Featured Articles

  Pete – A Memoir of a Friendship  by Helen Chappell 

I never thought I’d be writing this column. I always assumed my friend Pete Howell would live forever. He was larger than life in every way, with a heart and a talent as big as he was. He was my friend, my fellow writer, my partner in crime, and a staunch ally in the never-ending quest for support for the arts. He went to that big arts administration in the sky on February 8, and somehow the world is less bright, less entertaining, and less joyful without his presence. Not that his was not a life well lived, mind you.    Read More …

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The Tilghman’s Island Series (Part IV)  by Gary Crawford

For those who may not know, Gary Crawford passed away on March 5, 2020, just days after submitting this article. Helen Chappell asked if she might say a few words about our dear friend: “About twenty years ago, my friends Edwina Murphy and Rose Garvin, queens of Tilghman Island, took me to Crawford’s Nautical Books, which had opened in the old bank building next to Rose’s antique shop. I was as charmed by Gary Crawford as I was by the store he and Susan shared. After a lifetime of adventure all over the world, Gary and Susan discovered Tilghman Island and settled in a waterfront house in Fairbanks.   Read More …

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  Mary, Abe and the Cave  by Bonna Nelson

Among Kentucky’s many attractions are three American treasures: the Mary Todd Lincoln House in Lexington, the Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historic Park in Hodgenville and the Mammoth Cave National Park in Mammoth Cave, Edmonson County. During our adventures in Kentucky, we explored the three very different sites: Mary’s elegant home in the city, Abe’s replica wood cabin in the woods and the Mammoth Cave, the longest in the world. The Mary Todd Lincoln House was our first stop of the three.   Read More…

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 Meal Prep for the Week by Pamela Meredith

Prepping meals and being organized is the way I was reared. My mom was always wise and kept us all on a great budget. Although it seems like a fad popularized by fitness gurus, meal prep is actually a tried-and-true method for healthier eating. It is a way to avoid boredom from repetitive meals, improve nutritional intake and increase shopping efficiency. Setting aside time to meal prep will get you in the habit of planning, cooking and packaging food to be eaten the following week.     Read More… 

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  Ane Early Spring by K. Marc Teffeau

Spring has arrived! We are now on daylight savings time (DST) ~ no matter what your opinion might be on turning the clocks forward one hour. It is interesting how the debate about whether to continue the “spring forward ~ fall back” clock routine is getting much more discussion. According to a 2019 report from the Congressional Research Service, at least 39 states have proposed legislation to change their observance of DST. As I write this column, legislation has been introduced in the General Assembly that would alter Maryland’s standard time to be Eastern Daylight Time year-round.     Read More…

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  Bloodsworth Island  by A. M. Foley

To counter the image of a serene island, you can’t beat a picture of the Navy’s one-time practice of bombing Bloodsworth Island with car bodies. This peculiar exercise involved helicopters hovering over Maryland shoreline, rising with old clunkers dangling on chains, and dropping them onto Bloodsworth in configurations mimicking either a target bull’s-eye or a 3,000-foot airstrip. Both simulated target patterns were designed to be bombed or strafed on practice runs by combat fliers.  Read More…

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