Viewpoints

Lewes Little League barbecue in 1994

1 day ago
This photograph was recently found on a film roll in the Cape Gazette archives. It shows a Lewes...

How does your garden grow?

1 day ago
A sign of the season is when greenhouses like Pepper’s in Milton start seeing a lot of activity. On...

Carper can enhance legacy by delivering cleaner,...

William E. Powers Jr.
2 days ago
Most drivers constantly monitor gas prices to look out for price increases and good deals, and...

Shepherd’s Office is on frontlines of poverty

Jim Martin
2 days ago
Our homeless outreach program called the Shepherd's Office in Georgetown grew up around the...

Some cheaper approaches

Jim Paterson
2 days ago

CHEA supports Cape referendum

Christy Wimmer
2 days ago
The Cape Henlopen Education Association, representing the teachers and professional staff of the...

Cape leaders should focus on academics, finances

Dave and Louise Hertzog
2 days ago
I read with interest the article on the front page of the Cape Gazette titled, “Cape school board...

Small class sizes important at Cape

Linda Y. Sapienza MSN, RN
2 days ago
Transitioning from the industry setting as a nurse at Beebe Healthcare to a high school health...

Don’t be a litterbug; clean up after yourself

Wendy Harpster
2 days ago
I don't believe we need to read about littering in our state. It is an abomination. It's everywhere...

More thoughts on tree removal

Judy Dannes
2 days ago
Haven’t we seen enough green space and trees disappear? Can’t anyone put some controls on what is...

Rendon is right choice for RD14

Peter Schott
2 days ago
I have resided in the 14th Representative District since its inception following the 2000 census...

School board candidates need to do better

Doris P. Pierce
2 days ago
A school board election should be an excitement just like higher official offices, but it isn’t. It...

Vote in school board elections

Nancy Mercante
2 days ago
The best-kept secret in Delaware is happening Tuesday, May 14. Eight school districts across the...

Coalition board urges legislators to act on...

Delaware Coalition for Open Government
2 days ago
On April 17 – by unanimous vote – the Senate Executive Committee released Senate Substitute 1 for...

Cape has addressed reassessment questions

Aaron Huertas
2 days ago
W. Donald Bland raises a not-uncommon concern about how school taxes will be impacted by the...

Legislators should repeal death penalty

Meghan Biery and Jonathan Tate
2 days ago
We fully endorse the passage of House Bill 70 and House Bill 301, two pieces of legislation...

The eagles have landed in Lewes

Rich Innes
2 days ago
We were elated and a bit awestruck as we recently witnessed the two newest additions to our...

Many African American schools endure

Ron MacArthur
6 days ago
In my last column, I wrote about the du Pont schools for African American students in a state where...

Generosity abounds in the Cape Region

6 days ago
Every weekend - and many weeknights too - here in the Cape Region, community events gather people...

The change range

Jim Paterson
6 days ago

A 50-ton gift from the sea

Linda Sullivan Schulte
6 days ago
Living in a coastal community, surrounded by amazing natural beauty and unique creatures we see...

AARP Delaware supports HB 317

Kimberly Wharton
6 days ago
I wanted to make your readers aware of a new piece of legislation that AARP Delaware is fully...

Empower our future: vote yes in Cape referendum

Carmen Natrin
6 days ago
As a dedicated educator at Cape Henlopen High School for more than 18 years, I have witnessed...

McGuiness is right person to follow Pete

Genevieve Wilson
6 days ago
Kathy McGuiness announced her candidacy for the Delaware House of Representatives May 4. It was...

Cape district should wait for reassessment

W. Donald Bland
6 days ago
Regarding the Cape district’s upcoming referendum on raising the school tax rate to fund building...

Beebe board chair celebrates nurses

Mike Meoli
6 days ago
On May 6, we celebrate the beginning of Nurses Week. At Beebe Healthcare, they are such an...

Supportive community helps Cape’s OM students

Erin Willis
6 days ago
I am writing to share my gratitude and appreciation for the generous outpouring of support Cape's...

Ramone faces challenge in own district

Frank R. Burns
6 days ago
Your recent article “Republican legislator announces intent to run for governor” has an obvious...

RD14 candidate opposes HB 350

Marty Rendon
6 days ago
Patients and healthcare providers both share deep concern about rising healthcare costs. A bill...

Offshore wind would save money, lives

Greg Layton
6 days ago
Burning fossil fuels to power our homes, vehicles and industries sickens and kills Americans, and...

Kim Hoey Stevenson will hit the ground running

Hylton Phillips-Page
6 days ago
Analysis, action and the fortitude to pursue solutions are the qualities that define Kim Hoey...

Golden hour

6 days ago
It’s a puppy party on Dewey Beach at sunset in Tara Sheldon’s photo.

Dr. Tam: My stroke was a lesson of timely care and...

Dr. David A. Tam
1 week ago
On March 8, I suffered a stroke. I woke up that Friday morning and felt tired. But I’m always tired...

Milton looks like Mayberry

1 week ago
The residents of Milton often refer to their town as Mayberry, a nod to the simpler, slower setting...

Vermillion sky

1 week ago
Mark Thompson captured this stunning image of the Delaware Breakwater East End Lighthouse April 28...

State workers unite to support HB 350

Tony Pezzuto, Jeff Taschner, Michael Beggato and Brian Clarke
1 week ago
For the last decade, experts from Delaware and around the country have sounded the alarm that...

HB 350 is not what the doctor ordered

Brian Frazee
1 week ago
House Bill 350 is moving its way through the Delaware General Assembly to put paid political...

Market forces

JIm Paterson
1 week ago

Hospitals need state oversight

John Doerfler
1 week ago
Dr. David Tam's commentary stated "Beebe Healthcare is projected to lose more than $60 million in...

Rehoboth city manager’s tenure already tarnished

James Johnson
1 week ago
Incoming Rehoboth Beach C ity M anager Taylour Tedder's tenure is tarnished before it even starts...

Littering a real problem in Delaware, entire country

Peg Young
1 week ago
Recently, I was chatting with a friend of mine regarding a topic I really care about! I asked her...

DelDOT should leave Plantations alone

Carol Conroy
1 week ago
When I read your article on DelDOT’s plan to run four lanes and bikeway past the communities on...

HB 350 will hurt Sussex just as much as Beebe

Dr. David Tam
1 week ago
When I came to Sussex County to be the president and CEO of Beebe Healthcare, it was to serve and...

I didn’t know skimboarding with a winch was a thing

Chris Flood
1 week ago
I don’t live close enough to the beach to be there every day, but I’m down there pretty often...

Farmers markets' benefits plentiful

1 week ago
This week’s spell of warm weather arrived just in time for the opening of the Cape Region’s many...

Emergency veterinarian services desperately needed

Kim McKee
1 week ago
I was glad to see the editorial regarding the need for emergency veterinary care in the April 26...

Another successful year for Community Resource Center

Beth Cohen
1 week ago
The Community Resource Center is now in its 13th year of helping the homeless and hungry, babies...

Why did ospreys have to rebuild nest?

Linda Nye
1 week ago
I read with interest Chris Flood’s column regarding the Rehoboth Beach firehouse osprey nest: “...

A bone to pick with Royal Farms

John C. Rumm
1 week ago
The following letter was addressed to Royal Farms with a copy provided to the Cape Gazette for...

More balance needed in General Assembly

Marilyn F. Booker
1 week ago
Sometimes, as I look at the legislative landscape of Delaware, I feel as though I’ve gone through...

Delaware Dems don’t listen to healthcare professionals

Elizabeth Bridgeman
1 week ago
Editor’s note: The vote was largely along party lines; however, Democrats Stell Parker Selby,...

Caesar Rodney Institute opposes HB 350

Dr. Christopher Casscells, Stacie Beck and John Toedtman
1 week ago
We commend Rep. Valerie Longhurst’s efforts to rein in hospital costs. However, the creation of a...

HB 350 would be devastating for hospitals

Charles Adams
1 week ago
Referring to the article on page 4 of this newspaper dated April 30 ( capegazette.com/article/...

Local hospitals hijacked by Democrats

Debra Czajkowski
1 week ago
Editor’s note: The vote was largely along party lines; however, Democrats Stell Parker Selby,...

Fragrant florals flourish

1 week ago
A wisteria vine intertwined with a pink dogwood makes a beautiful spring combination.

Potentially prominent

Jim Paterson
2 weeks ago

Queen Anne’s Railroad connected Milton with big cities

2 weeks ago
In February 1885, the Delaware Legislature authorized the Queen Anne's Railroad, a Maryland...

Chancery Court opinion dealt blow to school...

Ronald K.L. Collins
2 weeks ago
Anniversaries invite reflection. Hence, the upcoming 70th anniversary of Brown v. Board on May 17...

Crowd control

Jim Paterson
2 weeks ago

Shortridge gets an A for recent letter

Lee Mussoff
2 weeks ago
Many years ago, Dan Shortridge was a ninth-grade student in my English class in the Academic...