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Teacher of the Year: All children deserve quality pre-K
Dana Bowe
6 years ago
In a career that spans four states, two decades, and one Delaware Teacher of the Year award, I’ve...
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If we build a bigger pool, we can spread risk over larger population
Dr. Kara Odom Walker and Trinidad Navarro
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Under the Affordable Care Act, states were required to create health insurance marketplaces for...
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Crisis in services needed by adults with intellectual disabilities
Cynthia Gratz Campbell
6 years ago
State and national policies have supported the right of adults with intellectual and developmental...
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by Rick Hong, MD
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The next time you are outdoors enjoying nature, take the time to protect yourself from small unseen...
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Life expectancy in the U.S. is decreasing for the second year in a row, partly due to an increase...
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DelDOT makes data-driven decisions
Jennifer Cohan
6 years ago
During the Five Points Working Group Meeting on April 29, the issue of timing of the new grade-...
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The opioid epidemic that continues to plague our state stems from the grossly aggressive marketing...
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Legislation a shot in the arm for workforce training
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One of the goals that we at SEDAC, Sussex Economic Development Action Committee, have emphasized...
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Sean McKeon and Kasey Taylor
6 years ago
At the U.S. Department of Agriculture, we celebrate Earth Day 2019 by offering big thank-you’s to...
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COMMENTARY: Mid-Atlantic AAA combatting ‘intextication’
Tim Wiedemann
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April is National Distracted Driving Awareness Month and an opportune time for a more public...
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The Sussex County comprehensive plan and every expert I talk to are saying we desperately need “...
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Ruth Briggs King
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Each year, I meet with top high school students in my district and, each time, they ask for “life...
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Trinidad Navarro
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Prescription drugs currently make up 17 percent of total healthcare costs in the United States...
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Commentary: HB 53 is especially repugnant legislation
Eric Morris
6 years ago
Recently, Republicans in the Delaware House of Representatives introduced two bills designed to...
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Barbara Coombs Lee
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Oprah Winfrey’s mother, Vernita Lee, died just a few months ago on Thanksgiving Day, and Oprah...
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Sally C. Pipes
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In November, Democrats took the House of Representatives. But many of the party’s most progressive...
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Commentary: Hospital pricing in Delaware can be regulated
Aditi P. Sen and Ge Bai
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Many people in need of medical services that can help them live higher quality and longer lives are...
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Alan W. Roth
6 years ago
Why should the primary election system in the State of Delaware be changed? It has become...
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6 years ago
Before I report to the people of Sussex County on SEDAC’S activities in 2018, I would like to take...
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Commentary: Congress must do more to stem the opioid tide
Sen. Chris Coons
6 years ago
Overdose deaths from prescription opioid painkillers and related heroin use have reached epidemic...
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Commentary: Low literacy a crisis in Sussex County
Glenn Schuster
6 years ago
Approximately 68,000 adult Delawareans function at the lowest literacy level. That is a stunning...
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Beebe provided extraordinary care for my wife
Chuck Mowll
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Beebe Healthcare didn’t save my wife. No hospital in the world could have. A few weeks before...
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Commentary: In recognition of Human Trafficking Awareness Month
Leslie A. Brower
6 years ago
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Fred Neil
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When I moved to Delaware in 2003 after living in homes in Baltimore which had ground rents, I never...
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The 2019 Delaware Legislature convenes in January, with new Democratic faces in both chambers...
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As Lewes considers how to care for its cats, it should be sure to make decisions based on humane...
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Celebrating 25 years of the Cape Gazette
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6 years ago
From my earliest memories, newspapers have been part of my daily life. Ever present on my family’s...
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Just over a year ago, I began reporting to the people of Sussex County on the efforts by a group of...
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Social Security is a lifeline. It keeps millions of senior Americans alive and out of poverty. When...
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As we head into the Labor Day holiday, the Department of Transportation and the Department of...
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Health insurer does about-face on concussion tests
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Lewes Public Library has become a true community center
Beckie Healey
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The primary role of public libraries is to provide access to information. The American Library...
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Five Points Working Group: appreciation for the work to date, looking ahead
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The Five Points Transportation Study Working Group (composed of business and community leaders,...
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Proud of our community and Delaware State Police
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Amy Barra
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On behalf of the Clean Water: Delaware's Clear Choice campaign, the Delaware Center for the Inland...
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