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When the law’s timeline does not match the reality…

Patricia Dailey Lewis, Esq.

17 hours ago

In 93% of child sexual abuse cases, the child knows the person who harmed them. The predator …

Nothing exists in isolation

Katya Geyer

4 days ago

Editor’s note: Sussex Academy senior Katya Geyer was recently named the winner of the RENEW…

Rehoboth excess spending is remarkable

John Bramer

1 week ago

I wrote a few weeks ago when the Cape Gazette reported concerns some were having regarding the…

Beebe volunteers give from the heart

Ashley Foster

1 week ago

In a community-based, nonprofit healthcare system like Beebe, our greatest strength has always been…

Delaware’s construction industry needs less…

Matt Bucher

2 weeks ago

Senate Bill 272 is not a pro-worker measure; it is not a pro-economy measure. And it is not a pro-…

Climate Week event highlights need for collaborative…

Victoria Parrish and Amy Slocum

3 weeks ago

The Delaware Climate Week panel discussion titled Delaware's Energy Future: A Conversation with…

We can’t leave wetlands high and dry

Mark Nardone and Emily Knearl

3 weeks ago

A new state bill would protect nontidal areas that are no longer covered by federal law. The time…

Easterseals celebrates Autism Acceptance Month

Natalie Scott

4 weeks ago

Six months ago, Samson Whaley, age 2 1/2, of Dover, was not speaking. Now, not only can he…

Home is where my son belongs

Lauren West

1 month ago

When I walked into Legislative Hall to testify before Delaware’s Joint Finance Committee, I wasn't…

Don’t let crypto rewards undermine Delaware’s…

Rep. Mara Gorman

1 month ago

When Delawareans think of innovation, we think of history and progress in equal measure. From…

Sussex doesn’t need a medical school; it needs…

William Albanese

1 month ago

Everyone agrees on one thing: Sussex County needs more physicians. Our population is growing…

Bringing together community, culture and commerce

Ronald KL Collins

1 month ago

The world is what we make it. In that world, we can create magic if we only wish for it. Much…

Bayhealth leader opposes Senate Bill 1

Terry Murphy

1 month ago

If you drive across the Pennsylvania line near the airport, you’ll see the shuttered Crozer-Chester…

SB 1 takes Delaware backward

Brian Frazee

1 month ago

This feels like deja vu. Delaware is once again sounding the alarm on a bill that would cut…

Delaware needs to consolidate state and federal...

Stephanie T. Bolden

1 month ago

Over the last several years, the legislature has taken steps to make voting easier and more…

Faster permitting can help Delaware

Jennifer Cohan

1 month ago

Across Delaware, communities are feeling the pressure of rising housing costs, growing…

Don’t undermine Delaware’s economic future

Marc Brown

2 months ago

Delaware is at a crossroads. Does it want to be a state that pursues economic growth, jobs and…

Bunting respected all constituents

Joyce O'Neal

2 months ago

On behalf of the Delaware Manufactured Homeowners Association, we extend our deepest…

Deer population must be managed to protect…

Mike Groome

2 months ago

Healthy ecosystems rely on checks and balances among all species, plant and animal alike. Foxes…

The Sacred Overlap: A Delaware season of shared...

The Rev. Dr. Elizabeth Kaeton, Irfan Patel, Ormand L. O’Neal Sr. and Rabbi Michael Beals

2 months ago

As the winter chill begins to thaw into the first hints of a Delaware spring, four of the world’s…

Sussex Housing Group supports Cool Spring Crossing

Susan M. Davis

2 months ago

Sussex Housing Group, a membership of more than 80 organizations and more than 200 individuals,…

Medical aid in dying and the story of Job

Jon Reddick

2 months ago

There’s an old joke about an older boy who tricks his younger brother into trading his dime for a…

Listening first: Staff voices, student success and…

Dr. Jenny Nauman

3 months ago

One of the greatest gifts of stepping into the superintendent role this year has been the chance to…

Term limits are anti-democratic

Claire Snyder-Hall

3 months ago

The Cape Gazette recently ran an editorial in favor of term limits. They quote my…

Protecting the right to privacy in the age of...

Rep. Madinah A. Wilson-Anton

3 months ago

As we enter the 250th year since the signing of the Declaration of Independence, certain…

Red tape is strangling rural healthcare

Sally C. Pipes

3 months ago

Rural America is running out of doctors. According to a recent report from the Commonwealth Fund,…

Planning for growth without fear

Sen. Russ Huxtable

3 months ago

In “It’s a Wonderful Life,” George Bailey believed deeply in his neighbors. He believed they should…

Nothing is constant except change

Chris Rausch

3 months ago

Nothing is constant except change. The phrase, attributed to the Greek philosopher Heraclitus…

Many development costs are overlooked

Joseph Pika

3 months ago

A recent commentary in the Cape Gazette stressed the economic benefits of Cool Spring Crossing, its…

Beebe ready to lead Sussex County’s rural health…

Dr. David Tam

3 months ago

As we begin a new year, the outlook for healthcare in Sussex County and across the nation is both…

What to know about school choice options

Andrew Campanella

3 months ago

Editor’s note: Online school choice application for participating public school districts and…

Flu cases are on the rise this holiday season

William Albanese

4 months ago

Lately, you’re probably noticing the signs of flu everywhere: more people wearing masks, families…

250th anniversary: Tom Paine’s ‘Common Sense’

Ron KL Collins and Amy Marasco

4 months ago

He took chances while others took time. He voiced the improbable while articulating the only…

Clean water is under threat

Mark Nardone

4 months ago

Riding along on an annual count of juvenile fish in the Delaware River, a state biologist compared…

Workforce can’t wait for affordable housing

Kelly Basile

4 months ago

One of the most-pressing concerns we hear from the business community, especially in Sussex County…

Wheels of justice crushing Delaware cities

Fred Neil

4 months ago

Those of us who have been elected to create the best possible environment for the citizens to live…

Improving rural healthcare through increased cancer…

Ruth Briggs King

4 months ago

Delaware’s population is continuously growing, but our hospitals and clinics are struggling to keep…

It’s time to transform Delaware public education

Rep. Jeff Hilovsky

5 months ago

The world is changing nearly faster than we can react. Education in Delaware can lead the way by…

Delaware has a spending problem

Rep. Danny Short

5 months ago

The state of Delaware has a monkey on its back, and I have a front-row seat to watch the troubling…

Redding and Greenberg argue Brown companion case in…

Ronald K.L. Collins

5 months ago

Nov. 11, 2025, Wilmington: There was magic in the air that night at the DuPont Country Club, as…

Freeman Foundation grateful for community,…

Patti A. Grimes

5 months ago

After wrapping up our 18th season of presenting live arts experiences at Freeman Arts Pavilion, I…

Shaping Cape’s future together

Dr. Jenny Nauman

5 months ago

Since beginning the role of superintendent of the Cape Henlopen School District July 1, I have been…

Meyer’s plan aligns with Beebe’s strategic…

Dr. David Tam

5 months ago

Beebe Healthcare was honored to welcome Gov. Matt Meyer Nov. 12, as he presented Delaware’s…

Real solutions to fix Delaware’s deficit

Rep. Bryan Shupe

5 months ago

In recent days, Delawareans have been asking a straightforward question: Where can the state cut…

Rehoboth library needs public support

Patricia Welday

6 months ago

In an age of digital overload and shrinking public spaces, the local library remains one of the…

New state office aims to save lives

Eric Morrison

6 months ago

Recently, in a packed room, Gov. Meyer publicly signed into law my House Bill 54, creating an…

A plea for families amid rising DUI dangers

Rep. Jeff Hilovsky

6 months ago

Imagine a sudden phone call in the dead of night: a loved one, gone in an instant, stolen by a…

Re-envisioning ethics in Delaware

Ron Chaney

6 months ago

Delaware is not immune from conditions that impact our government and our state as it strives to…

Celebrating Hispanic heritage and community health…

Dr. Fabricio Alarcon

6 months ago

With so much happening in the world today, it’s easy to lose sight of the deep connections that…

Local journalism plays vital role in community

Chris Rausch

6 months ago

This week, Oct. 5-11, marks National Newspaper Week, a time to celebrate the vital role local…

Village Volunteers does wonderful work for Cape…

Carol Stutts

7 months ago

Three years ago, I was seriously considering selling my house and moving to a senior-living…

Hunting has benefits for participants and Delaware

Pat Emory

7 months ago

Since the state began tracking the number of hunting licenses sold in 1972, the total number of…

Unknown sailors are buried near Lewes ferry terminal…

Paul Kaminsky

7 months ago

Lewes is a historic town filled with many stories. One such story is that of the Unknown Sailors…

Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program is worth…

Dr. Destenie Nock

7 months ago

Last winter, more than 600,000 households in Delaware, Pennsylvania, Maryland, New Jersey and the…

The battle against conflicts of interest

Bryan Shupe

8 months ago

During my time in the General Assembly, I have consistently been mindful of the potential for…

Access to early education is essential

Lt. Gov. Kyle Evans Gay

8 months ago

Delaware can’t afford to wait to build a stronger early education system. If we are serious about…

Real heroes don’t wear capes

Michael Short

8 months ago

Hope can be hard to find. We are bombarded with images of starving children in Gaza. Ukraine is on…

Recognizing the power and promise of Social Security…

C. Wendell Alfred

9 months ago

The vital lifeline used for housing, groceries, gas, and other everyday necessities is about to…

Financial literacy shapes a prosperous future

Jeff Hilovsky

9 months ago

Delaware has taken a decisive step toward securing the financial well-being of its citizens by…

Marine biologist explains Cape Region’s jellyfish…

Gisele Muller-Parker

9 months ago

In the past few weeks, an exceptional number of jellyfish have been observed in and around Lewes…

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