11/20/24 - #176

Election 2024 — The Aftermath

No, Mr. Trump, You Have No “Mandate”

Success of Right-wing School Board Candidates is a Bad Omen

Women’s Health Wins in This Election

A Call to Action for our Salisbury & Wicomico Readers

Thanksgiving Stories Gloss Over the History of U.S. Settlement on Native Lands



10/30/24 - #175

School Board Candidates by District on the Eastern Shore

Conservative PAC, Dems Face Off over Maryland School Board Races

Education and the Election

The Presidential Candidates — A Policy Comparison

Election Officials Warn of Misinformation: Bad Actors and Trickery

Is America Ready for a Woman President?

10/16/24 - #174

Opinion: The Case for Angela Alsobrooks

Proposals for the Economy: Serious and Not

Maryland has been a “Blue” State for Decades, and it’s Getting Bluer

Abortion: Human Rights as a Political Issue

Farming, the Bay, and Politics

White House OKs Maryland Offshore Wind Energy Project

10/2/24 - #173

Campaign for VP: Tim Walz vs. JD Vance

Getting Ready to Vote: Questions Answered

Top Election Official Warns of Maryland Voter Scams

Md. Rep. Andrew P. Harris and Gun Control

Black Farmers in Delaware, Part 3: Two Farmers and Hope for the Future

Maryland Counties Push Bay Passenger Ferry. Will Funding Follow?

9/18/24 - #172

Ask Yourself: Why Is a Democratic Senate Important to You?

Who Is Congressional Candidate Blane Miller?

Maryland Legislative Caucus Criticizes Hogan’s Record on LGBTQ+ Issues

Poll: Alsobrooks has Slim Advantage over Hogan in Senate Race

Taylor Swift’s Endorsement of Kamala Harris Shows How Big a Role Music is Playing in the 2024 Election

Black Farmers in Delaware, Part 2: Present Day  

9/4/24 - #171

Immigration: An Important Issue for the Eastern Shore in the 2024 Election

Opinion: Vote YES on Question 1

Trump, Vance, and the Republican Agenda

Black Farmers in Delaware, Part 1: Early Farmers

More Osprey Reproduction Problems Found Around the Chesapeake Bay

Chesapeake Region Awarded $700 Million in Federal Climate Funding

8/14/24 - #170

Walz, Harris's VP Pick, Draws Plaudits from Md Dems, Scorn from GOP

Praise for Selection of Tim Walz as Kamala Harris’s VP Running Mate

Election Surprises — A Bumper Crop

We Can’t and Shouldn’t Turn the Clock Back, But…

Progress on Restoring Oyster Reefs in Chesapeake Bay and Eastern Shore Rivers

Log Canoe Races on the Eastern Shore

7/17/24 - #169

Opinion: The Case for Angela Alsobrooks

Hogan on the Environment

Trump’s Project 2025 — What You Need to Know

Biden’s Presidential Accomplishments

Childcare is Scarce in Maryland ­— and the Pandemic Made Matters Worse

Finding Childcare in Maryland is Hard. Finding the Right Childcare is Even Harder.

6/19/24 - #168

The Ghosts of Delmarva

Opinion: Don’t Throw Your Vote Away! It Might be the One That Helps Decide a Close Election

More Summer Fun — July through September

Opinion: How to Reforge a Land of Opportunity — A Modest Proposal

Maryland's Blueprint to Prepare Students for College and Careers

A Quest to Bring Back Habitat for Grassland Birds

5/29/24 - #167

Primary Election Wrap-up 2024

Freedom to Read Act

Letter to President Biden

“An Absolute Equality of Personal Rights”

Oxfam: Md. Among Best States for Workers, But There’s Room for Improvement

Wanted For Crape Murder: Gardeners and Landscapers

5/15/24 - #166

General Assembly Wrapup 2024

Watch the Moms!

Maryland's Teacher Shortage: Will the Blueprint's Plan for Better Pay, Training Do Enough?

Legal Gray Areas Hinder Police Watchdogs

Summer Events on the Eastern Shore, Part 1: Festivals

John Barth – 1930-2024 – An Eastern Shore Man

5/1/24 - #165

Hogan for Senate — Not as Moderate as He Claims to Be?

Convention Delegates — How They’re Chosen and What They Do

Eastern Shore School Board Elections — Primary

Hogan's Environment Agency was Underfunded and It Underperformed, Experts Say

EPA Finalizes the Nation’s First PFAS Limits in Drinking Water

A Review: Christopher Tilghman’s On the Tobacco Coast

4/17/24 - #164

Eastern Shore High Schools Among State Leaders in Graduation Rates

Maryland Senate Primary — Key to Control of U.S. Senate?

Want to Help Ukraine? Here’s How

Landmark Settlement Announced in Historic Federalsburg Voting Rights Case

EPA Announces Historic Funding for Chesapeake Bay Restoration Programs

Thi-i-s close: Advocates keep pushing for the Equal Rights Amendment

4/3/24 - #163

Congressional Representatives from Maryland’s First District

Moving Sidewalk to Replace the Third Bay Bridge

Hedgerows and Birds of the Eastern Shore

Leave What You Can

Blueprint or Budget-Breaker?

Maryland’s Education ‘Blueprint’ Struggles to Expand Pre-K

3/20/24 - #162

Movie Review: Hope of Escape

The Bottle-Caps-to-Benches Story

Maryland Governors from the Eastern Shore

In the Chesapeake Bay, an Island is Reborn One Stone at a Time

10 Reasons to be Hopeful about the Chesapeake Bay in 2024

Maryland Lawmakers urge Congress to Spend More on Chesapeake Bay Restoration

3/6/24 - #161

LSPC Calls on Local Leaders to Renounce Ties with Jan. 6 Insurrectionist Carlos Ayala & Return Campaign Donations

Two Iconic Delaware Bay Species are in Trouble

The Value of Being Multilingual on the Shore

As Maryland Waits for Wind Energy, Andy Harris Tries Blowing up a Storm

House Leaders Prepping Legislation to Boost Maryland Offshore Wind

Look Up! UFO Hotspots on Delmarva

2/21/24 - #160

Notes on the Life of a Buffalo Soldier

When the Freedom Riders Came to Kent County

The Race is On! — Maryland Primary Election

Let My People Go: A Prophet’s Letter from Prison

Youth Crime Process Prompts Questions in House, Eastern Shore

Worried by Spikes in Youth Crime, Maryland Lawmakers Close in on New Fixes to the System

2/7/24 - #159

Pandemic is Over — But Covid is Here to Stay

Baltimore Sun Sold to Right-Wing Media Mogul

Seniors — By the Numbers

UMES Responds to National Vet Shortage with New School

States Urged by Biden Administration to Rectify Underfunding of Land-Grant HBCUs

Snowscapes

1/24/24 - #158

Maryland General Assembly Opens with Talk of Budget Fixes, Juvenile Justice Problems

Opinion: Our System for Elections Still Needs Reforms

Gender Identity: Who Do You Think You Are?

DNR Asks Residents to Share Flood Photos on MyCoast App

In Praise of Libraries

Video with Subtitles: “I Have a Dream Speech”

1/10/24 - #157

Resolution for 2024

Homelessness on the Eastern Shore

Harris Surveys: Intentionally Misleading? Incompetently Designed? Not Sure?

Too Much Light has Far-Reaching Effects on Environment and Human Health

What Really Started the American Civil War?

Wind Power! From Windmills to Wind Turbines

12/13/23 - #156

Tax Inequities in Shore Counties

The Future of Solar on the Eastern Shore

Opinion: What I would Like for the Holiday Season

Don’t Deck the Halls with Invasive Species

Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Oysters

How Climate Change Will Harm Santa Claus’s Mission

11/16/23 - #155

Municipal Election Results on the Shore

Remembering African Americans in the Civil War

Black and Hispanic Faculty Underrepresented in Maryland Public Universities

Why is Turkey the Main Dish on Thanksgiving?

Holiday Happenings on the Eastern Shore — 2023

Interview with Marc Dykeman of the High & Wides

10/25/23 - #154

“Dr. No” is also “Dr. Below Expectations”

Is Clean Water Achievable in Sussex County, Delaware?

How the West Was Won — With Guns and Gun Control

LSPC Endorses Megan Outten for Mayor of Salisbury

This Halloween, Let’s Make Bats the Good Guys

Watch Out When You’re Driving — the Deer are in Rut!

10/11/23 - #153

The Improbable Orioles

Plastic Bag Bans on the Eastern Shore

Sustainable Communities are Key to Environmental Justice

Average SNAP Benefits Fall to About $6 a Day

The Decline of Landlines and the Rise of Political Polling

It’s a New, Milder Covid this Fall — But It’s Still Covid

9/27/23 - #152

Getting Around on the Eastern Shore

Wildfires — We Have Them in Maryland, Too

Hug a Tree

Maryland is Still Losing Forests and Trees, Though at a Slower Rate, Study Finds

10 million new trees in Pennsylvania by 2025: Can it be done?

Words Matter

9/13/23 - #151

Alzheimer’s Disease and Prevalence on the Eastern Shore

Green Hill Church Sunday

Salisbury Hosts Maryland Folk Festival, September 22-24

Critical Teacher Shortage

Healthier High School Start Times

Breaking Down the Blueprint: Board Offers Feedback to Local School Systems

8/23/23 - #150

Current Schism in the United Methodist Church Is Not Without Precedent; Only the Cause Has Changed

Beat the Heat — Dealing with Extreme Temperatures

New Business Activity on the Eastern Shore

Underpaid and Overlooked, Migrant Labor Provides Backbone of Maryland Eastern Shore’s Local Economy

First Hoopers Island Migrant Resource Fair Draws Large Crowd

Too Much Light has Far-Reaching Effects on Environment and Human Health

8/2/23 - #149

The Legacy of Legacy Day

Reducing the EPA’s Authority Over Wetlands

‘Frankenfoods’ Not For Sale at the Old Wye Mill

Mother Nature is Going to Win — She Always Does

Invasive Plant Species Harm Md. Natives

Safe to Swim?

7/19/23 - #148

Black History Tours on the Eastern Shore, Part 1

My Old School — and Yours

What Do You Know About Immigration in Maryland?

“This Very Wicked Place”

Report Details Why Progress to Clean Up the Chesapeake Bay has Been Slow

Sandcastle Engineering

7/5/23 - #147

Choptank’s Migrant Outreach Program

Climate Stripes Tell a Story We All Need to See

Too Many Eagles?

More Mosquito Days? That Sucks!

Why are Some People Mosquito Magnets?

Southern Baptists Deny Women’s Ordination as Pastors

6/21/23 - #146

Opinion: A Spotlight on Fascism in Pride Month 2023

Moore Signs Order to Protect Trans People, Medical Providers as Other States Ban Gender-Affirming Care

Vacation Housing on the Shore vs. Affordable Housing

Bad Cats in the Bay

Hogan's Environment Agency Was Underfunded and Underperformed, Experts Say

Choptank Community Health Services — Bucking the Trend and Investing in Rural Areas

6/7/23 - #145

Andy Harris Votes For Government Default

A Headstone in Janes Cemetery

Library Group Says Book Titles Targeted for Banning Tripled in 2021

Is Art Ever “New”?

In Maryland, Dems Capitalized on Mail-in Voting – But Repubs Didn’t

Celebrating Juneteenth on the Delmarva Peninsula

5/24/23 - #144

Dealing with Homelessness on the Eastern Shore and in Delaware, Part 2

Harriet Reimagined/Honored: An Interview with Jocelyn Garlington, Artist and Poet

“Let the Monster Perish!” The Rev. Henry Highland Garnet’s 1865 Address in the Congressional Chapel

Bird Cams of the Eastern Shore and the Chesapeake Bay

These Four Challenges will Shape the Next Farm Bill — and How the U.S. Eats

Maryland Advocates Push Specialty Crop Support, Conservation for 2023 Farm Bill

5/10/23 - #143

General Assembly Wrap-up, Part 3: Moore Priorities

New Museum in Wicomico County

Eastern Shore Data Briefs: Three Employment Measures

Andy Harris Voted to Hold U.S. Debt Limit Increase Hostage AND Cut Services to Marylanders

Henry Highland Garnet and His Call for Resistance to Slavery in 1843

Education Roundup: Education Bills Prioritize Teacher Shortages, Blueprint Funding

4/26/23- #142

Maryland General Assembly Wrap-up, Part 2: New Firearms Legislation

General Assembly has Grown More Representative of Maryland’s Demographics over Past Decade

Dealing With Homelessness on the Eastern Shore, Part 1: An Interview with Rachel Carter

Shifting a Cultural Mindset: Middle School Students Consider the Future of Food

Allen School Prepared Young Black Men and Women for the Future: Two Success Stories

Many Americans Celebrate Cinco de Mayo, But How Many Actually Know the Story of the Holiday?

4/12/23 - #141

General Assembly Wrap-Up, Part 1

Eastern Shore Data Briefs: Four Demographic Measures

Proposed Federal Abortion Ban Evokes 19th Century Comstock Act — a Law So Unpopular it Triggered the Century-Long Backlash that Led to Roe

Introducing Jack Heath, the New Mayor of Salisbury

Hurricane Ian Aftermath Underscores Flood Risk to Maryland Coastal Areas

Review: On Freedom Road: Bicycle Explorations and Reckoning on the Underground Railroad, by David Goodrich

3/29/23 - #140

Rev. Henry Highland Garnet and the Women in His Life

Once the Callery Pear Tree was Landscapers’ Favorite — Now States Are Banning this Invasive Species and Urging Homeowners to Cut it Down

Van Hollen, Activists Push Policy Priorities for Black Women

Maryland House Examines Bill to Cut Packaging Waste, Shift Costs onto Producers

The Richard Allen Coalition to Preserve the History of Contributions of Black Students to Sussex County

New Feminisms and the Masculinity Crisis: Opinion

3/15/23 - #139

A Tribute to the Women Who Encourage and Support Us

Your Opportunity to Add to the Conversation About Race and Ethnicity

Maryland Lawmakers Introduce Bills to Expand Student School Board Member Voting Rights

Worcester County Profile

Md. Mandated Fentanyl Test Would Save Lives, Show Love

Where to Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day on the Eastern Shore

3/1/23 - #138

More Women than Men Seeking Higher Education Nationwide, Including the Eastern Shore and Delaware

Andy Harris is Wrong about Off-Shore Wind

Despite Cleanup Efforts, Chesapeake Bay Remains Pollution Challenge

Escape the Crowds, Access the Water at Two New Parks on Maryland’s Eastern Shore

Where are the Tundra Swans?

Selections from Mayor Jake Day’s 2022 State of the City Address, Part 2

2/15/23 - #137

Jack Daniels vs. Bad Spaniels

Wicomico County Profile

Ancestors of the Assateague Horses

Delaware’s Richard Allen School Prepared Young Black Men and Women for the Future

Justices Considering Extent of Federal Power to Protect Waterways

What is a Wetland? An Ecologist Explains

2/1/23 - #136

The Washington College Poll: A Closeup of Opinion on the Shore

Maryland Celebrates Harriet Tubman’s Place in State History

Black History Month Events 2023 on the Eastern Shore

Talbot County Profile

Opinion: Much Needed Reforms of our Electoral System

Groundhog Day: Ritual of Nature

1/18/23 - #135

The Case Against Pre-Election Polling: Opinion

The Struggle for School Board Control

Selections from Mayor Jake Day’s 2022 State of the City Address

2022 Midterm Election: Voter Turnout by Political Party

Barrier Islands are Natural Coast Guards that Absorb Impacts from Hurricanes and Storms

How the Earth’s Tilt Creates Short, Cold January Days

1/4/23 - #134

There are Better Ways to Address Crime and Keep Youth Safe than the Proposed Youth Curfew in Cambridge

State Sen. Mary Beth Carozza Does Not Support Needed Education Funding on the Lower Shore

Nursing Home Care: The Unseen Crisis

After Wiping Out $6.7 Billion in Medical Debt, This Nonprofit Is Just Getting Started

Maryland’s Van Hollen Wants Congress to Address Medical Debt Practices

Ranked Choice Voting: How It Works

12/14/22 - #133

Explore Dorchester County

A Bit of Old English Christmas: Allen’s Christmas Parades

Mincemeat Pie — Eastern Shore Style

The Magnificent History of the Maligned and Misunderstood Fruitcake

Mistletoe — Famous for Stolen Holiday Kisses — is a Parasite

White House Holiday Theme: “We the People”

11/26/22 - #132

Native Harvest

Thanksgiving Food Traditions on the Eastern Shore

Red Wave Fizzles — Except on the Eastern Shore

Fix Election Spending: Opinion

Thank You

Democracy's Future Worries Some Voters

11/9/22 - #131

Blistering Civil Rights Decade

African American Veterans from Kent County

A Few Notes on African American Veterans of the Civil War from Kent County

Mexico’s Day of the Dead: A Multidimensional Gathering

The most cost-effective energy efficiency investments you can make — and how the new Inflation Reduction Act could help

Review: “The Outgoing Tide” Now Playing at Church Hill Theatre through Nov. 20

10/26/22 - #130

2022 Election — CSES Endorsements

Popular Excuses to Not Vote this November…

MAGA-Republicans Seek to Take over Local School Boards

If Republicans Take Control of the Government

Election Tie Breakers — Coin Flips, Straw Draws, and More

Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act Will Be a Driving Force in Dealing with Global Climate Change

10/12/22 - #129

Sort of a Celebration: Columbus Day

Discovery, Conquest, or Encounter? What to Do with October 12th?

The Choice is Clear — Vote for Heather Mizeur

Ballot Question #5 — The Orphans’ Court and the Trojan Horse

Maryland Becomes Haven for Out-of-State Abortion Seekers, Providers

How to Vote: A Quick and Easy Guide

9/28/22 - #128

Wes Moore, Candidate for Governor of Maryland and Author

Where do the Gubernatorial Candidates Stand on Education?

The Biden Inflation Reduction Act and Health Care

Where do the Candidates Stand on the Question of Abortion Rights?

Student Loan Forgiveness — A Win for Millions of Americans

Wake Up, America!

9/14/22 - #127

Primary Election Turnout, Eastern Shore Counties

Heather Mizeur has Plans for the Eastern Shore

Michael Peroutka: Extremist Candidate for Attorney General

Maryland and Abortion

Shore Shakespeare Company Presents Free Outdoor Performances

Being an Election Judge

8/31/22 - #126

Government Website Offers Advice, Info on Dangers of Hot Weather

GOP Candidate Cox: Right-Wing Extremist

Rep. Andy Harris Takes Credit for What he Voted Against - Letter

Eastern Shore Writers, Part 1

Inside Maryland’s Cannabis Growing Industry

Monkeypox — The Good News and the Bad News

8/17/22 - #125

Maryland’s ‘Dr. No’ — Andy Harris’s Record

Somerset County Profile

New Limits Imposed on Chesapeake Crab Harvest

Queen Anne’s County Takes Big Step in Solar

Sheep and Solar Panels: Using Solar Sites for Pastureland

Higher Education Enrollment Faced Unprecedented Drop During Covid-19 Pandemic

8/3/22 - #124

Primary Election Wrap-up

Primary Wrap-Up, Lower Shore

County Population Changes Since Census Day 2020

Civics 101 — Impeachment, or How to Bring Charges to Remove a Federal Government Official from Office

Monarch Butterflies Join the Red List of Endangered Species

Toxic Algal Blooms Threaten Health of People and Pets

7/20/22 - #123

Who or What is to Blame for Inflation in the United States?

Dealing With Climate Change

How Hot is Too Hot for the Human Body?

Queen Anne’s County Profile

Child and Teen Firearm Mortality in the U.S. and Peer Countries

Wishes

Seven Bridges Across Two Rivers in Dorchester County

Start Your Own Business to Overcome Career Setbacks

7/6/22 - #122

Candidates and Healthcare — A Guide to the Maryland Primary

Candidates and Education — A Guide to the Maryland Primary

Calling Democratic Women to Run for Office on the Eastern Shore!

Born to Paint: An Interview with Nancy Mysak

Open Letter To Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin on Medicare For All

Native to the Chesapeake, Common Milkweed is a Food Source for Over 450 Insects

6/22/22 - #121

Candidates and Racial Justice — A Guide to the Maryland Primary

Candidates and Immigration — A Guide to the Maryland Primary

How Does Rain Hurt and Help the Chesapeake Bay?

Banning Books and Ideas – An Old American Tradition 

Banned Book Summer Reading List

Be a Citizen Scientist this Summer with Chesapeake DolphinWatch

6/8/22 - #120

Candidates and the Economy — A Guide to the Maryland Primary

Candidates and Climate Change and the Environment — A Guide to the Maryland Primary

Uvalde: In Memoriam

Six Charts Show Key Role Firearms Makers Play in America’s Gun Culture

Ceramic Artist Mike Pugh Memorializes the Courage of 19th Century Kent County Abolitionists

Through a Glass Darkly: Painting Struggles

5/25/22 - #119

Musings on the Draft Opinion

Could Salisbury’s ‘Here is Home’ Program be the Solution to Maryland’s Housing Crisis?

Test Your Knowledge — Labor Unions

New Fruits and Vegetables on the Eastern Shore

Kent County Ceramic Artist Michael Pugh

Kent County Profile

5/11/22 - #118

Maryland General Assembly Wrap-up 2022

The Legacy of James Taylor, Chestertown, Md.

18th Century Grist-Mill Technology on the Mid-Shore

Managing Communicable Diseases

The Art of Teaching: Problem Solved

Maryland’s Eastern Shore Makes National Geographic’s Coveted “Best of the World” List for 2022

4/27/22 - #117

Ukrainian Communities in Maryland — Yes, Even on the Eastern Shore!

Dorchester County Profile

John Andrew Jackson Creswell, Maryland Abolitionist from Cecil County

Offshore Wind Turbines Will Likely Line Maryland’s Coast by 2026

Meditation

After an Apparent Alligator Attack, Chessie the Manatee Found no Worse for Wear

4/13/22 - #116

A New Congressional Map for Maryland

Owners of Enslaved Persons on the Eastern Shore Who Served in the Maryland Legislature and in the U.S. Congress, Part 3

Minorities in Aquaculture: A Conversation with Imani Black

Overdue But on the Table: Nursing Home Reform

Ancient Eating on the Eastern Shore

Never Mind the Honeybee: Maryland Researchers Want More Buzz Over Saving Native Bee Species

3/30/22 - #115

Owners of Enslaved Persons on the Eastern Shore Who Served in the Maryland Legislature and in the U.S. Congress, Part 2

Cecil County Profile

The Destructive Emerald Ash Borer

Five Reasons Bald Eagles are Wild About the Chesapeake Bay Watershed

Hold Onto Your Hat! – Here Comes Omicron Version BA.2

A Lynching Countenanced by the White Press and Church

3/16/22 - #114

Native American Names on the Eastern Shore

A New Park in Delaware Honors the ‘People of the Tidewater’

Why We Need an Environmental Rights Amendment in Maryland

OPINION: The Maryland General Assembly must pass HB0610 Public Health — Commission on Universal Health Care

ShoreRivers Supports Bill to End Zombie Permits and Hold Polluters Accountable

A Simple Tool Has Brought Health Insurance to Thousands

3/2/22 - #113

Owners of Enslaved Persons on the Eastern Shore Who Served in the Maryland Legislature and the U.S. Congress, Part 1

Caroline County Profile

Community Science Initiative Detects Nitrate in Lower Eastern Shore Residents’ Private Wells

A taste for sweet – an anthropologist explains the evolutionary origins of why you’re programmed to love sugar

Some Chocolate and Sweet Shops on the Eastern Shore

OPINION: The Soul of America

2/16/22 - #112

Frederick Douglass Founded Newspapers to Allow Black Writers to Tell Their Own Stories

Book Review: “Unthinkable: Trauma, Truth, and the Trials of American Democracy,” by Rep. Jamie Raskin

2022 Legislative Session Preview by District 36 Delegates, Part 2

Cheaper to Buy or Rent?

What are the Chesapeake Bay's Marshes Worth? New Study Suggests Billions

Muskrat Love on the Eastern Shore

2/2/22 - #111

Rep. Harris Deceptively Claims Credit for Infrastructure Projects he Voted Against

2022 Legislative Preview by District 36 Delegation, Part 1

Covid: Don’t Kid Yourself — It’s Still Dangerous Out There

Remembering the Chestertown Armory

Maryland Residents Eligible for Free Medical Equipment

‘Virtually Unaltered’: Harriet Tubman’s Eastern Shore

1/19/22 - #110

As Omicron Surges, Effort to Vaccinate Young Children Stalls

Regional Health Officials Request Public’s Help to Reduce Strain on System

CRT: Conspiracy or Critique?

Chester Parish of the Episcopal Church and Slavery

Police Reform is Good for the Community

OPINION: Oswald: “I’m Just a Patsy” — The JFK Assassination Revisited

1/5/22 - #109

Maryland General Assembly Special Session Report, December 2021

Diversity on the Eastern Shore

Whimsy on the Eastern Shore — Murals

What Should We Look Forward To?

‘They Treat Me Like I’m Old and Stupid’: Seniors Decry Health Providers’ Age Bias

Maryland Orders Chicken Rendering Plant Shut Down, and Update

12/15/21 - #108

Commentary: Refashion My Old Md. Congressional District to Leave Andy Harris Out

The Best Case for Reaffirming Roe v. Wade

Your Mini Guide to Discussing Abortion Rights at the Dinner Table

Some Suggestions to Tickle your Palate at the Holidays

Center of Population Moves West and South Again in U.S. and Md., But Not on Eastern Shore

Somerset County Public Schools — “Alarming” Total Positive Covid-19 Cases

11/24/21 - #107

Dr. Jennifer Jewell: A Dynamic New Mayor in Snow Hill

Rick Pollitt, Snow Hill’s New Town Manager

Redistricting Group Releases Draft Congressional Maps

Maryland Counties Vaccinate Youngest Schoolchildren

An Artist of Quilts

More on an Eastern Shore Tradition — Maryland Beaten Biscuits

11/10/21 - #106

2021 Municipal Elections on the Eastern Shore

Van Hollen, Cardin Push Pilot Program to Curb Military Vehicle Rollover Deaths

What Do the New Census 2020 Data Tell Us About the Eastern Shore?

University of Maryland Shore Regional Medical Center in Chestertown Becomes the First to be Designated a Maryland Rural Hospital

Maryland’s Rural Future

Opinion: Congressman Andy Harris has an Anti-Semitic and White Nationalist Problem

10/27/21 - #105

A Day for Emancipation
Redistricting Groups Ponder Single vs. Multi-member Maps
The Monarch Butterfly is Celebrated from the Bay to Mexico
Imagine, if You Can, the Desperate Plight of Refugees at our Southern Border, Part 3
Historic Churches of the Eastern Shore: Asbury United Methodist Church, Allen, Md.
Nature on the Eastern Shore — Murals

10/13/21 - #104

Remembering Garfield King
A Vehicle for Community History
History on the Eastern Shore — Murals
The “Slave Speculators”
How Much Renewable Energy on the Eastern Shore?
Imagine — if You Can — the Desperate Plight of Refugees at Our Southern Border, Part 2

9/29/21 - #103

Confronting a History of Lynching on the Delmarva Peninsula
Sense of Place on the Eastern Shore — Murals
Police Violence on the Eastern Shore
High Tide Flooding — More Than a Nuisance
Imagine — if You Can — the Desperate Plight of Refugees at Our Southern Border, Part 1
A Measure of a Community’s Strength

9/15/21 - #102

How Much Did the Restaurant Revitalization Fund Help Eastern Shore Businesses?
Consortiums: Solar Power, Part 3
Wind Farms Off the Coast of the Delmarva Peninsula
“We’ve Always Been Free” — The Caulk Family of Morgnec, Md.
Join Local Farmers Being Paid for Conservation Work
Fall Events Open to the Public at Eastern Shore Colleges and Universities

9/1/21 - #101

The National Folk Festival in Salisbury
What Did Lyndon Johnson Really Think of Me?
Historic Harriet Tubman Sites at Risk of Rising Seas on Eastern Shore
Emergency Rental Assistance Now Available in all Eastern Shore Counties
The Internal Slave Market — Splitting Families
African American Churches on the Eastern Shore, Part 3

8/18/21 - #100

Our 100th Issue
St. Bartholomew’s Episcopal Church to Be Restored as Heritage Tourism Site
From the Eastern Shore Grain Boom to Manumission of Enslaved Workers
The High Cost of Housing on the Eastern Shore
Acreage of Underwater Grasses in the Chesapeake Bay Declines for Second Straight Year
Bags That Give Back: Eastern Shore Land Conservancy and Giant Food Reusable Bag Program

8/4/21 - #99

What Accounts for Differing Vaccination Rates?
Legacy Day 2021 — Honoring Kent County’s Athletes
The “Talbot Boy Statue Speech“
Slaves For Tobacco
Horseshoe Crabs and Red Knots Are In Peril
CSI: Kent County — Criminal Forensic Chemistry in the Early Days

7/21/21 - #98

Gloria Richardson’s Life
The Truth About Police Reform
Blacks: Free and Enslaved on the 17th Century Eastern Shore
The Supreme Court: The Last Day
To Do the Right Thing
Ocean City Experiencing Staff and Housing Shortages this Season

7/7/21 - #97

U.S. Deems Migrant Seafood Workers ‘Essential’ But Limits Their Covid-19 Protections
Friendship United Methodist Church in Allen, Wicomico County
African American Churches on the Eastern Shore, Part 2
Quiz: How Much do You Know About Plastic Recycling?
Summer’s Here — Is it Safe to Swim in the River?
‘Forever Chemicals’ Found in Mosquito Spray

6/23/21 - #96

Independence Day Reflections
After Capitol Riot, Some States Turn to Civics Education
African American Churches on the Eastern Shore, Part 1
Salisbury’s Jackson Political Dynasty: William H. and William P. Jackson
Regional Cooperation Crucial for Chesapeake Bay Health
Chesapeake Bay Could Become a National Recreation Area!

6/9/21 - #95

Lunching with the Kremlin Guys (and Other Adventures at the Glassboro Summit)
Juneteenth on the Eastern Shore
Elihu Emory Jackson, A Prominent 19th Century Salisburian in Business and Politics
The Bay’s Fisheries are Feeling the Heat
The Gradual and Sudden Decline of Striped Bass
Dogs And Bees Join The Fight Against Covid

5/26/21 - #94

Own a Bit of the Sun: Solar Power, Part 2
“Talbot Boys” Falling Out of Step
District One is Bluer Than You Think
Cecil Solidarity Combats Racism in Cecil County
Number of Gun Applications Approved in Md. Increases
ShoreRivers Litigation Forces Owners to Address Toxic Lead Site

5/12/21 - #93

College Commencement 2021 on the Eastern Shore — Under the Shadow of Covid-19
My Involvement in the FBI Surveillance of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (and my Resulting Loss of a Friend)
Christine Givens Leads Protest of Police Abuse of Power in Cecil County
Analysis: I Was a Teenage Rifle Owner, Then an ER Doctor. Assault Weapons Shouldn’t Count as ‘Guns.’
PPE Litter: Another Long-Lasting Covid Reminder
Bold Action Needed for Striped Bass

4/28/21 - #92

General Assembly 2021 Session Wrap-up
Book Review: The Outlaw Gunner, by Henry M. Walsh
My Short, Happy Time with Eleanor Roosevelt and Other Adventures in 1960
Solar Power — And Squirrels!
Nancy Cordes to Host ShoreRivers “State of the Rivers” Online
How to be a Covid-Safe Culture Vulture on the Eastern Shore — In Person or Virtually

4/14/21 - #91

New Initiative Seeks to Secure Safe Drinking Water for Lower Eastern Shore Residents Who Rely on Private Wells
For Rural America, Broadband Access Today is what Electricity Access was 100 Years Ago
FERC Renews Conowingo Dam’s Operating License
Voter Suppression Efforts in Maryland
The Supreme Court Halfway in a New Term
The Need for Action in Maryland

3/31/21 - #90

Book: The Struggle is Eternal: Gloria Richardson and Black Liberation, by Joseph R. Fitzgerald
Women’s History — Voting in Still Pond, 1908
The Fenix Youth Project, Inc. — Empowering Youth; Creating Leaders
Commentary: Birds of a Feather-ism — Will that Darkness Destroy the American Dream?
11 Facts About Salt Marshes and Why We Need to Protect Them
Trying to Keep its Head above Water

3/17/21 - #89

Legislative Doings — a Look at the 2021 General Assembly Session
Nicknames and Mascots, Part 2: Native People are NOT your Mascot
Quarantine Reflections on Serious Questions
What is the Chesapeake Bay Program?
Eastern Shore Schools’ Reopening Decisions
Janes United Methodist Church, Chestertown, Md.

3/3/21 - #88

New Congressional Districts on the Drawing Board
Pandemic Could Change Md. Oyster Industry for Good
Opinion: How Ocean City is Attempting to Halt Offshore Wind
Local Lawyer Faced with Pivotal Impeachment Vote
Life With Covid: It’s Shorter and More Likely to Kill You than Cancer or Heart Attack — or War
Nicknames and Mascots, Part 1: What’s in a Name?

2/17/21 - #87

The Scramble for Vaccine and Herd Immunity
‘Cruel’ Digital Race For Vaccines Leaves Many Seniors Behind
Digital Inclusion on the Eastern Shore
Raise the Wage Act of 2021  
Do They Really Speak Elizabethan English on Smith Island?
In 1868, Local Man Elected to Senate in Time for First Impeachment

2/3/21 - #86

Opioid Crisis Intensifies During Pandemic
The Federal Death Penalty and the Supreme Court
Have You Considered Geothermal?
Response of Eastern Shore Colleges and Universities to the Covid-19 Pandemic
Black History Month on the Eastern Shore
Postal Delays — Gloom of Night?

1/20/21 - #85

The Eastern Shore is Bluer Than You Think
Interesting Times
Violent Mob Attacks U.S. Capitol and Democracy
Maryland Democrats Call on Rep. Andy Harris to Resign
Average PPP Loans by Zip Code on the Eastern Shore
Write for Us!

1/6/21 - #84

“Don’t Ever Put Me in a Nursing Home”
Tradition and Innovation — Oyster Aquaculture in the Bay
UMES Receives $20 Million from MacKenzie Scott
Rock Around the Clock, A True Story
Unemployment Claims Increase as a Dark Covid Winter Settles In
Covid-19 Vaccinations Begin in Maryland

12/16/20 - #83

A New Justice, A Different Court
Remembering Sen. Paul Sarbanes
Covid-19 Now the Leading Cause of Death in the U.S — But the Cavalry is on the Way
Zoom for the Holidays
Covid-19: The Grinch That Tried to Steal Christmas, Hanukkah, and Kwanzaa in 2020
The Plight of Nonprofit Service Providers During the Covid-19 Pandemic

11/25/20 - #82

Common Sense Readers Sound Off About Climate Change
Covid-19 Cases Increase Sharply on the Eastern Shore, Throughout Maryland, and Across the World
A Look at Alternative Agriculture: “Where Pigs Fly” Farm
Naturalized Citizens Know More About Civics than Many of Us
Swan Creek: A Meditation
Hindu Temple of the Eastern Shore

11/11/20 - #81

Republicans Show Strength on Shore, Lose Statewide
Climate and You: Express Your Views
Remembering the Men and Women of the Eastern Shore Who Served during World War II
Be Inspired by the ShoreRivers Wild and Scenic Film Festival
It’s Almost Thanksgiving – Time to Get that Turkey
Eastern Shore Counties Use Red Flag Law to Prevent Gun Violence

10/28/20 - #80

Making Your Vote Count
Black Worcester County Police Officers Get Recompense
“Big Chicken” and the Struggle for Delmarva Quality of Life
High Rates of New Covid-19 Cases in Several Counties On the Eastern Shore
Capt. Crunch, A True Story
Opinion: Andy Harris, Trump “Yes Man”

10/14/20 - #79

Mason for the Eastern Shore: First Congressional District Candidate Speaks on the Issues, Part 2
The Congressional Election and Eastern Shore Workers and Economy
Mia Mason Cares About Marylanders’ Health
Julius Rosenwald and the Education of Eastern Shore African Americans
Eastern Shore Schools Fight the Pandemic
Delmarva Islamic Community

9/30/20 - #78

Common Sense Endorses Biden-Harris Ticket and Mia Mason
Mason for the Eastern Shore: First Congressional District Candidate Speaks on the Issues, Part 1
The Social Action Committee for Racial Justice and Policing Reform in Kent County
Should I Go or Should I Stay? A New “Traffic Light” Method to Evaluate Covid-19 Risk
Supreme Court Watch: The Notorious RBG
#rbg

9/16/20 - #77

Climate Change Isn’t Going Away. Instead, It’s Accelerating and the Impacts Are Starting To Hurt. What Is Your Congressman Doing About It?
Covid-19 Now the Third Leading Cause of Death in the U.S. – Eastern Shore Leads State in Rates of New Cases
The 26th Week of Covid-19: No School Shootings, More Grasses in the Chester River
The Impact of Covid-19 on the Chicken Processing Industry on the Eastern Shore and in Delaware
Piece of Cake, A True Story
Three Reasons to Celebrate the Great American Outdoors Act

9/2/20 - #76

Do Black Lives Matter on the Eastern Shore?
Supreme Court Watch: Public Safety vs Voting
District 1 Congressional Candidates’ Positions on Human Rights and Immigration
A Constitutional Obligation to Count All Persons
An Unhappy Labor Day, For Sure
Maryland Wants Offshore Wind. Ocean City Officials are Fighting It.

8/19/20 - #75

Our Electoral College System Will Save Us from Trump
How to Make Sure Your Vote Counts in November
The Changing Scene of Agriculture on the Eastern Shore, Part 3: 1970s to the Present
The Changing Scene of Agriculture on the Eastern Shore, Part 4: Impact of Immigration
Should I Go to that Wedding, or Not?

8/5/20 - #74

Election Security in the Internet Age
Let’s Get Out the Vote this Fall
Primary Election Wrap-up
Red and Blue – Political Donations on the Eastern Shore
don’t it make my brown eyes blue
The Life of a Modest, But Forceful, American Giant – John Robert Lewis

7/22/20 - #73

John Lewis, 1940-2020, Two Personal Recollections
Black Lives Matter Around the World
The Changing Scene of Agriculture on the Eastern Shore, Part 2
Eastern Shore Migrants, Summer 1965
Paycheck Protection Program on the Eastern Shore
Andy Harris Gets an F in Civil Rights Legislation from the NAACP

7/8/20 - #72

The Electoral College, Part 4: How Can it be Changed?
The Changing Scene of Agriculture on the Eastern Shore, Part 1
Home-bound Recyclers Stay Strong, Boost Revenues for Old Cardboard
Dramatic Impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic on Atmospheric Pollution
Eastern Shore Unemployment Update for June
Covid-19 on the Eastern Shore, as of 6 July 2020

6/24/20 - #71

The Electoral College, Part 3: What Has it Wrought?
Is the Pandemic Helping Us with our Climate Problems?
James Robinson, an Eastern Shore Slave who Became a Revolutionary War Hero
No Surprises in Maryland Primary
How Are We Doing 244 Years Later?
Juneteenth 2020: Will America Face its Unfinished Business? 

6/10/20 - #70

Civilian Control of the U.S. Military: Still a Good Idea?
The Electoral College, Part 2: Genesis
Supreme Court Watch:  Public Safety vs. Religious Worship
Looking Past Covid-19
Covid-19 Testing on the Eastern Shore, as of June 8, 2020
Unemployment Update — May Data

5/27/20 - #69

Important Voter Information for Primary Election, June 2
Say No to Dr. No
The Electoral College, Part 1: What Is It?
Supreme Court Watch – Who Is a “Minister”?
Covid-19 on the Eastern Shore as of Memorial Day Weekend 2020
Some Improving (but still Not Good) News about Unemployment

5/13/20 - #68

A Standing Ovation for LaMotte Company, a Covid-19 Superstar
Covid-19 on the Eastern Shore of Maryland, May 11

Unemployment Claims Continue
Banks as Well as Applicants Faced CARES Challenges
There Are Alternatives to Andy Harris in this Year’s Primary
Fully Legal but Shrouded in Fear: Paying Taxes if You’re Undocumented, Pt 2

4/29/20 - #67

Covid-19 on the Eastern Shore of Maryland

Did the CARES Act Work for America’s and Maryland’s Small Businesses?

New Unemployment Claims Tell Continuing Dismal Story

Covid-19 and the Fate of Undocumented Immigrants and Refugees

Fully Legal but Shrouded in Fear: Paying Taxes if You’re Undocumented, Pt 1

4/15/20 - #66

Taking Care of our Elders
New Unemployment Claims Continue to Set Records
Supreme Court Watch – How far is a President above the Law?
How Well Are We Doing With Social Distancing?

4/1/20 - #65

Stay at Home!
The Abundance of ‘Fake’ News Going Around Requires Some Truth
New Unemployment Claims Explode
The Presidential Races as of March
Some Practical Information about the Covid-19 Virus

3/18/20 - #64

Coronavirus and Community
Three Lessons from the U.S. Military
Senator Charles M. “Mac” Mathias Jr.
Supreme Court Watch: Public Funds and Religion

3/4/20 - #63

Hate: You Have No Home Here. Get Out.
The Coronavirus Threat
Supreme Court Watch – Gun Regulation
We Need to Focus on Older Adults’ Needs
Why Did the U.K. Leave the EU? And What Will the U.S. Do Now?

2/19/20 - #62

Why Offshore Wind Turbines Are Good for the Eastern Shore
Dollars and Sense on the Susquehanna
Seniors Legislative Forum
The Equal Rights Amendment

2/5/20 - #61

Supreme Court Watch – An Abortion Bellwether?
Rogers C.B. Morton:  An Eastern Shore Republican from Another Era
Is America Prepared to Fight the Coronavirus Successfully? 
The 2020 Election and Common Sense Coverage

1/22/20 - #60

Martin Luther King, Jr. in His Own Words
Report on Maryland Legislative Summit, Pt 2
First-Year Kent County Commissioners Share Their Reactions, Pt 2
Eastern Neck’s Outlaw Gunning Skiff:  History of a Mystery

1/8/20 - #59

Report on Maryland Legislative Summit, Part 1
Water-Level Rise Threatens Saxis, Va.
Best of Times, Worst of Times?
First-Year Kent County Commissioners Share Reactions, Part 1

12/11/19 - #58
December 25th and Peace on Earth
Impeachment and Trial: Pt 2
Maryland Beaten Biscuits
A Surprise Holiday Gift Headed Our Way?

11/27/19 - #57
Reflections on Thanksgiving 2019
Vanishing from Maryland Homes
A Rural Story from the Sassafras Environmental Education Center
2020 Election Calendar

11/13/19 - #56
Md Sen George Vickers & the Impeachment Trial of Pres Andrew Johnson
Impeachment of the President: Part 1
When a Valuable Resource Becomes a “Danger”
Statewide Bill Proposes to Ban Balloon Releases

10/30/19 - #55
In Memoriam: Elijah E. Cummings
Uncle Nace’s Day in Trappe, Talbot County
Cyber Warfare
Temporary Work Visas for Agricultural Workers

10/16/19 - #54
Reduction in Temporary Work Visas Harms Eastern Shore Crab Businesses
Republican Challengers to Trump in 2020
Democratic Presidential Candidates on Gun Safety
Cybercrime

10/2/19 - #53
The Supreme Court – A Look Behind and Ahead, Part 2
Will the Russians Come Back to the Eastern Shore?
The Tough World of Investigative Journalism

9/18/19 - #52
Impressions from the September 12 Democratic Debate
Comparing the Candidates on Climate
The Supreme Court — A Look Behind and Ahead
2019 Elections to Watch – That’s This Year

9/4/19 - #51
A Hot Summer?
The Chesapeake Multicultural Resource Center, Part 2
The Internet: A Surveillance State’s Dream Come True
Thomas and Beal in Love

8/21/19 - #50
The Real Meaning of America’s Labor Day
Last Term Major Supreme Court Decisions #3: Census Question
Trump Administration Takes Aim at Federal Research Efforts
The Chesapeake Multicultural Resource Center, Part 1
National Folk Festival 2019

8/7/19 - #49
Eastern Shore Senator Hershey Responds to Mass Shootings
The Second Round of Democratic Debates
Eastern Shore Agriculture Threatened
Last Term Major Supreme Court Decisions: #2 Church & State
Opinion: War with Iran

7/24/19 - #48
Workforce Report on Maryland’s Five Upper Shore Counties
Legacy Day, 2019
Last Term Major Supreme Court Decisions: #1 Gerrymandering
The First Round of Democratic Debates, Part 2
Letter to the Editor Concerning Congressman Andy Harris

7/10/19 - #47
Revisiting Maryland and Eastern Shore Agriculture in July 2019
The First Round of Democratic Debates, Part 1
The National Popular Vote Interstate Compact

6/26/19 - #46
Celebrating Our Country’s Independence, July 4th, 2019
How Have U.S. Presidents Observed July 4th?
Man Bites Horse
Climate Science: An Update

6/12/19 - #45
What is Juneteenth?
A Bipartisan Push for Clean Energy
How to Prepare for the 2019 Hurricane Season
Book Review: Mason’s Retreat

5/29/19 - #44
Memorial Day 2019 and A Remembrance of Conor McDowell
Voting in Maryland—How Secure is Our System? Part 2
Summary of Firearms-Safety Bills in 2019 Maryland General Assembly
Opioid Deaths Continue to Increase on the Eastern Shore
Opinion: Bi-Partisan Effort Needed on Climate Issues

5/15/19 - #43
Voting in Maryland—How Secure is Our System? Part 1
Small-Town PRIDE is the Best Kind
Temporary US Worker Visas for 2019: May be too Late
Political Gerrymandering: Is Too Much Too Much?

5/1/19 - #42
The 2019 Maryland General Assembly
Crossing the Bay on Battery Power
Is a Maryland Congressional District Unconstitutional?
Maybe Song Yet Sung: A Review

4/17/19 - #41
Another Bay Bridge? Really?
It All Started with a Bolt, But, He’s a Baby-Boomer!
The New Challenges of Education
The Filibuster: Pirates to Politics

4/3/19 - #40
Senator Hershey Sponsors Rural Healthcare Bills 
21st Century Rural Health Care Delivery
Local Progressive Leaders Lead the Lower Shore into the Future
What Does the U.S. Department of Energy Do for Us?
Death with Dignity — Not in Maryland Yet

3/20/19 - #39
Save Our Rural Hospitals!
Farewell to “the Old Family Doctor” and the “Local Hospital”: Now What?
The Future of Power Generation on the Eastern Shore
The Peace Cross: Sacred or Secular or Both?

3/6/19 - #38
What do you think of the Green New Deal?
Firearms Safety Bills in the 2019 Maryland General Assembly
A Reflection on Rapid Change
How Does the U.S. Department of Education Serve the Eastern Shore?

2/20/19 - #37
Governor Hogan’s 2020 Budget Proposal: What’s not to like?
The Future of Healthcare—Part 2
What does the Federal Department of Commerce Do?
See the Future of Climate Change with This New Map Tool
What a Difference a Rule Makes! Voting Rules, House & Senate, Part 1

2/6/19 - #36
Trey Hill – A Farmer’s Insights, Part 2
Interview with Maryland State Legislature Delegate Sheree Sample-Hughes, Part 2
Success with Ozone Policy Provides Hope for Climate Solution
What does the Federal Department of Agriculture Really Do?
Citizenship and the 2020 Census

1/23/19 - #35
Interview with Delegate Sheree Sample-Hughes, Part I
The Future of Healthcare, Part I
Report from Crisfield, Somerset County
Common Sense Plans & Goals for 2019, With a Call for Readers’ Suggestions

1/9/19 - #34
How Does the Government Shutdown Affect Maryland and its Eastern Shore?
Trey Hill – A Farmer’s Insights
FEMA is No Substitute for Home Insurance
Opinion: The Harris Vote on the Farm Bill
Book Review: Civil War on Race Street

12/19/18 - #33
The Affordable Care Act 2019 in Maryland and on the Eastern Shore
Climate Change is Upon Us
What Could “Carbon Fee and Dividend” Mean for America, for the World, and for You?
Reflection on Meanings of Christmas to Americans

11/28/18 - #32
2018 Election Summary – Nationally and on the Shore
What Lies Ahead for U.S. Education?
Opportunity Zones & Funds: Good News for the Eastern Shore?
Maryland’s New “Red Flag” Law
Common Sense for the Eastern Shore: Plan for 2019

11/14/18 - #31
Election Results on the Eastern Shore
The Potential Impact of the Election: Issues to Watch
Mid-Term Elections: Visas and Immigration
Eastern Shore Agriculture—Especially Soybeans—Hard Hit by Trade War with China
Thanksgivings Past, Present and Future
Murder at Barclay Meadow: A Review

11/1/18 - #30
CSES Endorses Jesse Colvin for US Congress
2018 Mid-Term Elections: VOTE!! It’s about your Future
Remember the Tax Law Change? It’s Coming!
Supreme Court Watch
One Vote May Seem Insignificant
Sihnja Whiteley Illustration: Blue is Beautiful

10/18/18 - #29
Where do the Candidates Stand on the Environment?
Two Proposed Amendments to the Maryland Constitution Are on the Nov 6 Ballot
Where Does Congressman Harris Stand on the Issues?
Popular Excuses to Not Vote this November…
Educational Forum on Extreme Risk Protective Order (ERPO)
Sihnja Whiteley Illustration: Blue is Beautiful

10/5/18 - #28
• Growing Maryland’s Economy: Views of Hogan and Jealous
• Eastern Shore Infrastructure Needs
• Is Industrial Hemp Cultivation in the Future for Maryland Agriculture?
• Getting There in Time: Emergency Medical Services (EMS)
• Sihnja Whiteley Illustration: Blue is Beautiful
• League of Women Voters: Candidate Forums

9/19/18 - #27
• Tom Paine’s Common Sense Speaks to Us Today
• Race and the Eastern Shore
• Is the Chesapeake Bay Suffocating?
• All Work and No Play...

9/5/18 - #26
• Our Congressional Candidates on the Opioid Epidemic
• Common Sense Celebrates Its First Year
• Two Festivals You Won’t Want to Miss!
• Eastern Shore Images
• Anniversary Issue Portrait

8/22/18 - #25
• Beware the Bots!
• Ben Jealous’s Campaign for Governor
• Immigration and the Past and Future of America
• Data Snapshot – Talbot County

8/8/18 - #24
• Farmers Rocked by US Tariffs, Machinery Costs and Counter Tariffs
• Reports of Pervasive Abuse and Neglect of Immigrant Children
• Root, root, root for the home team!
• Data Snapshot – Dorchester County

7/25/18 - #23
• Health Care — Where do Candidates Stand on the Issues?
• Building the Energy Future
• Democracies Fail When Citizens Don’t Vote
• Separating Immigrant Parents from Their Children — What’s Happening
• Come to the Fair!

7/11/18 - #22
• Trade War Bites Back
• Independence Day: July 4, 2018
• Education Policy and the 2018 Election Cycle
• Data Snapshot - Somerset County
• Supreme Court Watch - Unions
• An Eastern Shore “Eden” Haunted by the Past - A Book Review

6/28/18 - #21
• Results Are in! Maryland’s 2018 Primary Election
• The Remarkable Transformation of the U.S. Energy Industry
• The Explosive Growth of Windpower
• Are There Local Oysters in Our Future?
• Supreme Court Watch – Voting

6/13/18 - #20
• A Short History of US Immigration Policy, Part 1
• Supreme Court Watch
• What’s Bugging You?
• Data Snapshot – Worcester County
• Questions for Our County Commissioner Candidates
• Which Candidate Deserves Your Vote?

5/30/18 - #19
• Healthcare Solutions: A Collaborative Approach
• Health Needs on the Eastern Shore of Maryland
• The Impact of the Opioid Crisis on the Eastern Shore
• Medical Solutions for the Opioid Epidemic
• Deciding When to Say Goodbye
• Where Does Congressman Harris Stand on the Issues?

5/16/18 - #18
• The Worker Crisis in the Maryland Crab Industry
• Drug Court: Alternative to Jail
• Supreme Court Watch - Sports Gambling
• Trade Wars – China & Chicken
• Upcoming Changes in MD Education
• Data Snapshot: Housing Affordability

5/2/18 - #17
• New Eastern Shore-Related Legislation
• General Assembly Strengthens Gun Safety Laws
• Data Snapshot: Caroline County
• How Will the New US Tax Code Affect You?
• Omnibus Spending Bill: Good News for the Eastern Shore

4/18/18 - #16
• 17-Year-Olds Can Vote in the June Primary?
• Minimum Wage vs. Adequate Income?
• Data Snapshot: Eastern Shore Cost of Living
• How Climate Change Threatens the Eastern Shore Way of Life

4/4/18 - #15
• Preliminary Report of the Kirwan Commission on Education
• 2020 Census: Potential Problems and Repercussions
• 500 March for Gun Safety in Chestertown
• Supreme Court Watch - Union Dues
• Make Baseball Great Again! MLB Announces Historic Realignment
• Data Snapshot – Queen Anne’s County

3/21/18 - #14
• Approaching Election 2018 with Common Sense
• Do the Taxes on Gambling Profits Really Go to Improving Maryland’s Education?
• Point of View - Who does Congressman Andy Harris Really Represent?
• Casa Carmen - a Family Winery with International Flavor and Local History
• Data Snapshot – Voter Registration

3/7/18 - #13
• Eastern Shore Reactions to the Florida School Shooting
• Medical Marijuana Comes to the Eastern Shore
• Data Snapshot – Cecil County
• Supreme Court Watch – Electioneering
• Fine Dining — Who gets the Tip?

2/21/18 - #12
• Governor Hogan’s New Budget Proposal and Education in Maryland
• Data Snapshot – Education Levels on the ES
• A Glance at the 2018 Maryland Legislative Session
• Wild Goose Chase

2/7/18 - #11
• Supreme Court Watch – Voters
• US Senate Race in Maryland
• Data Snapshot – Kent County
• Kent County Profile

1/24/18 - #10
• The New Tax Law and Higher Education on the Eastern Shore
• Check the Facts!
• Data Snapshot – Wealth & Poverty on the ES
• The Eastern Shore’s Importance to Maryland’s Agricultural Sector
• Interview with a Kent County Farmer

1/10/18 - #9
• 2018 Election Cycle
• How the Tax-Cut Law Could Affect Eastern Shore Residents: Part 1
• Supreme Court Watch
• One Vote Really Does Count. Could it be Yours?
• The Working Poor in Maryland

12/20/17 - #8
• Local Radio with a Big Reach
• Voter Fraud and Voter Suppression
• The Opioid Epidemic
• Why Congress Doesn’t Care About Obamacare

12/6/17 - #7
• Say Yes to Health Care
• The Invisible Revolution in U.S. Energy
• Planned Series about Education on the Eastern Shore of Maryland
• 2018: Elections – Special Interest for the Eastern Shore
• Where Would We Be Without The Fourteenth Amendment?

11/22/17 - #6
• Taxes for ALL of US
• Minority Owned Businesses on the Eastern Shore
• Do You Need Health Insurance?
• Reversal or Relaxation of National Environmental Rules/Regs

11/8/17 - #5
• Health Insurance - IT'S ALIVE!
• When Mom Can No Longer Write a Check
• Data Snapshot – Who We Are
• Congress, Budgets, and Tax Reform: Very Confusing

10/25/17 - #4
• How Might Health Care Politics Impact the Eastern Shore?
• What it Feels Like When Medicare or Medicaid Cuts You Off
• Say Goodbye to Cheaper, Cleaner Energy for Maryland?
• Do Immigrants Reduce Our Pay or Take Our Jobs?

10/11/17 - #3
• Saving the Dream on the Eastern Shore
• What Good Is Immigration?
• Whose Lives Are Really at Stake? Straight-Talk
• Looking for a Non-Profit to Support?

9/27/17 - #2
• Letter
• Protecting Your Healthcare Options
• Protecting Your Finances and Identity
• A Waterman Speaks His Mind!!!
• Diversity and Prosperity

9/12/17 - #1
• Welcome Letter
• Hurricane Harvey and the Eastern Shore: Could It Happen Here?
• How to Train for a Job on the Eastern Shore Career/Technical Education (CTE)
• The Potential Price of Political Gridlock
• Low Cost or Free Legal Help for Eastern Shore

7/20/17 - #0

• The Looming Health Insurance Disaster for 2018

• EPA Cuts Restoration Funds: The Future of the Chesapeake Bay Is in Doubt

• Could a Warming Climate Submerge the Eastern Shore?

• Community Solidarity is Key to Creating More Jobs

• Fast Internet Access for the Eastern Shore