From and Fuller: Day 56 of the Trump War and Kash Patel Drinking Problems
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 President Donald Trump’s war with Iran as it enters its eighth week. Al and Craig also discuss the damaging Atlantic magazine article on the FBI Director […]
Design with Jenn Martella: “Eagle’s Nest”
A secluded waterfront property on 4.16 acres offers peace and privacy near Island Creek. There are many roads that branch off of the highly desirable Oxford Corridor and the road to this property leads to Island Creek that flows into the Choptank River and on to the Chesapeake Bay. This 4.16 acre site contains […]
Winning in Iran? The Gloss Is Off Trump’s War by J.E. Dean
Remember February 28? That was the day the war in Iran started—and just nine days before President Trump, speaking from his Doral, Florida golf club, said the war would be over “very soon.” Like Trump’s triumph in Venezuela, Operation Absolute Resolve, which lasted only two hours and twenty-eight minutes, the action in Iran was […]
Looking at the Masters: Almonds
Sack of the Temple” (81 CE) The almond has held symbolic meaning since ancient times. Almond trees blossom as early as January in Israel. The Hebrew words for almond and watching sound the same, thus the almond is a sign of divine watchfulness, new life, and fertility. The Torah/Old Testament story tells that God […]
Hope by Angela Rieck
Early spring has it all. The landscape is shaking off its winter doldrums. Bright green shoots appear on seemingly dead shrubbery. The trees cast a light green or red tint, letting us know that large expansive leaves are growing inside of them. The grass has turned a bright green and evergreens are getting their […]
Cambridge From the Couch: the Lost Architect
One of Cambridge’s most important people had a bit of bad luck: he built the city, but the city forgot him. On my Cambridge-themed Instagram account, I used to feature significant buildings and houses around town, including their history and style details. Often, J. Benjamin Brown was mentioned as architect and/or builder. Once, my friend […]
Our Town Vienna: A Charter in Question and an Outsized Infrastructure Agenda
Vienna’s Commissioners met on April 13 with Mayor Pam Travers, Commissioners Greg Cusick and Frank Fluharty, and Town Clerk Kelsie Abey. Ten residents and five scheduled guests attended. The evening covered territory that would challenge a city government twice Vienna’s size: a state-funded infrastructure project stalled by an unresolved land dispute, a new water treatment […]
Choptank Health’s Dr. Burnette Honored with Volunteer Clinical Faculty Award
Pictured from left, Alpha Omega Alpha Maryland Beta Chapter faculty councilors Erin Guidice, MD; Choptank Community Health System Family Practice Physician Jordan Burnette, DO; Zaineb Makhzoumi, MD, MPH; and Katherine Goetzinger, MD, MSCI, gather during an April 13 ceremony recognizing Burnette as the recipient of the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society’s Volunteer Clinical Faculty […]
Choptank Health’s Dr. Burnette Honored with Volunteer Clinical Faculty Award
Pictured from left, Alpha Omega Alpha Maryland Beta Chapter faculty councilors Erin Guidice, MD; Choptank Community Health System Family Practice Physician Jordan Burnette, DO; Zaineb Makhzoumi, MD, MPH; and Katherine Goetzinger, MD, MSCI, gather during an April 13 ceremony recognizing Burnette as the recipient of the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society’s Volunteer Clinical Faculty […]