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Delaware Cape Region History in Photographs
Modern highway construction in Ellendale in 1918
4 years ago
Industrialist and philanthropist T. Coleman duPont financed construction of Rt. 113 in Sussex...
Celebrate Excellent Care
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Kay Young
4 years ago
Just over a year ago, Beebe Medical Foundation brought its COVID-19 Relief Fund online. The purpose...
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4 years ago
House of Spirits - Magic Mikey Fred played for a state championship in lacrosse Thursday night,...
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Eric Morrison
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Community Photo Showcase
Handsome Fellow
4 years ago
Marian Dowling of Ocean View sent us this beautiful photograph of an American goldfinch. “The males...
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John McDonald
4 years ago
On Monday, we’ll be observing Memorial Day. Since this weekend is the kickoff for the summer season...
Outdoors
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Eric Burnley
4 years ago
Last weekend, we had two tournaments that were held to support two very worthy charities. The first...
Thoughts from the Sidelines
Phil Mickelson makes history
4 years ago
Last weekend at the PGA Championship at Kiawah Island golf course in South Carolina, Phil Mickelson...
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Denise Clemons
4 years ago
Last week I received a number of lovely, thoughtful birthday gifts from my friends and family. One...
The Business of Eating
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Barefootin'
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At 92, Anna White Henry has to stop and think when asked questions about the past. But once that...
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Fritz Schranck
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Led by Sara Lydic, her sister Hannah, and Sawyer Brockstedt, Sussex Academy swept to victory in the...
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“Where have all the flowers gone? - When will we ever learn?”
Pete Seeger wrote his...
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Dave Frederick
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Double game-day face - The Cape girls’ and boys’ lacrosse programs each played state championship...
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Cape girls’ track takes fifth at states; Masser 5 Miler this Sunday
Tim Bamforth
4 years ago
The Cape High girls’ track & field team finished fifth at the state championships tied with...
Editorial Cartoon
Crosswalk critique
Jim Paterson
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Commentary
On the anniversary of George’s Floyd’s murder
Charlotte King
4 years ago
Tuesday marked a year since George Floyd was kneeled upon by a Minneapolis officer for nine-plus...
Back to the Fuchsia is bred from native wildflowers
Paul Barbano
4 years ago
The script was rejected over 40 times. There was a concern that moviegoers wouldn't want to see a...
Delaware Cape Region History in Photographs
The first Harbor of Refuge Lighthouse lasted until 1925
4 years ago
This undated postcard photograph shows the first Harbor of Refuge Lighthouse at the southeast end...
Celebrate Excellent Care
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I work for Beebe Medical Foundation. I donate to Beebe through payroll deductions, and that makes...
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Editorial Cartoon
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Read planned community covenants carefully
David Chun
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To the good folks of Sussex County who have, or are considering purchasing, a home in a new planned...
Community Photo Showcase
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Barefootin'
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Because we see them in the grocery store practically year-round, not everyone truly understands how...
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Extra patience, kindness needed for 2021 season
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The coronavirus pandemic tested Delaware’s Cape Region over the last year in ways that could never...
Golf
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Fritz Schranck
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This year’s high school state championship golf tournament field is a mix of the new and the...
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Running
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The Cape Henlopen Vikings will take part in the Delaware State Championships this Friday and...
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