My favorite escapisms from politics and other depressing news in …
Dec 10, 2024 · Lord knows this has been one stressful year! The election, wars, hurricanes, wildfires, killers on the loose, and more. Movies, series, and documentaries have provided a much-needed escape from present-day reality. Here are some of my favorites this year in no particular order. Leonardo da Vinci ...
Chestertown Flashback: A tip of the top-hat to A Dickens of a …
Dec 6, 2024 · A hearty good day to all on this festive Dickens weekend! Fittingly for this time of year, we present an image hailing from the Victorian era for this day’s recollection.
From and Fuller: Remembering Jimmy Carter and 2024 in review
Jan 2, 2025 · 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 Fuller discuss the death of former president Jimmy Carter and his political impact. Al and Craig also talk about their top stories from 2024. While the Spy ...
Trumpeter Swans: Two centuries later, a great big beautiful native ...
Dec 16, 2024 · Nearly three decades ago on a chill, still December afternoon, I watched three majestic trumpeter swans touch down in a Chesapeake salt marsh. It was a sight that had not been seen on the Bay for nearly two centuries, not since this bird — the world’s largest flighted waterfowl — had been ...
Chestertown Spy - Nonpartisan and Education-based News for …
Nonpartisan and Education-based News for Chestertown. UM Shore Medical Center at Shore Community Outreach Team Wins Statewide Rural Health Award
Should the press worry about Trump’s threats? By J.E. Dean
Dec 18, 2024 · Donald Trump enjoyed what may be his second biggest win of the year last Friday when ABC settled Trump’s defamation lawsuit against the network and its best-known anchor. The suit related to George Stephanopoulos saying Trump was found “liable for rape.”
Superintendents seek ‘partnership’ with Moore on changes to …
Dec 11, 2024 · The Nov. 27 letter from the Public School Superintendents’ Association of Maryland comes as the association is preparing to release legislative and policy recommendations this week to Gov. Wes Moore (D) and other state officials on some changes they believe are needed on the Blueprint. The letter, signed by five of officers of the association – Baltimore County Superintendent Myriam Rogers ...
Food Friday: 2025 - Chestertown Spy
6 days ago · Happy New Year, gentle Spy readers! I’m feeling optimistic about the upcoming year. I should probably check back in about three months to see how these new 2025 rules of austerity are still ringing true. It’s easy today, three days into …
Looking at the Masters: A Christmas Carol - Chestertown Spy
Dec 5, 2024 · Charles Dickens’s A Christmas Carol was published by Chapman and Hall in London in1843. The first illustrator John Leech created four hand-colored etched plates and four black and white wood engravings. His first illustration was “Mr. Fezziwig’s Ball” from Ebenezer Scrooge’s early life when he was in love and happy.
Supporters optimistic this is the year for beer and wine in grocery ...
Dec 11, 2024 · Moore said in an interview that he strongly supports the bill as an economic development tool. “When you think about how grocery stores operate at some of the lowest margins in the retail industry … lifting the ban will also provide more incentives for them to have growth and continued operations within our counties, and particularly in areas that have struggled to keep large-scale ...