https://chestertownspy.org Nonpartisan and Education-based News for Chestertown Wed, 23 Apr 2025 12:27:32 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://chestertownspy.org/2025/04/22/letter-to-the-editor-a-new-gospel/ https://chestertownspy.org/2025/04/22/letter-to-the-editor-a-new-gospel/#comments Tue, 22 Apr 2025 10:00:24 +0000 https://chestertownspy.org/?p=183788 On Easter weekend, the Trump administration reportedly issued its updated version of St. Matthew’s gospel and directed a copy be posted beside the president’s mug shot in every Social Security office, border point of entry, ICE detention center, and hospital emergency room. MAGA/D.O.G.E. POLICY—2025 For I was hungry—and you starved me. Thirsty—and you denied me […]]]> https://chestertownspy.org/2025/04/22/letter-to-the-editor-a-new-gospel/feed/ 1 https://chestertownspy.org/2025/04/14/letter-to-the-editor-climate-simplified-by-bob-moores/ https://chestertownspy.org/2025/04/14/letter-to-the-editor-climate-simplified-by-bob-moores/#comments Mon, 14 Apr 2025 12:00:38 +0000 https://chestertownspy.org/?p=183590 My friend Pieter Tans is a climate scientist who for many years headed NOAA’s Carbon Cycle Greenhouse Gases Group, a body that constantly measures CO2 and other greenhouse gases in our atmosphere. He has drilled me extensively on how greenhouse gases not only help keep our planet toasty warm, but are increasingly doing a better […]]]> https://chestertownspy.org/2025/04/14/letter-to-the-editor-climate-simplified-by-bob-moores/feed/ 4 https://chestertownspy.org/2025/04/10/183502/ https://chestertownspy.org/2025/04/10/183502/#comments Thu, 10 Apr 2025 10:00:50 +0000 https://chestertownspy.org/?p=183502 And I shook my head … German Lutheran Pastor Martin Niemöller wrote the famous piece “First They Came for the Jews.” It is a powerful reminder of the dangers of indifference and the importance of speaking out and acting against injustice. Based on the actions of the current administration, Niemöller’s words have never been more […]]]> https://chestertownspy.org/2025/04/10/183502/feed/ 1 https://chestertownspy.org/2025/04/08/letter-to-the-editor-what-did-you-do-during-the-madness/ https://chestertownspy.org/2025/04/08/letter-to-the-editor-what-did-you-do-during-the-madness/#comments Tue, 08 Apr 2025 11:00:40 +0000 https://chestertownspy.org/?p=183469   The 47th President of the United States stormed in the White House and fired the first shot over the bow his first day in office, and over the next 80 days he never once let up.  Among his early targets were Air Force Lt. General Charles Q. Brown Jr., Chairman of the Joint Chiefs […]]]> https://chestertownspy.org/2025/04/08/letter-to-the-editor-what-did-you-do-during-the-madness/feed/ 7 https://chestertownspy.org/2025/04/02/these-republicans-are-right-dont-blame-governor-wes-moore-for-marylands-long-projected-budget-deficit/ https://chestertownspy.org/2025/04/02/these-republicans-are-right-dont-blame-governor-wes-moore-for-marylands-long-projected-budget-deficit/#comments Wed, 02 Apr 2025 10:49:27 +0000 https://chestertownspy.org/2025/04/02/these-republicans-are-right-dont-blame-governor-wes-moore-for-marylands-long-projected-budget-deficit/ In a recent debate on closing Maryland’s budget deficit, Minority Leader Jason Buckel, a Republican Delegate from Allegany County, made an important point: “The man upstairs has only been there for two, three years. I don’t blame him for our economic failures of the last 10,” referring to Democratic Governor Wes Moore, who was elected […]]]> https://chestertownspy.org/2025/04/02/these-republicans-are-right-dont-blame-governor-wes-moore-for-marylands-long-projected-budget-deficit/feed/ 3 https://chestertownspy.org/2025/03/26/letter-to-the-editor-how-did-we-get-here/ https://chestertownspy.org/2025/03/26/letter-to-the-editor-how-did-we-get-here/#comments Wed, 26 Mar 2025 11:00:44 +0000 https://chestertownspy.org/?p=183212 I guess that 80 years of prosperity and relative peace is too much for our American patriots to stand. Have we forgotten how we once created a new world order after defeating the truly evil forces of fascism. Now there is a restlessness shaking off the compliancy of peace and prosperity. Stand still for a […]]]> https://chestertownspy.org/2025/03/26/letter-to-the-editor-how-did-we-get-here/feed/ 2 https://chestertownspy.org/2025/03/26/letter-to-the-editor-andy-harriswhere-are-you/ https://chestertownspy.org/2025/03/26/letter-to-the-editor-andy-harriswhere-are-you/#comments Wed, 26 Mar 2025 11:00:20 +0000 https://chestertownspy.org/?p=183198 .Doesn’t it say it all when the Speaker of the House counsels his caucus not to hold in-person town hall meetings! Evidently, Mike Johnson feels that voters are unhappy and the members of the Republican caucus can’t manage question and answer periods. And why is that? Isn’t it time for Andy Harris to explain his […]]]> https://chestertownspy.org/2025/03/26/letter-to-the-editor-andy-harriswhere-are-you/feed/ 4 https://chestertownspy.org/2025/03/18/letter-to-the-editor-what-should-the-democrats-be-doing/ https://chestertownspy.org/2025/03/18/letter-to-the-editor-what-should-the-democrats-be-doing/#comments Tue, 18 Mar 2025 11:26:57 +0000 https://chestertownspy.org/?p=183049 It has become clear that the national Democratic Party is absent in this battle for America’s future and is losing the messaging war.  In the recent NBC poll, the party’s rating by the public is at 39%! Despite what Democratic strategist, James Carville, is advocating – don’t fight back now, just wait for the Trump/Musk […]]]> https://chestertownspy.org/2025/03/18/letter-to-the-editor-what-should-the-democrats-be-doing/feed/ 5 https://chestertownspy.org/2025/03/12/letter-to-the-editor-veterans-being-thrown-under-the-bus/ https://chestertownspy.org/2025/03/12/letter-to-the-editor-veterans-being-thrown-under-the-bus/#comments Wed, 12 Mar 2025 12:43:16 +0000 https://chestertownspy.org/?p=182940 I am a veteran and served during the Vietnam War. Fortunately my talent and aptitude were better served in Turkey than in Vietnam. Turkey got me closer to the Soviet Union which was necessary then since I was a trained Russian linguist and monitoring Soviet Military communications was my contribution to the Cold War. It […]]]> https://chestertownspy.org/2025/03/12/letter-to-the-editor-veterans-being-thrown-under-the-bus/feed/ 9 https://chestertownspy.org/2025/03/08/letter-to-the-editor-testimony-to-kent-county-commissioners-regarding-sb-0931-and-hb-1036/ https://chestertownspy.org/2025/03/08/letter-to-the-editor-testimony-to-kent-county-commissioners-regarding-sb-0931-and-hb-1036/#comments Sat, 08 Mar 2025 12:00:42 +0000 https://chestertownspy.org/?p=182884 I would like to offer to Spy readers my February 25, 2025 testimony to Kent County Commissioners Regarding SB 0931 and HB 1036 for your consideration. As we approach the long hot days of summer, Maryland residents and businesses are increasingly expressing grave concerns about the escalating cost of their electric service; the ability of […]]]> https://chestertownspy.org/2025/03/08/letter-to-the-editor-testimony-to-kent-county-commissioners-regarding-sb-0931-and-hb-1036/feed/ 1 https://chestertownspy.org/2025/03/07/letter-to-the-editor-republican-voters-will-suffer-under-president-trump-andy-harris/ https://chestertownspy.org/2025/03/07/letter-to-the-editor-republican-voters-will-suffer-under-president-trump-andy-harris/#comments Fri, 07 Mar 2025 13:00:00 +0000 https://chestertownspy.org/?p=182866 While I am a Democrat, my husband was a Republican as was I for awhile. I respected the position that we must show fiscal responsibility and strength abroad. I was a high school American History teacher for a number of years and delighted in teaching my students about the Constitution, the Bill of Rights and […]]]> https://chestertownspy.org/2025/03/07/letter-to-the-editor-republican-voters-will-suffer-under-president-trump-andy-harris/feed/ 2 https://chestertownspy.org/2025/02/27/letter-to-the-editor-response-to-offshore-wind-poll/ https://chestertownspy.org/2025/02/27/letter-to-the-editor-response-to-offshore-wind-poll/#comments Thu, 27 Feb 2025 11:00:24 +0000 https://chestertownspy.org/?p=182697 Dear Editor, I find myself both laughing and crying after reading the recent article—New polling finds strong Eastern Shore support for offshore wind — laughing due to its absurdity and crying because it reflects how journalism has all but vanished. Was this piece simply a reprint of a press release from Gonzales? If the Chestertown […]]]> https://chestertownspy.org/2025/02/27/letter-to-the-editor-response-to-offshore-wind-poll/feed/ 2 https://chestertownspy.org/2025/02/20/182612/ https://chestertownspy.org/2025/02/20/182612/#comments Thu, 20 Feb 2025 10:30:16 +0000 https://chestertownspy.org/?p=182612 Editor: We’re experiencing a right-wing coup against the federal government, the extent, speed, and ferocity of which few anticipated. The coup is enabled by Donald Trump, most of the Republican Party, and their extremist allies in so-called conservative think tanks. Remaining rational and combative are certain Democratic representatives and senators, more than a handful of […]]]> https://chestertownspy.org/2025/02/20/182612/feed/ 7 https://chestertownspy.org/2025/02/17/opinion-marylands-legislature-is-failing-rural-communities-by-janet-christensen-lewis/ https://chestertownspy.org/2025/02/17/opinion-marylands-legislature-is-failing-rural-communities-by-janet-christensen-lewis/#comments Mon, 17 Feb 2025 12:00:35 +0000 https://chestertownspy.org/?p=182532 Maryland’s Legislature is dominated by Senators and Delegates from urban centers—lawmakers who wield an overwhelming majority to pass legislation that does not meaningfully impact their constituents. They legislate from a distance, with little regard for the rural communities bearing the consequences. SB0931 and HB1036 are prime examples of this disconnect. The Majority has sided with […]]]> https://chestertownspy.org/2025/02/17/opinion-marylands-legislature-is-failing-rural-communities-by-janet-christensen-lewis/feed/ 2 https://chestertownspy.org/2025/02/10/letter-to-talbot-county-council-keep-employee-handbook-dei-statement/ https://chestertownspy.org/2025/02/10/letter-to-talbot-county-council-keep-employee-handbook-dei-statement/#respond Mon, 10 Feb 2025 11:00:12 +0000 https://chestertownspy.org/2025/02/10/letter-to-talbot-county-council-keep-employee-handbook-dei-statement/ I’m writing to ask the Council not to remove the Inclusion Statement on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion from the Employee Handbook.  I cannot understand why asking people to treat others with dignity and respect is something that anyone would find objectionable.  Isn’t the first thing we teach our children, be kind, treat your classmates with […]]]> https://chestertownspy.org/2025/02/10/letter-to-talbot-county-council-keep-employee-handbook-dei-statement/feed/ 0 https://chestertownspy.org/2025/02/02/letter-to-editor-representative-harris-snubs-the-beagle-brigade/ https://chestertownspy.org/2025/02/02/letter-to-editor-representative-harris-snubs-the-beagle-brigade/#comments Sun, 02 Feb 2025 12:11:01 +0000 https://chestertownspy.org/2025/02/02/letter-to-editor-representative-harris-snubs-the-beagle-brigade/ Politics can be as unpredictable as the weather.  And a recent vote by the Eastern Shore’s Congressman, Andy Harris, proves that point. Though Harris represents an agricultural region and chairs the ag subcommittee on the powerful House Appropriations Committee, the legislator recently voted against a federal program that protects the American food supply from the […]]]> https://chestertownspy.org/2025/02/02/letter-to-editor-representative-harris-snubs-the-beagle-brigade/feed/ 3 https://chestertownspy.org/2025/01/19/letter-to-the-editor-a-cowardly-senate-capitulates-to-trump/ https://chestertownspy.org/2025/01/19/letter-to-the-editor-a-cowardly-senate-capitulates-to-trump/#comments Sun, 19 Jan 2025 13:00:58 +0000 https://chestertownspy.org/?p=181953 The square-jawed blowhard cultural warrior Pete Hegseth went first this week in the Washington confirmation dance.  The forty-four year old coiffured television personality is, unfortunately, in real life, the Trump nominee to be Secretary of Defense.  Hegseth assured the Senate Armed Services Committee he is taking on this big job because he cares about the […]]]> https://chestertownspy.org/2025/01/19/letter-to-the-editor-a-cowardly-senate-capitulates-to-trump/feed/ 5 https://chestertownspy.org/2025/01/14/letter-to-the-editor-root-cause-by-bob-scofield/ https://chestertownspy.org/2025/01/14/letter-to-the-editor-root-cause-by-bob-scofield/#comments Tue, 14 Jan 2025 12:00:52 +0000 https://chestertownspy.org/?p=181839 Before I retired, I was involved in many corporate efforts to identify the “Root Cause” of a problem.  The root cause is determined by digging deeper and deeper into the problem until you identify the core problem, i.e. the primary cause. It’s comparable to going to the doctor with a fever.  The doctor can treat […]]]> https://chestertownspy.org/2025/01/14/letter-to-the-editor-root-cause-by-bob-scofield/feed/ 3 https://chestertownspy.org/2025/01/12/marylands-fiscal-apocalypse-by-clayton-a-mitchell-sr-2/ https://chestertownspy.org/2025/01/12/marylands-fiscal-apocalypse-by-clayton-a-mitchell-sr-2/#respond Sun, 12 Jan 2025 12:00:20 +0000 https://chestertownspy.org/?p=181830 Maryland’s State Budget is teetering on the brink of an unprecedented financial collapse. The refusal to address formula-driven mandatory and entitlement spending threatens to thrust the state into a cycle of automatic “runaway” deficits, culminating in a financial “Extinction Level Event” in the near future. Despite the gravity of this crisis, political leaders have shied […]]]> https://chestertownspy.org/2025/01/12/marylands-fiscal-apocalypse-by-clayton-a-mitchell-sr-2/feed/ 0 https://chestertownspy.org/2024/12/04/letter-to-the-editor-trump-not-out-of-the-woods-yet/ https://chestertownspy.org/2024/12/04/letter-to-the-editor-trump-not-out-of-the-woods-yet/#comments Wed, 04 Dec 2024 11:00:06 +0000 https://chestertownspy.org/?p=181205 Not so long ago, once-and-future President Donald Trump was facing time behind bars as well as trials in three criminal cases. Now, because of a Justice Department rule not found in the Constitution, federal prosecutor Jack Smith has been forced to drop two criminal cases against Mr. Trump — the indictments for his role in […]]]> https://chestertownspy.org/2024/12/04/letter-to-the-editor-trump-not-out-of-the-woods-yet/feed/ 5