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Music may be an answer: Rehoboth Jazz Fest sparkles
7 years ago
Several weeks ago, we experienced for the umpteenth time our annual jazz festival, billed and...
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Embracing humane policies for cats
Becky Robinson
7 years ago
As Lewes considers how to care for its cats, it should be sure to make decisions based on humane...
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Commentary: Thank you Gov. Carney for signing offshore drilling ban bill
7 years ago
Delaware is known as the state of endless discoveries - bringing in more than 9 million visitors to...
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Commentary: Making the future in the 36th District and Delaware brighter
7 years ago
My name is Bryan Shupe. I am a husband, a father, a longtime community volunteer, a business owner...
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We need a candidate for the people in lower Delaware
7 years ago
My name is Don Allan, and I am running for state representative in Delaware’s 36th District, which...
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Celebrating 25 years of the Cape Gazette
Sen. Chris Coons
7 years ago
From my earliest memories, newspapers have been part of my daily life. Ever present on my family’s...
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Sussex Economic Development committee heading in new direction
7 years ago
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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Commentary: Make Delaware the First State in reading
Tracey Quillen Carney and Dr. Annie Norman
7 years ago
We are proud to partner, through the First Chance Delaware initiative and the Delaware Library Card...
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LETTER: U.S. Senate candidate: How to save Social Security
Kerri Evelyn Harris
7 years ago
Social Security is a lifeline. It keeps millions of senior Americans alive and out of poverty. When...
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Commentary: Road safety a number one priority in Delaware
Jennifer L. Cohan & Robert M. Coupe
7 years ago
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
7 years ago
A well-proven and FDA-approved concussion testing and treatment protocol called ImPACT is suddenly...
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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
7 years ago
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
7 years ago
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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Stevenson recalls lifelong lesson
Don Flood
7 years ago
Bryan Stevenson has come a long way since being born on what he has described as the "wrong side of...
War is a racket, according to decorated vet
Geary Foertsch
7 years ago
At this writing, the Legislature in Dover is winding down for the year as the push for more gun...
Delaware should spend tax dollars wisely
Reid K. Beveridge
7 years ago
The tax cuts approved by Congress earlier this year are proving to be a bonanza for many states...
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Farm Bill would help farmers and ranchers weather factors beyond control
Kitty Holtz
7 years ago
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
7 years ago
After 32 years as a Sussex County councilman, the longest tenure of any council member ever, George...
Rights of people on both sides of issue should be respected
Don Flood
7 years ago
On June 6, Helen and I went up to Legislative Hall in support of SB 163, which would prohibit the...
Foertsch responds to criticism of column
Geary Foertsch
7 years ago
After reading a full page of critics' responses to my May 22 article (" Government subsidies no...
Foertsh offers baseless attacks on Lincoln, Stevenson
Don Flood
7 years ago
Geary Foertsch's column last Tuesday was headlined, "Government subsidies no substitute for fathers...
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Next state auditor should work on your behalf
Kathy McGuiness
7 years ago
Delaware's Office of the State Auditor must keep pace with technology and software advances. Most...
Government subsidies no substitute for fathers
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
7 years ago
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?
Sussex Alliance for Responsible Growth
7 years ago
Don't be alarmed by the headline: this oversized, out of character, environmentally degrading,...
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April is Child Abuse Prevention Month
7 years ago
This month is Child Abuse Prevention Month. For the past 35 years, since the first national...
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Working to expunge juvenile criminal records
Nancy Powell and Zita Dresner
7 years ago
Did you know that a juvenile criminal record can follow you through your life and significantly...
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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
7 years ago
I am a Republican state senator from Sussex County, and I support the Beau Biden Gun Violence...
America is truly becoming Teddy Roosevelt's feared ‘polyglot boarding...
Geary Foertsch
7 years ago
In a recent Cape Gazette I read the eye-opening article, "Gov. Carney offers plan for English...
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USDA to help feed hungry children this summer
Denise Lovelady
7 years ago
As we near the end of another winter, many parents and children are already beginning to think...
Lower, slower Delaware still lower, just not slower
Reid Beveridge
7 years ago
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?
Geary Foertsch
7 years ago
After the horrific Valentine's Day massacre of 17 lives at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in...
Deadline nears for public comment on offshore oil drilling
7 years ago
When it comes to offshore drilling, there's bad news, good news, and some pretty ridiculous news...
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Sussex needs more variety in housing
Drew McKay & Sandra Derr
7 years ago
Sussex County is facing increasingly difficult decisions about its future. Developers are building...
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Sussex County deserves clean water
7 years ago
Poisoned wells. Water boil advisories. Beach closures. Tap water that tastes or smells "off."...
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We believe that 2018 could be a good year
Joe Conaway
7 years ago
2017 has been an active year for the Sussex Economic Development Action Committee, known as SEDAC...
Hope springs eternal in the human breast
Reid Beveridge
7 years ago
"No man's life, liberty or property are safe while the legislature is in session."
-...
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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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Elegy for a retiree
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Today I was 70 years old. Six words I thought I would never say. What has happened to the years? I...
Prepare for electric bills to skyrocket
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7 years ago
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