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It’s time to strike death penalty from state code
Jack Young
4 days ago
On Jan. 25, House Bill 70 was introduced in the General Assembly to strike the death penalty from...
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Public defenders are really good attorneys
Kevin O’Connell
1 week ago
For years, the popular belief has been if you’re charged with a crime, the last person you want...
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Dan Shortridge
2 weeks ago
These are the words of Delaware business owners and executives: “No one really wants to work,...
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Colleen Davis
3 weeks ago
Having a savings plan, knowing what resources are available for it, and knowing how to use those...
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Karen Peterson
1 month ago
RISE Delaware is sounding the alarm about a provision in the governor’s fiscal year 2024 budget...
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SEDAC looks forward to strong year
Joe Conaway
1 month ago
The year 2022 was another successful year for the Sussex Economic Development Action Committee. And...
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Michelle Harris
1 month ago
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Frank Shockley
1 month ago
National School Counseling Week 2023, School Counselors: Helping Students Dream Big, sponsored by...
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Working to strengthen Title IX
Mark Holodick and Melanie Ross Levin
1 month ago
As we mark National Girls and Women in Sports Day Wednesday, Feb. 1, we commend all women athletes...
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Preserve Our Park continues efforts
Joseph A. Pika
2 months ago
News of plans to construct a bar/restaurant on the dune north of the David McBride Bathhouse at the...
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Homeless shelter for women needed in Lewes area
Rev. Brian S. Lewis
2 months ago
I would like to thank Ms. Gail M. Jackson for her letter to the Cape Gazette in the Dec. 30 edition...
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Dr. David Tam
2 months ago
In the blink of an eye, 2022 has gone and 2023 is now here. As we turn the pages on our calendars,...
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Sadé Truiett
2 months ago
Delaware’s education ecosystem could use a technological boost. Despite numerous education reform...
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Delaware’s future demands investments in early childhood programs
Sen. Kyle Evans Gay, Sen. Sarah McBride and Lt. Governor Bethany Hall-Long
2 months ago
As we continue our transition into a post-pandemic economy, it has perhaps never been clearer that...
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Connecting vulnerable Delawareans to food, education, opportunity
Cathy Kanefsky
2 months ago
One in ten of our neighbors across Delaware is food insecure: they lack consistent access to the...
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Delaware needs to adopt clean car rules
Dustyn Thompson
2 months ago
Most commenters at a recent Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control...
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Celebrating ‘gifts’ this holiday season
Terry M. Murphy
2 months ago
This is the time of year we focus on the giving season. We spend great time and attention to...
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Delaware's rush to ban gasoline and diesel vehicles is misguided
Rep. Jesse Vanderwende
3 months ago
By 2035, all new passenger cars, trucks and SUVs sold in Delaware will be required to be zero-...
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Fight for lower prescription drug prices
Kim Robbins
3 months ago
It goes without saying that the cost of healthcare has gone up exponentially over the last decade...
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Sussex must act to save Route 1
Jeff Stone
3 months ago
Sussex County has a once-in-a-generation opportunity to create and implement a vision for how the...
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Let’s work to restore the Delaware Way
Stuart Comstock-Gay
3 months ago
For generations, Delawareans have spoken proudly (for the most part) of the Delaware Way – our...
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Medicare Part D should cover anti-obesity medications
Peggy Geisler
3 months ago
Almost 10 years ago, the American Medical Association formally declared that obesity is a disease...
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Reflections on Sussex, The Nature Conservancy and the future
I.G. Burton
4 months ago
I have been lucky to live in Sussex County my entire life, and my family has been here for...
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Michelle Harris
4 months ago
“How can we help you?” It’s the simple question upon which most small businesses base their...
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Mary Roth
4 months ago
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Anjanette Kichline
4 months ago
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302 Food Rescue addresses food insecurity
Terry Murphy
4 months ago
No one would disagree that everyone has the right to nutritious food. Healthy meals play an...
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We all win when birds thrive
Steve Cottrell
4 months ago
When birds thrive, we all win. When birds disappear, we all lose. Delaware is coming very close to...
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Free broadband can bridge digital, medical divides
Sen. Nicole Poore
4 months ago
With Delaware facing both a long-standing lack of primary care physicians and a more recent...
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Addressing medical debt during Health Literacy Month
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5 months ago
We are in the midst of a national crisis affecting the lives of more than 100 million Americans ,...
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50 years of working for Delaware’s waterways
Shawn Garvin
5 months ago
It has been 50 years since Congress enacted a landmark piece of environmental legislation – the...
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Let’s continue supporting children’s growth
Kirsten Olson
5 months ago
In recent years, Delaware has begun to understand and embrace the scientific link between quality...
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A realistic roadmap to bring every Delawarean into the Information Age
Rep. Steve Smyk
5 months ago
You learn a lot about a place when you grow up there, go to school there, patrol it as a state...
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National Active Aging Week set Oct. 3-9
Connie Benko
5 months ago
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Horseshoe crab harvest should not include females
Anna Fagan
5 months ago
Each spring, horseshoe crabs migrate from the Atlantic Ocean to bay beaches where they deposit...
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September is Kinship Care Month
Trenee Parker
5 months ago
It seems like each month brings another opportunity to recognize a particular issue or movement,...
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Dr. Alan Greenglass
6 months ago
Aug. 25 marked the first time in Delaware that healthcare providers and community leaders got...
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We must continue to protect each other
Secretary of Education Mark Holodick
6 months ago
As we begin another school year, I would like to thank each of you for your hard work and...
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Probation reform is a ballot issue
Shannon Shapter
6 months ago
Delaware’s probation system is driving incarceration in the First State. Probation should not be...
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Markevis Gideon
6 months ago
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Nick Fina
7 months ago
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Anne Farley and Yvette Santiago
7 months ago
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West Rehoboth Children and Youth Program celebrates 20 years
Diaz Bonville
7 months ago
West Side New Beginnings was formed in 1990 and became incorporated in April 1992. An executive...
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Mental health is key to a child’s overall health
Mark Holodick and Josette Manning
7 months ago
As parents or guardians, we tend to react quickly when our children’s physical health is in...
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Jen Mason
7 months ago
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Protecting taxpayers as Delaware delivers universal broadband
Rep. Kevin S. Hensley
8 months ago
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Delaware approves more funding for open space
Michelle Schmidt
8 months ago
The Delaware Legislature approved an additional $10 million in funding to the Delaware Department...
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8 months ago
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Lori Brennan
8 months ago
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9 months ago
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