Op-Ed: Assessing Trump Using Pros and Cons
How bad a President is Donald Trump? Is he a good but misunderstood President? Depending on your politics and where you get your news, he is dishonest, incompetent and perhaps insane, or he is the crafty businessman, courageous in reversing long-standing but counter-productive policies, and someone who has brought us three years of peace and prosperity. Where is the truth? How do you get … [Read More...]
Op-Ed
Op-Ed: Assessing Trump Using Pros and Cons
How bad a President is Donald Trump? Is he a good but misunderstood President? Depending on your politics and where you get your news, he is … [Read More...]
- Op-Ed: Unsettling Times in Washington by J.E. Dean
- Op-Ed: Deny Trump His Dream Opponent by J.E. Dean
- Op-Ed: Reflections on Hillary and the Current Presidential Race by Maria Grant
- Op-Ed: Laughing Trump Out of Office? Don’t Count on It. By J.E. Dean
- College Admissions and the American Dream by J.E. Dean
- Op-Ed: The September Democratic Debate and Civility by J.E. Dean
- Op-Ed: Keeping Watch on State Education Funding Mandate by Laura Price
- Op-Ed: No, We Are Not Going to Hell in a Handbasket by J.E. Dean
- Op-Ed: Disillusioned? Hang in There and Bake a Pie by Maria Grant
- Worried About Warren by J.E. Dean
Howard Freedlander
Out and About (Sort of): Escapism by Howard Freedlander
The constant, unremitting flow of news during the past three years about and from a president shameless in his divisive self-promotion and cavalier … [Read More...]
- Out and About (Sort of): Unwritten Contract by Howard Freedlander
- Out and About (Sort of): An Idea Untaken by Howard Freedlander
- Out and About (Sort of): Learning Outside Classroom by Howard Freedlander
- Out and About (Sort of): Remembering, Reacting by Howard Freedlander
- Out and About (Sort 0f): Enough Already by Howard Freedlander
- Out and About (Sort of): Humble Scout by Howard Freedlander
- Out and About (Sort of): Acceptance by Howard Freedlander
- Out and About (Sort of): Appreciated by Howard Freedlander
- Out and About (Sort of): Local News Takes Fatal Hit by Howard Freedlander
- Out and About (Sort of)Unseen…Then Disruptive by Howard Freedlander
Jamie Kirkpatrick
The Concord Grape Bridge by Jamie Kirkpatrick
I know quite a few people—good, honest, hard-working, thirsty people—who have come to appreciate a local phenomenon known as “the Landskroener pour.” … [Read More...]
- The Butterfly Effect by Jamie Kirkpatrick
- Please Be Seated by Jamie Kirkpatrick
- Two (More) Dollars by Jamie Kirkpatrick
- Fit for a Queen by Jamie Kirkpatrick
- Two Dollars by Jamie Kirkpatrick
- Making Sure by Jamie Kirkpatrick
- Cousins by Jamie Kirkpatrick
- The American Dream by Jamie Kirkpatrick
- Wise or Dead? (Part Three) by Jamie Kirkpatrick
- Early to Rise – Part Two by Jamie Kirkpatrick
George Merrill
Snapshots of Daily Life: Birthdays by George Merrill
I’ll turn eighty-five in a few days. It’s very nice to be alive on my birthday. My feelings are nevertheless mixed. Two biblical metaphors of aging … [Read More...]
- More Than Just A Pretty Face by George Merrill
- The Army of the Lord by George Merrill
- Mickey Mouse on the Wing by George Merrill
- An Immense Journey by George Merrill
- RIP by George Merrill
- First Things First . . . and Last Things, Too by George Merrill
- It’s Good for What Ails You by George Merrill
- The Invasion Of The K-Cups by George Merrill
- In With Both Feet by George Merrill
- Getting There from Here by George Merrill
Angela Rieck
Out of Africa: The Southern Pride by Angela Rieck
The Southern Pride is gone. Just two years ago, we watched this magnificent pride of lions that ruled the Sabi Sands region of Kruger National … [Read More...]
- Out of Africa: The Trouble with Elephants by Angela Rieck
- Out of Africa: Nature isn’t Perfect by Angela Riech
- Out of Africa: Nature as Teacher by Angela Rieck
- Have You ever Had a Jelly Doughnut Moment? By Angela Rieck
- Saving Jocko by Angela Rieck
- Our Protector by Angela Rieck
- Squawking Chickens by Angela Rieck
- Sad Times for Perennial Gardeners
- My Robot by Angela Rieck
- In Praise of Einstein by Angela Rieck
Al Sikes
We are Being Played by Al Sikes
We are being played. Politicians and interest groups are scripting our views and rhetoric. And, in the middle of this self-serving cacophony, the … [Read More...]
- A Modest But Radical Proposal by Al Sikes
- Scary Stuff by Al Sikes
- Beto and the F-Bomb by Al Sikes
- McCain, a 21st Century Politician? Certainly Not! By Al Sikes
- Baseball and Politics At 30,000 Feet by Al Sikes
- Namesake by Al Sikes
- Enough is Enough by Al Sikes
- Bridge Closed! Peril Ahead by Al Sikes
- Bring in the Clowns – Whoops They Are Here by Al Sikes
- Faith and Community by Al Sikes
Dan Watson
Focus On Talbot: We Live With Zombies by Dan Watson
Do you too feel the disgust as you move daily among the Zombies? Repulsive, ugly creatures looking down at you everywhere! Talbot County’s walking … [Read More...]
- 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
- Focus On Talbot: Big News At County Council by Dan Watson
- Focus on Talbot: Email From My Brother
- Focus On Talbot: Lock ‘Em Up! By Dan Watson
- Focus on Talbot: FYI, Information Is Not Free, Even When It Protects Public Interest
- Focus on Talbot: A Book Review by Dan Watson
Letter to Editor
Letter to Editor: The Problem with Short Term Rentals
The basic problem is not the existence of short-term rentals — the basic problem is that they exist in residential neighborhoods. Short Term Rentals … [Read More...]
- Letter to Editor: Do You Believe In Miracles? We Do.
- Letter to Editor: County Litters
- Letter to Editor: Much to be Done on Short Term Rental Monitoring
- Letter to Editor: Concern over Rapid Growth of Talbot County Short Term Rental licenses
- Letter to Editor: After El Paso and Dayton, Congressman Harris Needs to Take Action
- Letter to Editor: Shame on You Representative Andy Harris
- Letter to Editor: Back to the Telephone Party Lines of the 1950s by Corey Pack
- Letter to Editor: Rep. Andy Harris Response to Mueller Report Appalling
- Letter to Editor: The Flaws in Current Bay Grass Protection
- Open Letter to School Superintendent Griffith from State School Librarian Association
