Editorial
Constitutional Monkey Business

Letters to the Editor
The High Cost of Following Your Dream
See for Yourself How Well Maryland Wastewater Treatment Is Working

Dock of the Bay
4 Dixieland Is This Doctor’s Prescription
Celebrating a Namesake’s 303rd Anniversary
For 2,700 Marylanders, the Lure of the Beach Knows No Season
How Snow Birds Stand Winter’s Chill:
Ask the Plant Professor
Way Downstream,

Commentary
A Modest Proposal

Bill Burton on the Bay
In the cold, every body’s hunting

Earth Journal
Brown creeper: A specialist among winter birds

Earth Talk
Organic Treats for Young Tastes

Curtain Call
The Curtain Rose: Bay Theatre Company’s Chesapeake
Reviewed by Dick Wilson

Music Review
RockFish:
A Chesapeake Bluegrass Delicacy Seasoned with Swing

Music Preview
Songs of the Chesapeake: In Concert and On CD
Previewed by Carrie Steele

Flickerings
Burns on Hotel Rwanda: “an earnestly crafted portrayal of survival in the face of annihilation. Just be prepared for its impact.”