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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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Prevent Lyme disease by avoiding tick bites
by Rick Hong, MD
6 years ago
The next time you are outdoors enjoying nature, take the time to protect yourself from small unseen...
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A physician’s perspective on House Bill 140
6 years ago
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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Delawarens must support Debate Bill 34 in war on opioids
6 years ago
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
6 years ago
One of the goals that we at SEDAC, Sussex Economic Development Action Committee, have emphasized...
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Commentary: On farms, every day is Earth Day
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
6 years ago
April is National Distracted Driving Awareness Month and an opportune time for a more public...
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Commentary: Sussex desperately needs housing for the working poor
7 years ago
The Sussex County comprehensive plan and every expert I talk to are saying we desperately need “...
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Commentary: Students need better life skills, higher education prep
Ruth Briggs King
7 years ago
Each year, I meet with top high school students in my district and, each time, they ask for “life...
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Commentary: Road map to cheaper prescription drugs
Trinidad Navarro
7 years ago
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
7 years ago
Recently, Republicans in the Delaware House of Representatives introduced two bills designed to...
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Commentary: Oprah Winfrey and her mom’s strong finish
Barbara Coombs Lee
7 years ago
Oprah Winfrey’s mother, Vernita Lee, died just a few months ago on Thanksgiving Day, and Oprah...
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Commentary: What you don't know about Medicare for All can hurt you
Sally C. Pipes
7 years ago
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
7 years ago
Many people in need of medical services that can help them live higher quality and longer lives are...
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Commentary: Disenfranchisement in Delaware closed primary election system
Alan W. Roth
7 years ago
Why should the primary election system in the State of Delaware be changed? It has become...
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Commentary: Sussex Economic Development Action Committee lays out latest...
7 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
7 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
7 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
7 years ago
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
7 years ago
In 2018, five Delaware residents were arrested in Dover for selling a 16-year-old girl for sex, via...
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Commentary: Keep Our Wells Clean
7 years ago
Sussex County residents are no longer on their own when it comes to taking a stand on local...
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Commentary: Road ends for Ed Speraw
Fred Neil
7 years ago
When I moved to Delaware in 2003 after living in homes in Baltimore which had ground rents, I never...
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Commentary: Democrats need to lead the way on variety of issues
7 years ago
The 2019 Delaware Legislature convenes in January, with new Democratic faces in both chambers...
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Hoping for a kinder and gentler 2019
7 years ago
Several weeks ago we shared in the meaningful experience of the funeral services of former...
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Commentary: Time to shred the naughty or nice list
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Santa Claus (aka St. Nick, Father Christmas, Kris Kringle, or simply Santa) is a Christmas figure...
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Commentary: Sewers spell success for Sussex County
Michelle Schmidt
7 years ago
In Sussex County, more than 29,000 septic systems have been switched to central sewerage over the...
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Commentary: A home and a job-The American Dream
7 years ago
After months of hearings and workshops, the update of the Sussex County Comprehensive Plan nears...
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Seniors: Don't forget to sign up for Medicare drug coverage
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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
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At this writing, the Legislature in Dover is winding down for the year as the push for more gun...
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