Occurrences
“Rock Hall Three” Govern Without Willis, MacLeod Stays, Fithian Oversees Police
In a blatant show of no-confidence for Rock Hall Mayor Robert Willis, Councilmen Brian Jones, Olin “Butch” Price, and Brian Nesspor moved swiftly at Wednesday’s special … More...
- New Mexican Selected as New Kent County School Superintendent
- Almost 5,700 State Employees Make $100,000 or More
- Updated: Rock Hall Mayor Willis Moves to Fire Fithian as Town Manager
- Updated: Charges Against WC Student in Bar Fight with Off-Duty Cop Flatly Denied By Witnesses
- Chestertown Heroin Arrest Largest Ever in Kent County
- Election 2013: Candidates for Centreville Town Council Debate Growth, Taxes, and YMCA
County News & Notes
David Bennett on Near Death Experience June 24
David Bennett, once a brash young commercial diver whose personal philosophy was “cut your swath through life to survive,” was caught in a violent storm off the California coast one night where he drowned. While technically “dead,” he met beings of light, relived his life, and peeked into … [Read More...]
Politics
David Craig Announces Run for Maryland Governor
Havre de Grace - Harford County Executive David R. Craig announced his bid for Governor today emphasizing an inclusive message with wide appeal to Marylanders that goes beyond … [Read More...]
- Conservatives Discuss Affordable Care Act May 30
- Dr. John LaFerla Announces 2014 Run For First District
- Proposed Change to Referendum Process Still in House Committee
- Conservative Breakfast Group Reviews US Senate Budget March 28
- Some Rural Democrats Joining Republicans in Opposition to Gas Tax Plan
- Breaking: Mizeur Releases Statement on MD Death Penalty Repeal
Annapolis
‘Fix The Debt’ Companies Would Reap Up to $173 Billion?
One assessment of the Fix The Debt group proposing a new tax structure would benefit...guess who? "The founders of a controversial debt reduction group are advocating for … [Read More...]
- How Safe is the Bay Bridge?
- AG Gansler Tells Maryland Insurance Regulators: “Freeze the Rates”
- Same-sex Domestic Partners to Lose State Benefits
- Md. Hospital Jobs in Jeopardy
- Critical Decisions Could Threaten Maryland Jobs
- Atty. Gen. Doug Gansler to Present Grant Funds to Assist Distressed Homeowners this Friday
Maryland 3.0
Build It and They will Come not True at North East-based i-lighting
Cinderella stories about startup businesses are all too rare in the United States, especially during a slow economy. Staggering statistics about 50 percent plus failure rates … [Read More...]
- Upper Shore SCORE Chapter Awards First Nano Loan
- Maryland in Top Ten in Country for Entrepreneurship
- Startup Maryland Announces 2013 Dates for Pitch Bus Tour
- Eastern Shore Students Participate in NASA Marathon
- Looking for a Few Good Hackers: HotDesks hosts NASA Space Challenge April 19-21
- Startup Maryland Starts Raise Your Game initiative
Opinion & Thought
Editorial: The Music Festival and the ‘Chestertown Effect’
For the second year in a row, the National Music Festival at Washington College has held the town of Chestertown in blissful rapture over the last few weeks. With nearly 200 … More...
- Op-Ed: The 2013 Farm Bill Plowing New Ground? by Fletcher Hall
- Snowdon’s Self-Anointed Freedom Missions A National Security Risk? By Stephan Sonn
- Op-Ed: Can You Trust Your Government By Fletcher Hall
- Op-Ed: Is the Chestertown Tea Party now The Tea Party by John Lang
- Op-Ed: Fault-line Benghazi by Stephan Sonn
- Cool Outdoor Stuff: What Can We Learn From The Beaverkill?
The Arts on the Shore
Second WC Literary House Salon Features Two Poets, Music by Sleeper Cell
The Rose O’Neill Literary House Summer Poetry Salon Series will continue Tuesday, June 25, at 4:30 p.m. when poets Yona Harvey and Steven Kistulentz share the stage with the … Read more...
- Academy Art Museum Hosts Dr. Joseph Schulman Lecture on Astrophotography
- Behind The Scenes At Oklahoma!
- If It’s Labor Day Weekend, It’s the Monty Alexander Jazz Festival
- Mid-Shore Symphony Society Announces the 43rd Season of BSO Concerts
- University Of Maryland Powerhouse All-Star Quintet At The Mainstay June 16
- The Art of Book Stacking In Japan
- Reception and Book Signing With Dr. Ron Utt, Author of “Ships Of Oak, Guns Of Iron” June 14
Fortnightly
Poem For Our Times: National Security by Stan Salett
NATIONAL SECURITY (With apologies to E.E. Cummings) When every plane has At least one air marshal And each cruise ship sails With a destroyer escort When every … [Read More...]
- The Story of Reba and Francis: Reba Warren Remembers with Lani Seikaly
- The Elsworth’s “Nose Job”
- Wye Island Revisited: Boyd Gibbons on Big Boxes and the Final Word
- Wye Island Revisited: Rob Etgen on Land Conservation
- Wye Island Revisited: Developer John Wilson on Smart Growth
- Wye Island Revisited Part Three: Ted Rouse on ‘Local Economy’
Education
A Memorable Farewell For Gunston’s Class of 2013
The Gunston School's 32-acre waterfront campus was filled with sunshine and smiling faces on June 7-8, as 31 graduating seniors were honored at the Green & White Awards … [Read More...]
- Amy Hudock Selected Principal at Centreville Middle School
- Queen Anne’s County Library’s Summer Reading Program Begins June 17
- Horizons Welcomes Four New Board Members
- Kent School Art Show Opening
- New Mexican Selected as New Kent County School Superintendent
- Six Gunston School Students Honored at National Honor Society Induction
Outdoor Life & Sports
Trappe Summer Youth Program Starts June 21
Now in its second year, the Trappe Summer Youth Program will take place from June 21to August 9. The program’s mission is to provide youth ages 14 to 17 with supervised … [Read More...]
