The Real Debate We Need by Heather R. Mizeur
It matters that the leader of the Free World has the faculties and mental acuity to perform the functions of such a demanding job. While it’s important never to rush to any conclusions based on one flubbed televised performance, it is healthy for us to have a discerning moment after President Biden’s recent debate stumbles raised questions about his fitness for office. But what feels most lost to ... [Continue Story]
From and Fuller Podcast
From and Fuller: The Politics of Coattails and Endorsements in 2024
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]
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Op-Ed
The Real Debate We Need by Heather R. Mizeur
It matters that the leader of the Free World has the faculties and mental acuity to perform the functions of such a demanding job. While it’s ... [Continue Story]
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J.E. Dean
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Two days in the 21st century live in infamy—September 11, 2001, and January 6, 2021. On September 11, 2001, two hijacked passenger jets slammed ... [Continue Story]
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Craig Fuller
MPT, the Chesapeake Bay and Viewers Like You: A Chat with Station Manager Steven Schupak
While there are a number of things that bring all Marylanders together, crabs being the best known, there has always been special affection for ... [Continue Story]
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- Biden’s Two Biggest Problems: Perception and Trust by Craig Fuller
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- Primary Election Results Put Maryland Front and Center in Determining Control of US Senate
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- Rest in Peace Roy McGrath by Craig Fuller
- Fox vs. Fox by Craig Fuller
- Remaining the United States by Craig Fuller
- Why TS/SCI Is Really Important by Craig Fuller
Howard Freedlander
Out and About, Sort Of: Unconscionable, Unsuccessful by Howard Freedlander
In the late 19th century, as Native American reservations faced dissolution at the soiled hands of White settlers, the Catholic Church decided to ... [Continue Story]
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- Out and About (Sort of): American Voter by Howard Freedlander
- Out and About (Sort of): Hospice Heroes by Howard Freedlander
- Out and About (Sort of): An Apolitical Document Fails by Howard Freedlander
- Out and About (Sort of): Fictional, Insightful by Howard Freedlander
- Out and About (Sort of): On a Scale of 1-10 by Howard Freedlander
- Out and About (Sort of) On Being Humble by Howard Freedlander
Jamie Kirkpatrick
The Dreamcatcher: Chapter One
Author’s Note: For the next few weeks, I will be unraveling a serial story in this space.) Chapter One: “Coconuts” Tatu DeSouza’s marvelous ... [Continue Story]
Angela Rieck
Squirrel Feeders by Angela Rieck
The blackbirds have left for the fields. So I have resumed filling my birdfeeders, which also double as a squirrel gymnasium. Over the years, I ... [Continue Story]
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- A Bunch of Neanderthals by Angela Rieck
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- A Swiftie, Well Sort-of by Angela Rieck
Hugh Panero
The Awkward Gentrification of Bellevue by Hugh Panero
In 2022, Talbot County first heard about a new fourteen-home luxury housing development in the Village of Bellevue, one of twenty-two unincorporated ... [Continue Story]
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- Dune Part 2 and My Son Got Me Back Into a Movie Theater by Hugh Panero
Al Sikes
Instead of Another Debate by Al Sikes
Let me make this simple. America’s voters should be allowed to escape the emotional trap that has increasingly become the framework of Presidential ... [Continue Story]
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- Identity Politics by Al Sikes
- Dodging Bullets by Al Sikes
- Last Night by Al Sikes
- Cay by Al Sikes
- Loss of Power by Al Sikes
Letter to Editor
Letter to Editor : If It Ain’t Broke…
Supporters of Easton’s Plastic Bag Law filled the chamber at Tuesday night’s Easton Town Council meeting as Council President Frank Gunsallus ... [Continue Story]
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