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Magic hour
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Jay Summer said he never gets tired of sunrises and sunsets. This photograph was made just behind...
Traveler Series
A football adventure in England’s Sussex County with the Cape Gazette
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Fritz Schranck, the esteemed golf columnist for the Cape Gazette, enjoys traveling with his...
Delaware Cape Region History in Photographs
East End Light replaced Cape Henlopen Beacon
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A wooden tower stood on the east end of the inner breakwater in Lewes prior to the construction of...
People in Sports
Slippery when wet: A sports life connected by song lyrics
Dave Frederick
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Vanilla Fudge - A slippery-when-wet Rehoboth Boardwalk with Sunday morning drizzle welcomed 353...
Editorial Cartoon
Youth truth
Jim Paterson
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Community Photo Showcase
Busy Bee
3 days ago
A bumblebee collects nectar from a mint perennial in Walter Mazur’s backyard , showcasing nature’s...
Weather Picture
Misty watercolor memories
3 days ago
Fog rolled into Rehoboth Beach in the afternoon of June 13, but it didn’t keep people away from the...
Traveler Series
The Gazette enjoys Thanksgiving in the Dominican Republic
5 days ago
Barbara Woods and Harris Marx spent a week in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic, celebrating...
Golf
Cape Region golfer profile: Diane Herndon
Fritz Schranck
5 days ago
Thousands of golf fans are filling the grounds of Oakmont Country Club near Pittsburgh, Pa., to...
Outdoors
Plenty of places to fish from the beach in Delaware
Eric Burnley
5 days ago
We have covered most of the areas that are fished from a boat. Now, we will look at the places...
Around Town with Pam
Reflections on 40+ years exhibiting at St. Peter’s Art Show
Pam Bounds
6 days ago
St. Peter's Art Show began the summer of 1966, when I had just graduated from Milton High School...
Choppin' Wood
UD researchers conducting fish consumption survey of bays
Chris Flood
6 days ago
A few times a summer, we’ll pack the kids in the car and head down to the Broadkill Store for a...
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Editorials
Editorials
State intervention is slippery slope
6 days ago
Recent activity in the General Assembly raises questions about the future balance of power between...
Editorials
Cape sports excel this spring
1 week ago
Athletes in the Cape Henlopen School District put together a historic spring season, claiming two...
Editorials
Fourth Street Preserve nears finish line
2 weeks ago
Lewes stands at a defining moment. With the Fourth Street Preserve plan now unveiled, the city has...
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Letters to the Editor
Letters to the Editor
Not doing so well with Stell
Raymond E. Tomasetti Jr.
2 days ago
Our Delaware Legislature passed a law making it a crime and imposing a penalty of $250 and eight...
Letters to the Editor
Delaware nonprofits need more state support
Kevin Gilmore
2 days ago
We often think of Delaware as a small state of neighbors; a series of communities where everyone is...
Letters to the Editor
Check with the party before making up mind
Del LeBarron
2 days ago
I see from the Viewpoints pages that Senate Bill 159 has brought out the best in climate craziness...
Letters to the Editor
SB 159 overrides Sussex for the greater good
Jack Bucchioni
2 days ago
I’m writing to respectfully go on public record asking the Delaware House to pass Senate Bill 159...
Letters to the Editor
Where have all the pharmacies gone?
Karen Zemko
2 days ago
Once again, I've had to find a new pharmacy. In the eight years I've lived here, this will be No. 4...
Letters to the Editor
Rehoboth Elementary staff did phenomenal job
Rob and Dawn Hutchison
6 days ago
We'd like to take this time to thank teachers in the Cape Henlopen School District at Rehoboth...
Letters to the Editor
State has authority to override Sussex County
Bill Mailander
6 days ago
This letter responds to the pending legislation in the General Assembly to overturn actions taken...
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Commentary/Politics
Commentary
State Dems don’t trust local communities
Bryan Shupe
2 days ago
House and Senate Democrats have made one thing clear: they don’t trust local communities to govern...
Commentary
Delaware needs offshore wind energy
Peggy Schultz
2 days ago
In December, Sussex County Council faced a momentous decision: approve a permit that would allow...
Commentary
Milton Theatre’s impact continues to grow
Annette Babich
6 days ago
If you’ve had a chance to visit downtown Milton in recent years, you know there’s a lot going on...
Commentary
It’s time to ban citizen’s arrests in Delaware
Rep. Mara Gorman and Sen. Marie Pinkney
1 week ago
In 2020, the world watched in horror as Ahmaud Arbery, a 25-year-old Black man, was chased down and...
Commentary
Delaware needs grid reliability
Mary Douglas and Tom Brett
1 week ago
Last December, Sussex County Council denied a conditional-use permit for construction of a...
Commentary
Oppose state legislation to take away local control of zoning
David T. Stevenson
1 week ago
Senate Bill 159 overturns Sussex County Council’s well-considered rejection of a permit for a power...
Commentary
It’s time for elected officials, healthcare groups to step up
Chase N. Sargent
2 weeks ago
I think almost everyone agrees that a process to control growth and support infrastructure and...
Commentary
Smart growth will help fuel healthcare in Sussex County
Dr. David Tam
2 weeks ago
Whether you’ve been stuck in more traffic, struggled to find a parking space on Rehoboth Avenue or...
Commentary
Proposed bills do not violate local control
Rep. Claire Snyder-Hall
2 weeks ago
Government of the people, by the people and for the people can be a messy business. Every bill the...
Commentary
A preventable tragedy for Delawareans
Carolyn Petrak and Rep. Kamela Smith
3 weeks ago
You may see them at intersections asking for help or in downtown Wilmington talking to themselves...
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