Age is just a Number—Or Is It? By Maria Grant
Aging gracefully is difficult. Knowing when to stay and when to go is complicated. There are no easy answers. I have been thinking about this a lot lately, perhaps because I’ve been watching two ageing quarterbacks—Green Bay Packers’ Aaron Rodgers and Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ Tom Brady. I find myself rooting for both of them, although neither quarterback made it to the final playoff games this ... [Continue Story]
From and Fuller Podcast
From and Fuller: Phase One of the Debt Ceiling Fight and Assessing Nikki Haley
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]
- From and Fuller: The Politics of Anti-Wokeness and GOP House Revenge
- From and Fuller: The High Expectations for New Governor Wes Moore and the George Santos Saga
- From and Fuller: 2022 Top Stories and 2023 Top Predictions
- From and Fuller: DeSantis Rising and McCarthy’s Struggles to Become Speaker
- From and Fuller: Warnock Victory; Final Impact of 2022 Election; and a Early Trump Flame Out?
- From and Fuller: Is There a Pathway for Larry Hogan to the White House in 2024?
Op-Ed
Age is just a Number—Or Is It? By Maria Grant
Aging gracefully is difficult. Knowing when to stay and when to go is complicated. There are no easy answers. I have been thinking about this a lot ... [Continue Story]
- County Council Watch: Its One Way and Another With Talbot County Council
- Opinion: Mr. President, Please Send Tanks to Ukraine
- We Hate to See You Go, Jacinda by Maria Wood
- County Council Watch: Working Together and Under the Law by Carol Voyles
- Congress is Officially Lost in the Fun House by Maria Grant
- Epiphany by Kate Emery General
- Respecting the Joy of All Marriages by Kathryn Lee
- County Council Watch: A New Year Begins by Carol Voyles
- We Didn’t Start the Fire. It Was Always Burning Since the World’s Been Turning by Maria Grant
- A New Talbot County Council Takes Their Seats by Carol Voyles
J.E. Dean
February Signs of Hope and Worry by J.E. Dean
Every February I check my garden for the first daffodil sprouts. They are signs of hope and renewal. Once I see them, I know spring is on the way, ... [Continue Story]
- Why an Agreement on the Debt Ceiling is So Difficult by J.E. Dean
- The Republicans are Weaponizing Biden’s Document Screw-Up by J.E. Dean
- Andy Harris At Work by J.E. Dean
- If Biden Runs by J.E. Dean
- Wishes for the New Year, Large and Small by J.E. Dean
- What to Make of the January 6 Committee‘s Criminal Referrals by J.E. Dean
- Party Loyalty Can Be Toxic to Democracy by J.E. Dean
- Georgia’s Rejection of Herschel Walker Is an Early Holiday Gift by J.E. Dean
- Why Joe Biden Should Not Run in 2024 by J.E. Dean
- Much To Be Thankful for This Year by J.E. Dean
Craig Fuller
Remaining the United States by Craig Fuller
Closing days of nationwide elections always fascinate me. This year, the intensity of calling citizens to the voting booth seems greater. It's the ... [Continue Story]
Why TS/SCI Is Really Important by Craig Fuller
Since August 8th, when FBI agents entered former President Trump’s Florida residence in search of government documents that he had failed to return, ... [Continue Story]
Twitter Is No Piazza by Craig Fuller
It struck me recently that I didn’t really have a strong view one way or the other about whether Elon Musk should acquire Twitter. Mostly because I ... [Continue Story]
Celebrate the Why as Well as the What by Craig Fuller
During the spectacular craning of the 57 foot, nearly 100,000 pound wooden replica of the 17th century ship, The Maryland Dove at the Chesapeake Bay ... [Continue Story]
From Traumatic to Typical by Craig Fuller
Turns out, January brought a health care challenge....let me start with the conclusion: I feel and am just fine! After an enjoyable trip in early ... [Continue Story]
A World on Two Paths by Craig Fuller
Suddenly, things are different. It's not just that life is being lived for many without the mask. People are increasingly enjoying social ... [Continue Story]
A Beginning, Not an Ending by Craig Fuller
Today’s media reports that Congresswoman Liz Cheney was ousted from her leadership post by fellow House Republicans. I suspect this is anything but ... [Continue Story]
Consider an Air Safety Approach to Better Policing by Craig Fuller
Could a mid-air collision involving two commercial aircraft provide insights into what really needs to happen to improve the performance of law ... [Continue Story]
Road Recognition Well-Earned for Chesapeake Country by Craig Fuller
Curiosity got the better of me a few years ago as I kept noticing signs for “Chesapeake Country” on roads I traveled in the Easton area. Usually, ... [Continue Story]
COVID Vaccination: Are We Making This Too Difficult by Craig Fuller
It was reported a few days ago that about 14% of us have received a COVID vaccination and just over 7% of the U.S. population have received two COVID ... [Continue Story]
- Remaining the United States by Craig Fuller
- Why TS/SCI Is Really Important by Craig Fuller
- Twitter Is No Piazza by Craig Fuller
- Celebrate the Why as Well as the What by Craig Fuller
- From Traumatic to Typical by Craig Fuller
- A World on Two Paths by Craig Fuller
- A Beginning, Not an Ending by Craig Fuller
- Consider an Air Safety Approach to Better Policing by Craig Fuller
- Road Recognition Well-Earned for Chesapeake Country by Craig Fuller
- COVID Vaccination: Are We Making This Too Difficult by Craig Fuller
- A Strategy, Not Resolutions by Craig Fuller
- Signs of (Governance) Hope by Craig Fuller
- It’s What Einstein Said by Craig Fuller
- Election 2020: My Hopes After the Election by Craig Fuller
- The Only Relevant Question After the Debate by Craig Fuller
Howard Freedlander
Out and About (Sort of): Startling Sixties by Howard Freedlander
Adolescence and young adulthood during the turbulent 1960s challenged the senses and sensibilities. It was a decade that begged to be explained. Its ... [Continue Story]
- Out and About (Sort of): Two Different Leaders by Howard Freedlander
- Out and About (Sort of): A Grievous Grade by Howard Freedlander
- Out and About (Sort of): It’s a Job with Lasting Pay by Howard Freedlander
- Out and About (Sort of): Shining Moment by Howard Freedlander
- Out and About (Sort of): Royal Mess by Howard Freedlander
- Out and About (Sort of): Rancorous Removal Howard Freedlander
- Out and About (Sort of): Two Legends Step Back by Howard Freedlander
- Temporary Fix at Best by Howard Freedlander
- Out and About (Sort of): Blissful Binging by Howard Freedlander
- Out and About (Sort of): Military Crisis by Howard Freedlander
Jamie Kirkpatrick
Turning by Jamie Kirkpatrick
There’s a rhythm and pattern to our lives here on the Eastern Shore. For that matter, to all life, but it’s this life I’m contemplating today. Seasons ... [Continue Story]
- The Stuff of Dreams by Jamie Kirkpatrick
- Together by Jamie Kirkpatrick
- Confluence by Jamie Kirkpatrick
- Riversmoke by Jamie Kirkpatrick
- A Christmas Trilogy: Epilog by Jamie Kirkpatrick
- A Christmas Trilogy Part Three: Balthazar by Jamie Kirkpatrick
- A Christmas Trilogy – Part Two: Melchior
- A Christmas Trilogy – Part One: Gaspar
- Timekeeper by Jamie Kirkpatrick
- Soup by Jamie Kirkpatrick
Angela Rieck
Girlfriends by Angela Rieck
A friend of mine was lamenting over her daughter’s breakup with her boyfriend. At the end of their vacation, the boyfriend pronounced that he wanted ... [Continue Story]
- COVID, it is not over yet… by Angela Rieck
- Floundering… by Angela Rieck
- Clouds by Angela Rieck
- Drugs, Medicine, and Politics by Angela Rieck
- Better Angels by Angela Rieck
- Merry & BRIGHT! By Angela Rieck
- Why is Election Day on the Tuesday after the first Monday in November? By Angela Rieck
- A New Age for Vaccines
- Mythical Tails by Angela Rieck
- False Memories by Angela Rieck
Al Sikes
Societal Whiplash by Al Sikes
We, humanity, are surrounded. Surrounded by a clash of Worldviews whose proponents insist on victory. Attack! As laws against have receded, ... [Continue Story]
- The Republican Party by Al Sikes
- Banshees of Inisherin by Al Sikes
- D+? By Al Sikes
- Hard Right by Al Sikes
- Clown Acts and Real Needs by Al Sikes
- Year End by Al Sikes
- The Ballast of Life by Al Sikes
- Old Council v. New Council by Al Sikes
- Love in Swaddling Clothes by Al Sikes
- Politics, Streams and Circuses by Al Sikes
Letter to Editor
Letter to Editor: Give Ukraine F-16s
We should give Ukraine F-16 fighters now rather than later. Why is Biden reluctant to do so? It seems he is afraid of escalating the war by ... [Continue Story]
- Letters to Editor: An Open Letter To Councilman Pete Lesher
- Letter to Editor: Choptank Electric Not Helping to Build the Grid
- Letter to Editor: Three Cheers for the Talbot Interfaith Shelter
- Open Letter To The Talbot County Council: Please Reset Lakeside
- Letter to Editor: Bad History and Warped Perspectives
- Open letter to Andy Harris After filling Out his Official Constituent Survey
- Letter to Editor: Reset Lakeside -We Will Not Slink Away
- Letter to Editor: “Reset Lakeside” Means Legislation, Not An Attitude Change
- Open Letter to Talbot Council Regarding Planning Commission Appointment
- Letter to Editor: Chaos in the US Congress and Andy Harris