Viewpoints

Cape district should focus on needs, not wants

Royce Haynes
8 months ago
As member of a 7-12 New Jersey school board, decades ago, we faced a similar impasse between school...

Uninspired development stifles creativity, livability

Stefan Immler
8 months ago
Three years ago, my wife and I built a home and moved to Milton, drawn by its unique blend of rural...

Twin Branch Winery appreciates support

Katie Hart
8 months ago
We want to start by sending a huge, heartfelt thank you to each and every one of you who has...

Knock on wood

8 months ago
A young, fluffy male red-bellied woodpecker eyes some nearby suet in Michele Walfred’s backyard. “...

Why you should care about National Philanthropy Month

Mike DiPaolo
8 months ago
Philanthropy is the best of us, no matter our backgrounds or beliefs. It empowers our instincts to...

Change begins at the county level

Nick De Cerchio
8 months ago
Media and residents continue to note the extraordinary housing growth in Sussex County due to...

Pump the brakes on referendums 

8 months ago
At a recent Cape school board meeting, Superintendent Bob Fulton indicated that another referendum...

Lewes spending sorcery

Jim Paterson
8 months ago

My experience as an election poll worker

Linda Sullivan Schulte
8 months ago
I've voted in every election since my 21st birthday. But I'd never worked the polls until this year...

Delaware needs secretary of veterans affairs

Rep. Jeff Hilovsky
8 months ago
As a veteran and a wartime medical commander, I have witnessed the sacrifices, courage and...

Taking exception to tent city letter

Sheldon Finkelstein
8 months ago
Regarding the letter titled "Consider a permanent homeless village at former Troop 7," published...

Zwaanendael Club warns of scams

Kitty O’Reilley
8 months ago
One focus of the Zwaanendael Women’s Club, the local affiliate of the General Federation of Women’s...

Human trafficking continues to be big issue

Joy Greenley
8 months ago
Now that the political posts have subsided, I’d like to get back to readers (as I said I would)...

City of Lewes docks in First Town

8 months ago
A vessel by the name of the City of Lewes was built as a commercial fishing boat in 1912 by W.G...

Dewey dune development

Jim Paterson
8 months ago

It’s time to rethink land-use strategies

Anne Canby
8 months ago
Delaware faces several crises: a shortage of affordable housing, multiple poor health outcomes,...

Let’s help Twin Branch Winery

David Liemer
8 months ago
Twin Branch Winery in Milton opened to the public in April 2023 on 27 acres of fallow farmland that...

Snyder-Hall is ready to get to work

Rep. Claire Snyder-Hall
8 months ago
I write to express my heartfelt thanks to the voters of RD 14 who overwhelmingly chose me to...

Consider a permanent homeless village at former...

Ellan Hylton
8 months ago
When I first learned the tent city would be replaced by a salt barn structure, I wondered about the...

Sunrise stunner

8 months ago
Susan Howard captured a stunning sunrise at Delaware Seashore State Park before the clouds settled...

Don’t rely on machine votes to win in Delaware

Chris Flood
8 months ago
On Election Day last week, I was assigned to cover the watch party for Stell Parker Selby, the...

Celebrating Cape Region's athletic achievements 

8 months ago
This past week has been a testament to the hard work, dedication and talent of Cape Henlopen High...

Forthcoming finding?

Jim Paterson
8 months ago

It’s time to implement school impact fee

Perry Higgs
8 months ago
Sussex County voters know a tax when they see one. They dismissed attempts to paint the voluntary...

The impact of the Joshua M. Freeman Foundation

Darren Silvis
8 months ago
In today’s world, choosing organizations and causes to support through charitable donations can be...

Rehoboth VFW Veterans Day ceremony a success

Capt. Dave Diefenderfer
8 months ago
Veterans Day is a very important day to recognize the service and sacrifice of all veterans of this...

Rehoboth Concert Band appreciates support

Steve Kieley
8 months ago
On behalf of the Rehoboth Concert Band, I want to extend my heartfelt gratitude to the audience of...

Autumn-hued sunset view

8 months ago
Karen Ferguson sent this image of heron enjoying a brilliant sunset in Lewes.

Midway Drive-In opens in 1953

8 months ago
This photograph of the Midway Drive-In was recently shared by Jack Travis in the Growing Up in...

Eagles scout the neighborhood

8 months ago
Nick Spadavecchia was lucky enough to capture a photograph of a pair of bald eagles Nov. 7 on the...

Charter school accountability – a standard to embrace

Kendall Massett
8 months ago
It's charter school renewal season once again, and now is the perfect time to reflect on what this...

Rain check

Jim Paterson
8 months ago

Postmaster: ship early this holiday season

Dionne Watts
8 months ago
As the postmaster for 19958 and 19971 , I want to assure you that the U.S. Postal Service is primed...

Greuenbaum looks toward Sussex’s future

Jane Greuenbaum
8 months ago
Thank you, Sussex County voters, for putting your trust in me as the newly elected District 3...

Soaking up rays

8 months ago
You can almost feel the warmth of the autumn sun shining through this tree at Lake Gerar in...

Change is in the air

8 months ago
We are at the dawn of a new era nationwide, statewide and locally in Sussex County. In addition to...

Seeking approval

Jim Paterson
8 months ago

Lewes trick-or-treat time should change back

Kathy C. Edwards
8 months ago
The following letter was sent to Lewes Mayor and City Council and Lewes Police Department with...

Watch out for turtles near ponds

Eli Funk
8 months ago
Government, tell the rest of the people in neighborhoods that have ponds to drive slowly when...

Simpler thanks community following election

Mike Simpler
8 months ago
The election has concluded and the voters in the 14th District have spoken. I would like to express...

Overfall Preserve challenges need to be addressed

Philip G. Haddad Jr.
8 months ago
Planning requires foresight, anticipating problems, solving them before they arise and envisioning...

Lewes should prioritize a comprehensive traffic plan

Juliet and David Bercaw
8 months ago
We are writing to express our concerns regarding the continued development of housing in the City...

Candidates a little too close for comfort

Pat Henry
8 months ago
I have to agree with the editorial concerning the closeness of candidates to voters at the Midway...

American Legion Post 17 family thanks veterans

Murt Foos
8 months ago
The members of American Legion Post 17 family of Lewes would like to express our sincere...

Nurse & Neighbors Collaborative works to improve lives

Rhona Prescott
8 months ago
We are in a period of uncertainty and some distress. No one knows what our immediate future holds,...

A walk in the woods

8 months ago
The trails at McCabe Nature Preserve near Milton are filled with colorful leaves this fall, making...

Ox roast is tradition at Return Day

8 months ago
Sussex County’s unique post-election tradition continues this week, as Return Day will welcome...

DNREC should honor state park master plan

Sally Boswell
8 months ago
Two years ago, nearly a thousand people went to Cape Henlopen High School on a cold December night...

Designing Milton

Jim Paterson
8 months ago

Delaware’s dementia caregivers need support

Frank Coates 
8 months ago
Alzheimer’s disease is devastating not only for nearly 7 million Americans living with the disease...

Food for thought about tent city

Nick Horton
8 months ago
My first job after leaving school was to manage 34 blocks of flatettes in Sydney. What’s a flatette...

A great Sussex autobiography

Patricia S. Oliphant
8 months ago
I’m prompted to write this letter because I am reading a delightful autobiography by a Sussex...

McBride Bathhouse demo should be put on hold

Thomas Stock
8 months ago
I have been a volunteer at the Cape Henlopen State Park Hawk Watch for many years. I would like to...

Demand action to slow overdevelopment

Fay Jacobs
8 months ago
The people of Sussex County, especially the eastern part, are in terrible trouble. The last three...

Density is as big a problem as any in Sussex

Joe Dikdan
8 months ago
Again I read an ad on page 5 of the Oct. 25 edition of a parcel pending sale that reflects 4.3...

A different perspective on tent city

Margaret Trzyzewski
8 months ago
In response to Barbara Greenway’s recent letter calling the tent city at the old Troop 7 Post a...

TacoMania perpetuates cultural appropriation

Sandra M. Campos
8 months ago
I recently came across an article and photos from the TacoMania event held in Dewey Beach , and I...

Catch the rainbow

9 months ago
The Rehoboth Beach water tower is at the end of the rainbow in Mac Miller’s photo.

County’s elections director just followed his dad to...

Chris Flood
9 months ago
In some way or another, Kenneth “Bo” McDowell has been involved with elections in Sussex County for...

Observations of early voting

9 months ago
Early voting in Delaware has been a huge success. As evidenced by the long lines at polling places...