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Traveler Series
Reading the Gazette in sunny Sanibel Island
3 years ago
In early February, Cape Gazette reader Carol Zenthoefer of Lewes traveled to Sanibel Island, Fla.,...
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Fritz Schranck
3 years ago
The 2022 Cape Henlopen High School golf team includes a large contingent of relative newbies to the...
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The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission and the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council...
Thoughts from the Sidelines
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Sumner Spence
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So it looks like the powers that be have come up with a tentative deal to save this baseball season...
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Bob Yesbek
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For the majority of days this past school year, except in the rain and when work doesn’t allow it,...
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Milton Town Council unanimously voted March 7 to approve an annexation of 450 acres on Sand Hill...
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Traveler Series
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Dewey Beach residents Glenn & Christine Rineer packed their suitcases, including the latest...
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We here at the Cape Gazette try to connect our weekly historic photograph with something in the...
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Amanda Neal
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Michael Caruso Davis
3 years ago
I was 3 weeks old when my parents found out I had cystic fibrosis – a rare, genetic disease that...
Editorial Cartoon
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Community Photo Showcase
Snow Geese in Flight
3 years ago
Jeff Puretz made this image of a sea of snow geese taking flight from a Milton-area field.
Clothing provides warmth and healing
Lisa Graff
3 years ago
Now that you are retired or your part-time jobs are different, what happened to your professional...
Disagreements and arguments are hard to avoid
Peter Carter
3 years ago
Hopefully, disagreements and arguments occur on rare occasions, but they do occur, and when either...
Foray into Cabernet Sauvignon from Chile brings rewards
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I recently sampled six Chilean Cabs, five of which were great-value buys under $25 and findable in...
Traveler Series
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At the end of January, Dan and Mary Neumann of Lewes visited beautiful Charleston, South Carolina...
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3 years ago
Building on the success of last year’s inaugural event, the First Tee of Delaware will hold its...
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Eric Burnley
3 years ago
Show me a fisherman or woman who is not superstitious and I will show you someone from whom you...
Choppin' Wood
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Chris Flood
3 years ago
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The Business of Eating
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Hi! I’m your guest columnist this week. My owners call me Mr. Delicious. My family name is in Latin...
Cape Flavors
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Running
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Editorials
Let’s be proactive, not reactive
3 years ago
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Editorial Cartoon
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Thoughts from the Sidelines
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3 years ago
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People in Sports
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Alonna Berry sworn in as District 20 rep
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