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: There Can Never Be Enough Purple on the Mid-Shore in September
In the field of advertising, the old saying goes that it takes at least seven uniquely different exposures to a product before the consumer actually … [Read More...]
- Editorial: The First Congressional District and Election 2018
- 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
Op-Ed
Op-Ed: There is Every Reason to Turn Out and Vote by John Ford
For the first time in a long time, I will be voting for a candidate in the 1st Congressional District race, rather than against the incumbent. I have … [Read More...]
- Op-Ed: Why We Need to Pass the Revenue Cap Ballot Question by Laura Price
- Op-Ed: Jesse Colvin Best for the Environment by Kate Livie
- Country Over Party Rings True for Jesse Colvin Candidacy by Steve Parks
- How Quickly We Forget by Jay Shotel
- Op-Ed: Country Before Party by Richard Marks
- Op-Ed: Pyrrhic Victory by George Merrill
- A Sensible Pro-Growth Strategy For Talbot by Dan Watson
- A Republican’s View of Jesse Colvin and His Candidate For Congress by Philip Webster
- Op-Ed: The Talbot County Council Voted the Wrong Way on Chapter 190 of the County Code by Naomi Hyman
- Open Letter to Councilwoman Williams on Amendment #4 by Dan Watson
Letter to Editor
Letter to the Editor: What does “Moderate Growth” Really Mean?
A visit to Councilwoman Laura Price’s campaign Facebook page reveals that she is a proponent of “moderate growth” for Talbot County in the future. One … [Read More...]
- Letter to the Editor: Coalition Response to GOP Statement on Council Election
- Letter to the Editor: We Need Talbot County Council Members to Listen
- Letter to the Editor: Talbot GOP Agrees with Dems and Rejects New Council Coalition
- Letter to the Editor: Irony Too Much to Take
- Letter to the Editor: They Say You Won’t Read It
- Letter to the Editor: Vote Haythe, Hyman, Lesher, Price for County Council
- Letter to the Editor: Democratic Central Committee Not in Agreement with Coalition for New Council Leadership
- Letter to the Editor: Going with the Lady in Red
- Letter to the Editor: Bipartisan Coalition Clarification
- Letter to the Editor: Naomi Hyman Builds Bridges
Al Sikes
Revelation, No Just Lamentation by Al Sikes
I am finishing up some medical stuff, and in the last several weeks I have contracted a new illness, form-phobia. Doctors, clinics, hospitals, … [Read More...]
- Election 2018: Is There a Shared Vision? By Al Sikes
- Breaking Bad by Al Sikes
- Politics in Home Territory by Al Sikes
- Social Distemper by Al Sikes
- A Musical Prelude to the Tenth Anniversary by Al Sikes
- Remembering the Real John McCain by Al Sikes
- Andy Harris: In Denial by Al Sikes
- Spy Sunday Essay: Living History by Al Sikes
- “Take Me Out to the Ballgame” by Al Sikes
- Grievance by Al Sikes
George Merrill
Women Aboard by George Merrill
The following list was circulated this year in a British Government report. It appeared in a periodical I received as an alumnus of Yale Divinity … [Read More...]
- The Last Word by George Merrill
- The Right Time by George Merrill
- Crackpot by George Merrill
- For Land’s Sake by George Merrill
- On Having Opinions by George Merrill
- The Eye Of The Needle by George Merrill
- A Zen Moment by George Merrill
- Forgive Me Father, For I Have Sinned by George Merrill
- On Finding A Raccoon by George Merrill
- Nothing Personal by George Merrill
David Montgomery
Remembering Those Who Fought in Normandy by David Montgomery
Esther and I spent last week visiting the beaches and battlefields of Normandy where Allied forces landed on D-Day, June 6, 1944. Several … [Read More...]
- Here We Go Again by David Montgomery
- EPA Gets It Right on Carbon Dioxide from Power Plants by David Montgomery
- Wasted Outrage by David Montgomery
- Another Victory for Regulatory Reform: Fuel Economy Standards by David Montgomery
- Trump, Trade, and Negotiating Style by David Montgomery
- Automated Vehicles Could Eliminate the Need for Another Bay Bridge by David Montgomery
- 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
Howard Freedlander
Out and About (Sort of): Joe Tydings by Howard Freedlander
He served only one term in the U.S. Senate. He bore an illustrious surname in Maryland politics. Though born to wealth and privilege in Harford … [Read More...]
- Out and About (Sort of): Meet-And-Greets by Howard Freedlander
- Out and About (Sort of): Floored by Experience by Howard Freedlander
- Out and About (Sort of): “If We Build, They will Come” by Howard Freedlander
- Out and About (Sort of): Passing Away by Howard Freedlander
- Out and About (Sort of): Shore Welcomes Franklin Foe by Howard Freedlander
- Out and About (Sort of): Friendship Between Opposites by Howard Freedlander
- Out and About (Sort of): Back to School, Carefully by Howard Freedlander
- Out and About (Sort of): The Message Isn’t Getting Through by Howard Freedlander
- Out and About (Sort of): Good News, Bad News and Comedy by Howard Freedlander
- Out and About (Sort of): Thriving Assets to the Community by Howard Freedlander
Jamie Kirkpatrick
Seventy Years Later by Jamie Kirkpatrick
In 1948—that’s just 70 years ago, friends—our country was in a very different place. Well, actually it was in the same place it is today; it just … [Read More...]
- Lord Stanley’s Dilemma by Jamie Kirkpatrick
- 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
