Hard to say when we've reached bottom, isn't it? There are so many things about the Trump administration that offend human sensibilities, our sense of American decency and our understanding of Democratic principles that it's hard to single out one of Trump’s actions or one of his tweets as the worst. Separating migrant children from … Continue reading Betrayal of Kurds by Trump will beget more refugees that we won’t take in
Catching (but not so much eating yet) fish from urban waters
We caught rockfish on the fly last fall along the rocky banks of West Covington Park in South Baltimore, to the east of the Hanover Street Bridge. To be more specific, that’s the Middle Branch of the Patapsco River, and I'll probably hit it again this month and next. When I mention this, people ask … Continue reading Catching (but not so much eating yet) fish from urban waters
More info: Maintaining the trout fishery in the Youghiogheny River in Maryland; hearing on water releases coming up Oct. 15
On October 3, Ken Pavol, a river guide and former Maryland fisheries biologist, wrote this letter to fellow members of the Trout Unlimited Youghiogheny chapter in western Maryland with regard to the debate over cold-water releases from Deep Creek Lake: Alan Klotz, DNR Fisheries Service Regional Manager, addressed our chapter meeting last evening with an … Continue reading More info: Maintaining the trout fishery in the Youghiogheny River in Maryland; hearing on water releases coming up Oct. 15
The crazy right’s strategy: Trump’s conduct is indefensible. So let’s accuse Obama and Clinton of something
A senior citizen shared this mailing with me, a solicitation of donations for something called the Liberty Guard in Merrifield, Va. It claims that Trump has been the subject of an attempted coup d’etat and asks for donations to bring “Team Obama” to justice. The organization is run by Bob Barr, a former Republican congressman … Continue reading The crazy right’s strategy: Trump’s conduct is indefensible. So let’s accuse Obama and Clinton of something
The little house Malachi Mills built in West Baltimore in 1843 still stands
People who decry Baltimore’s vacant houses and who say, “Tear them down,” or “Give them away,” do not understand the complicated legal nature of ownership, much less the desire for historic preservation or the matter of market conditions and the availability of capital. They also seem perplexed that there are so many vacants in the … Continue reading The little house Malachi Mills built in West Baltimore in 1843 still stands
The brook trout treasure
A friend sent me a photograph of an exquisite brook trout he managed to catch in a creek in a part of Maryland known for its protected brook trout habitat. I thought, "That's treasure he's holding in his hand." It reminded me of the brook trout experience on Father's Day Creek in Pennsylvania, and why … Continue reading The brook trout treasure
Despite what the Trump suckups say, Ukrainegate is a SomethingBurger
The running conservative response to the revelations about Trump and his sleazy phone call with the Ukraine president is that it’s a big fat nothingburger and that Speaker Pelosi and the Trump-hating Democrats have overplayed their hand with a formal impeachment inquiry. From at least one fellow pundit in the Washington Post: No one cares … Continue reading Despite what the Trump suckups say, Ukrainegate is a SomethingBurger
Trump is concerned about corruption? Howls of derisive laughter please
It is beyond any level of belief that Donald Trump, a juggernaut of sleaze, would be so concerned about corruption in Ukraine that he would urge its president to take action. This is like a porn star being concerned about promiscuity among teens. So Trump's statement about why he made the phone call deserves all … Continue reading Trump is concerned about corruption? Howls of derisive laughter please
Fellow anglers asked to speak up on behalf of the trout in the Youghiogheny River in Maryland
Neil Jacobs, a champion of the Youghiogheny River catch-and-release fishery, has been circulating this letter to anglers in the hopes we will join him in asking the Maryland Department of the Environment to balance all interests, including the trout habitat, in its deliberations on a water-release permit. You can contact Mr. Jacobs directly at enjacobs@gmail.com. … Continue reading Fellow anglers asked to speak up on behalf of the trout in the Youghiogheny River in Maryland
What the children and birds are telling us
This year marks the 30th anniversary of the publication of one of the most important nonfiction books by an American author of the last century: The End of Nature, by Bill McKibben. It was a seminal work in which McKibben argued that we had so profoundly altered our world that nature was no longer a … Continue reading What the children and birds are telling us
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