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Recent Columns
Traveler Series
Hanging out with elephants and the Cape Gazette in Africa
1 day ago
In early December, Reilly Reeves had the opportunity to travel to Botswana, Africa, on a work trip...
Golf
Cape golf team finally wins a squeaker
Fritz Schranck
1 day ago
The Cape golf team lost two matches this year and two matches last year by single-stroke margins...
Outdoors
Kids shine at surf-fishing tournament
Eric Burnley
1 day ago
Old Inlet Bait and Tackle held its annual Spring Surf-Fishing Tournament May 4. In spite of less-...
Thoughts from the Sidelines
NBA playoffs are in full swing
Sumner Spence
2 days ago
The New York Knicks beat the 76ers last week to advance to the second round against the Indiana...
The Business of Eating
Treat your guests to a taste of Rehoboth, Dewey and Lewes
Bob Yesbek
2 days ago
Like the proverbial light at the end of the tunnel (which often turns out to be a train), the 2024...
Cape Flavors
Buttermilk: Beloved beverage offers a myriad of benefits
Denise Clemons
2 days ago
I bought a bottle of buttermilk to make biscuits, which got me thinking about this oddly-named...
Around Sussex
Many African American schools endure
Ron MacArthur
2 days ago
In my last column, I wrote about the du Pont schools for African American students in a state where...
People in Sports
A goalie personality is no flinch, no fear, just rock and roll
Dave Frederick
2 days ago
Goalie guitar - Mariner sixth-grade goalie Penelope Bohl goes through her pre-game routine getting...
Running
Seashore Classic Half Marathon draws nearly 300
Tim Bamforth
2 days ago
Just a tad under 300 runners participated in the 15th annual Seashore Classic Half Marathon, 5K and...
Editorial Cartoon
The change range
2 days ago
Weather Picture
Golden hour
3 days ago
It’s a puppy party on Dewey Beach at sunset in Tara Sheldon’s photo.
Traveler Series
Soaking up the sun in St. Lucia with the Gazette
4 days ago
Cape Gazette readers Lori Richardson and Frannie Slabonik of Milton took the Gazette on a 10-day...
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Editorials
Editorials
Generosity abounds in the Cape Region
2 days ago
Every weekend - and many weeknights too - here in the Cape Region, community events gather people...
Editorials
Farmers markets' benefits plentiful
1 week ago
This week’s spell of warm weather arrived just in time for the opening of the Cape Region’s many...
Editorials
More emergency vet services needed
2 weeks ago
We recently reported that Rehoboth Beach Animal Hospital is offering urgent care for pets during...
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Letters to the Editor
Letters to the Editor
A 50-ton gift from the sea
Linda Sullivan Schulte
2 days ago
Living in a coastal community, surrounded by amazing natural beauty and unique creatures we see...
Letters to the Editor
AARP Delaware supports HB 317
Kimberly Wharton
2 days ago
I wanted to make your readers aware of a new piece of legislation that AARP Delaware is fully...
Letters to the Editor
Empower our future: vote yes in Cape referendum
Carmen Natrin
2 days ago
As a dedicated educator at Cape Henlopen High School for more than 18 years, I have witnessed...
Letters to the Editor
McGuiness is right person to follow Pete
Genevieve Wilson
2 days ago
Kathy McGuiness announced her candidacy for the Delaware House of Representatives May 4. It was...
Letters to the Editor
Cape district should wait for reassessment
W. Donald Bland
2 days ago
Regarding the Cape district’s upcoming referendum on raising the school tax rate to fund building...
Letters to the Editor
Beebe board chair celebrates nurses
Mike Meoli
2 days ago
On May 6, we celebrate the beginning of Nurses Week. At Beebe Healthcare, they are such an...
Letters to the Editor
Supportive community helps Cape’s OM students
Erin Willis
2 days ago
I am writing to share my gratitude and appreciation for the generous outpouring of support Cape's...
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Commentary/Politics
Commentary
Dr. Tam: My stroke was a lesson of timely care and treatment
Dr. David A. Tam
4 days ago
On March 8, I suffered a stroke. I woke up that Friday morning and felt tired. But I’m always tired...
Commentary
State workers unite to support HB 350
Tony Pezzuto, Jeff Taschner, Michael Beggato and Brian Clarke
5 days ago
For the last decade, experts from Delaware and around the country have sounded the alarm that...
Commentary
HB 350 is not what the doctor ordered
Brian Frazee
5 days ago
House Bill 350 is moving its way through the Delaware General Assembly to put paid political...
Commentary
HB 350 will hurt Sussex just as much as Beebe
Dr. David Tam
1 week ago
When I came to Sussex County to be the president and CEO of Beebe Healthcare, it was to serve and...
Commentary
Chancery Court opinion dealt blow to school segregation in 1950
Ronald K.L. Collins
1 week ago
Anniversaries invite reflection. Hence, the upcoming 70th anniversary of Brown v. Board on May 17...
Commentary
Increased access to lifesaving meds needed
Peggy Geisler
2 weeks ago
Obesity is one of America’s most pressing health epidemics, yet it has been consistently overlooked...
Commentary
Kings Highway plan: Not perfect but best plan yet devised
Gail Van Gilder, Joseph A. Pika and Jay Tomlinson
3 weeks ago
DelDOT’s plan for Kings Highway has unleashed a vibrant exchange of views on the pages of the Cape...
Commentary
Volunteering is good for the soul
Connie Benko
3 weeks ago
Thousands of Delawareans engage in formal or informal volunteer activities every day, providing...
Commentary
Current healthcare costs unsustainable
Rep. Valerie M. Longhurst
1 month ago
Healthcare in Delaware is expensive; there’s no getting around it. In a 2024 study, Delaware ranked...
Commentary
New strategies needed to improve schools
Sen. Brian Pettyjohn and Rep. Lyndon Yearick
1 month ago
Delaware’s public education system is in dire need of reform and new approaches. According to the...
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Recent Blogs
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I have always had ZERO trouble talking. My role model was my mom, that indefatigable chatterer...
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2 weeks ago
We celebrated Earth Day in our E-meal class this week. You can too, with a cup of chopped onions, a...
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Black Swans
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3 weeks ago
"
Rara avis in terris nigroque simillima cygno.
” –Juvenal, 2 nd century AD (Translation: “A...
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Tempeh Time
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1 month ago
Here is an E-meal to power you through these gorgeous spring days. In our second class of this five...
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(Am I a) Coastal Grandma?
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I’m not generally a trend-setter; instead, I’m usually a trend-ender (the second I hop on board,...
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Tiny Bites, Big Hit
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These tiny OAT BITES were a big hit in our first E-MEALS FOR EVERYONE class at the Osher Institute...
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Bells Are Winging
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The boys had a terrific Easter, complete with two egg hunts (at church and in our backyard) and a...
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So you think there’s nothing YOU can do to address climate change! So you think there is no...
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Rehoboth Beach tables committee structure discussion
Chris Flood
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After months of discussion, Rehoboth Beach commissioners have decided to table a proposal to revamp...