volunteer columnist with the Spy since 2016. Benefitting from a career in Washington, D.C., including his appointment to chair the ... [Continue Story]
Al Sikes
Trump and His Devils by Al Sikes
“Hatred is the most accessible and comprehensive of all the unifying agents. Mass movements can rise and spread without belief in a god, but never ... [Continue Story]
- Believe me; Elon Musk should not want to own Twitter by Al Sikes
- The Zelenskyy Mirror & School Antics by Al Sikes
- A War President on His Knees by Al Sikes
- When Will Peace Arrive by Al Sikes
- What Happens in the Quiet? By Al Sikes
- Reflections on Inhumanity by Al Sikes
- Political Suicide by Al Sikes
- Putin Lost the Narrative by Al Sikes
- The Contrasting Powers of Evil and Heroism by Al Sikes
- Contrast: Conflicting Views on Putin by Al Sikes
Dan Watson
Focus On Talbot: A Lakeside Cover Up? By Dan Watson
In obtaining the County’s approval to permit the huge Lakeside subdivision to begin, the Town of Trappe, and apparently others “in the know,” withheld ... [Continue Story]
- Focus on Talbot: The STR Problem–Two World Views by Dan Watson
- Focus on Talbot: Follow the Money by Dan Watson
- Focus On Talbot: A Letter To The Grandsons by Dan Watson
- Focus On Talbot: Zombies (Part Two) by Dan Watson
- Focus On Talbot: We Live With Zombies by Dan Watson
- Focus On Talbot: Mulberries And Silk—More To The Story by Dan Watson
- Focus On Talbot: Silk, then Maybe Pigs! By Dan Watson
- Focus on Talbot: $248.77 by Dan Watson
- Focus On Talbot: All About Those “Special Interests” by Dan Watson
- Focus on Talbot: Cordova Shows the Way by Dan Watson
Letter to Editor
Letter to Editor: When the End Becomes the Beginning
Finland has been ranked the happiest country in the world by the UN’s World Happiness Report for five straight years. Well, they’ve got evanescent ... [Continue Story]
- Letter to Editor: Ending Public Access at Gibson’s Grant Sets Dangerous Precedent
- An Open Letter to Sen. Addie Eckardt and Delegate Johnny Mautz
- Letter to Editor: Pay Attention to Maryland Governor Race
- Letter to Editor: Why Fewer Letters to the Editor in the Star-Democrat?
- Letter to Editor: Moving Forward with Lakeside Development Project Litigation
- Letter to Editor: St. Michaels Needs a Stoplight Near Grauls
- Open Letter to Heather Mizeur: Let’s Debate
- Letter to Editor: Mizeur’s Accomplishments Have Prepared Her for Congress
- Letter to Editor: Trash Ruins What Makes Talbot County Special
- Letter to Editor: Lakeside is Big, Jarring, and in your Face