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Lewes Public Library has become a true community center
Beckie Healey
7 years ago
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
7 years ago
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
7 years ago
On Saturday, July 28, the news that our neighbors, two houses from ours, were the victims of a home...
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Good news: Delaware chooses clean water for 2019
Amy Barra
7 years ago
On behalf of the Clean Water: Delaware's Clear Choice campaign, the Delaware Center for the Inland...
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Alliance for racial justice bridging gaps in education
James Sherard & Drew McKay
7 years ago
One of the primary missions of the Southern Delaware Alliance for Racial Justice is to "educate for...
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Hudson-Hughes Highway: Opposition often helps create better plans
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We are writing to set the record straight with respect to what has come to be known as the Hudson-...
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State auditing qualifications and experience matter
Kathleen Davies
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Qualifications and experience matter when electing Delaware's next state auditor. The state auditor...
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New museum sheds light on long-ignored history
Don Flood
7 years ago
More than most cities, Montgomery, Ala., remains rooted in the past even as it steps gingerly into...
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Don Flood
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Bryan Stevenson has come a long way since being born on what he has described as the "wrong side of...
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The tax cuts approved by Congress earlier this year are proving to be a bonanza for many states...
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Kitty Holtz
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It is unfortunate that the passage of the 2018 Farm Bill has been delayed. As farmers and ranchers...
After 32 years on Sussex County Council, George Cole says it’s time
Dennis Forney
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After 32 years as a Sussex County councilman, the longest tenure of any council member ever, George...
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On June 6, Helen and I went up to Legislative Hall in support of SB 163, which would prohibit the...
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After reading a full page of critics' responses to my May 22 article (" Government subsidies no...
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Kathy McGuiness
7 years ago
Delaware's Office of the State Auditor must keep pace with technology and software advances. Most...
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Geary Foertsch
7 years ago
Several recent articles in the Cape Gazette make me think that the constant drumbeat from political...
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Henry, the Eagles' good luck charm
Jack Hoban
7 years ago
I've been an Eagles fan for 53 years, and I wondered if I would ever see an Eagles Super Bowl win...
Thoughts on bail policies and the Confederacy
Reid K. Beveridge
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Two items in recent Cape Gazette issues deserve comment. One involves bail in the case of the man...
So-called gun-control measures will not control guns
Geary Foertsch
7 years ago
After reading most of the articles and the feedback in the Cape Gazette since the Florida school...
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Why Overbrook Town Center is good for Sussex County?
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7 years ago
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April is Child Abuse Prevention Month
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Working to expunge juvenile criminal records
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Vocational education is alive and well in our schools
Joseph T. Conaway
7 years ago
One of the best-kept secrets in our public schools is the amount of vocational education programs...
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Lopez supports Beau Biden Gun Violence Prevention Act
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I am a Republican state senator from Sussex County, and I support the Beau Biden Gun Violence...
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USDA to help feed hungry children this summer
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Reid Beveridge
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The cliché, "Be careful what you ask for, you just might get it," is well-worn, but contains some...
Where do Delaware administrators stand on discipline?
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Deadline nears for public comment on offshore oil drilling
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Sussex needs more variety in housing
Drew McKay & Sandra Derr
7 years ago
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Sussex County deserves clean water
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We believe that 2018 could be a good year
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7 years ago
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Hope springs eternal in the human breast
Reid Beveridge
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What is the Southern Delaware Alliance for Racial Justice?
Charlotte King and Drew McKay
7 years ago
The Southern Delaware Alliance for Racial Justice is a nonpartisan, 501 (c)(3) organization that...
The burden of proof should be on the state
Geary Foertsch
7 years ago
As the 149th General Assembly returns to session, you might want to pay attention to a bill (SB 60...
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