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'Sailing to Freedom' exhibit opens at Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum
ST. MICHAELS — Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum’s new exhibit shows changing perspectives of the Chesapeake Bay’s relationship with the Underground Railroad by centering stories of freedom seekers. “Sailing to Freedom: The Maritime Dimensions of the Underground Railroad” explores the lesser-known maritime aspects of the Underground Railroad and highlights stories of African Americans’ journeys to freedom along Atlantic Coast water routes, including the Chesapeake Bay. The exhibit features art, narrative accounts...
Steering the hype ship: Navy QB deserves his flowers
Should we be talking about Navy as a potential College Football Playoff contender? The 5-0 Midshipmen are certainly making a strong case early, but one player in particular isn't getting enough national attention.Quarterback Blake Horvath has single-handedly dominated Navy's opponents this year (most of which haven't been total pushovers).The junior passer has been the literal definition of a dual-threat player, with his rushing stats (565 yards, 10 TDs) nearly matching his passing tally (771 yards, seven TDs).Saturday's 34-7 drubbing of Air Force was Horvath's fifth straight 100-plus-yard passing game this season, but the first in which he didn't throw a...
Trappe council discusses procurement policy changes
TRAPPE — On Wednesday evening, the Trappe Town Council discussed making revisions and updating current procurement policy in an effort to save money and more swiftly receive needed services. The current procurement policy requires the town to make a request for proposal for any services or item. Requests for proposals are a form of reverse auction that solicits a business proposal by an organization interested in the procurement of a service or product from potential suppliers. ...
Dan Rodricks: Bookstores are making a comeback. Here’s one with 50,000 titles. | STAFF COMMENTARY
There’s hope that the era of American idiocy will end soon, and while a lot of that rides on the outcome of the presidential election, you can feel some real optimism from this trend: Bookstores have been making a comeback. Amazon put a bunch of them out of business, of course, but while e-commerce exploded, new stores opened, survived and even grew. In Baltimore, the Ivy Bookshop and Greedy ...
Lions Club annual Halloween parade set for Oct. 26
The Chestertown Lions Club will host their annual Halloween Parade on Saturday, Oct. 26 commencing at 1 p.m. in downtown Chestertown. This cherished annual event has delighted locals and visitors of all ages for over fifty years. The parade will proceed down High St beginning from Kent Street and ending at Queen Street. This year’s Halloween parade will feature live music, marching bands, numerous floats and performers, with candy dispensing from the floats along the parade route. ...
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