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Food Friday: Spring Equals Radishes
Each spring brings us delicious new, young vegetables: peas, asparagus, onions, and radishes. Radishes are the pink darlings of early spring. Cherry red, fuchsia, magenta, hot pink, carmine, crimson, scarlet, carnelian, vermilion, coral, cardinal, cerise – I could go through my piles of art supply catalogues picking out the names of vivid reds and […]
Is There Any Common Sense? By Al Sikes
We are reminded statistically. Thirty-nine trillion dollars in debt. Interest rates on debt 7.2% higher in 2026. Our government paid out $425 billion in 2025 to service the debt—debt service costs more than defense. In 1970, just 5% of our national debt was owned by foreign governments and investors; today, 32%. Candidate and officeholders […]
Truth and Reconciliation by David Schindel
This column follows from my Justice and Redemption column of March 13, 2026, in which I described ‘lawful but awful’ acts such as sexist remarks. Since these were cases of protected free speech, I wondered if processes outside the legal system could hold wrongdoers to account. This column explores this possibility. In Federalist Paper […]
Design with Jenn Martella: The Henry Clay Dodson House, c. 1873
The iconic mansard roof and flared dormers define this Second Empire masterpiece. Talbot County has sixty-four historic properties and districts listed in the Maryland Inventory of Historic Properties including one of my fave buildings in St. Michaels, the Henry Clay Dodson House. Built between 1860-1870 on an acre of property along the harbor in […]
From and Fuller: TSA Delay and Week 4 of Trump’s War in Iran
Due to technical difficulties, From and Fuller will not be available in video format this week. The Spy apologizes for the inconvenience. Dave Wheelan: Al, I’d like to start with you. Over the last couple of days, Americans have been standing in line at major airports because TSA workers have not been paid since […]
Habitat Restoration Workshop Offered by Pickering Creek & Chesapeake Wildlife
Pickering Creek Audubon Center and Chesapeake Wildlife Heritage (CWH) will present a Wetland and Meadow Habitat Restoration on Tuesday, April 21, from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM at Pickering Creek. The half-day, in-depth training is designed for landowners and habitat managers interested in restoring cropland or enhancing existing natural areas to benefit birdlife, wildlife, and improve water quality. […]
Celebrating 40 Years of Impact: Women’s Leadership at For All Seasons
Pictured is the For All Seasons Executive Team. From left to right: William Cerrato, D.O., Chief Medical Officer; Katie Theeke, M.Ed., Chief Marketing and Communications Officer; Beth Anne Dorman, MS, President & CEO This year’s theme of Women’s History Month in March recognizes the powerful leadership of women in creating a community where everyone […]
About Those Choices… By Angela Rieck
Recently I wrote an article about a morning where I encountered a number of pleasant experiences that ended with an unpleasant experience. I remarked that I had the choice as to how I wanted to remember the morning. Either I could think of all of the nice encounters or the single negative one. Despite […]
Looking at the Masters: Amy Sherald
Amy Sherald was born in Columbus, Georgia, in 1973. Early in school, she found out “Art class was my safe haven.” She pursued a career in art, earning a BA in painting from Clark Atlanta University (1997) and an MFA in painting from the Maryland Institute College of Art (2004). She was awarded an […]