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Candor Shock

Jim Paterson

Oct 11

Recent Columns

Traveler Series
Cruising the British Isles with the trusty Cape Gazette

23 hours ago

Devoted Cape Gazette readers spent 14 days on an amazing British Isles cruise aboard Holland...
Golf
Big crowd for Kings Creek Ladies Invitational

Fritz Schranck

1 day ago

A field of 120 golfers competed in the annual Kings Creek Country Club Ladies Invitational...
Outdoors
Fall brings back memories of hunting seasons past

Eric Burnley

1 day ago

With fall comes, hunting seasons and memories of those from my past begin to rush forward. I grew...
Thoughts from the Sidelines
So much for Red October

Sumner Spence

1 day ago

The Phillies had a very disappointing ending to their season Tuesday night when they lost...
The Business of Eating
Doing the right thing for the long term equals success

Bob Yesbek

2 days ago

Successful people are good at turning adversity into advantage. A good example is chef/restaurateur...
Cape Flavors
Scrapple adds adventure to the Culinary Coast

Denise Clemons

2 days ago

The team at Southern Delaware Tourism asked me to share with you their trademarked label for our...
People in Sports
Sports columns are quirky observations reflecting back on the author

Dave Frederick

2 days ago

Jumping the shark - Most coaches are cautious and don’t want to be bitten by arrogance or...
Running
Cape cross country teams claim Henlopen North titles

Tim Bamforth

2 days ago

The Cape cross country teams took on the Riders of Caesar Rodney and the Golden Knights of Sussex...
Editorial Cartoon
Candor Shock

Jim Paterson

2 days ago
Weather Picture
The regular clouds shuffle in

2 days ago

Susan Howard took this photo while enjoying a beautiful, peaceful hike along the Thompson Island...
Traveler Series
The Cape Gazette visits Dubrovnik in picturesque Croatia

3 days ago

Roy and Lucy Turner of Lewes cruised for eight days on a small cruise ship down the Croatian coast...
Delaware Cape Region History in Photographs
The early days of Milton High School

4 days ago

Well before the new and improved Milton Elementary School opened on Federal Street, teenagers of...

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Editorials

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Letters to the Editor

Letters to the Editor
Lewes has lost a great leader in Becker

Ronald Collins, Susan A. Cohen and Mimi Mager

2 days ago

Lewes has lost a great leader with Ted Becker’s passing. In so many ways and for so many years, he...
Letters to the Editor
Ted Becker leaves a lasting legacy

Richard Claypoole

2 days ago

Carolyn and I were saddened to read Ernie Lopez’s text to us early Monday morning telling us of Ted...
Letters to the Editor
Maintaining beaches should fall on state

Kathy Ackerman

2 days ago

One has to wonder if the members of the state-funded commission for shoreline management even...
Letters to the Editor
Pete and Ernie helped our church

M. C. (Marty) Smith

2 days ago

In our current, general, political environment, I just had to write this! A few weeks ago, I sent...
Letters to the Editor
Osher Lifelong Learning is a gift

Brendan Buschi

2 days ago

I’ve learned a lot since I began as a volunteer instructor at the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute...
Letters to the Editor
UK’s offshore wind is a bad example

Del LeBarron

2 days ago

A former British resident of Rehoboth Beach is disappointed in our resistance to offshore wind...
Letters to the Editor
Act now to relieve Savannah Road traffic

Doug Spelman

2 days ago

Overfalls Preserve, aka the Warrington property, a 90-unit townhome project that has been annexed...

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Commentary/Politics

Commentary
Delaware's AP success: advancing equity and excellence

Mark Holodick

5 days ago

As Delaware’s secretary of education, I’m pleased to share the progress that Delaware students have...
Commentary
It’s time to mobilize Delaware voters

Sen. Darius Brown

1 week ago

The First State experienced a primary election Sept. 10, with a wide array of candidates vying for...
Commentary
Forever chemicals a priority for DNREC

John Cargill and Todd Keyser

2 weeks ago

The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control has prioritized several...
Commentary
Freeman Arts Pavilion hits celebratory milestone

Patti Grimes

3 weeks ago

The summer of 2024 marked the 17th season for Freeman Arts Pavilion. In those 17 years, our young...
Commentary
The Dangerous Demagogue: Part I

Ronald K.L. Collins

1 month ago

Milford, September 1954: A 34-year-old grifter with a racist resolve wanders into town. He’s got an...
Commentary
Veterans should inform family about benefits

Paul R. Lawrence

1 month ago

More than 6 million Americans receive earned benefits for military service, including disability...
Commentary
DNREC seeks funding for large-scale project at Indian River Inlet

Shawn M. Garvin

1 month ago

The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control shares the public’s sense of...
Commentary
Rent control is not the answer

Katie Dodge Gillis and Wesley T. Stefanick

1 month ago

President Joe Biden recently announced his support for a proposal that would force corporate...
Commentary
Medical school is possible in Sussex County

Joe Conaway

1 month ago

Let me give you a quick update on Sussex Economic Development Action Committee’s efforts to bring a...
Commentary
The priest who opened a door to school integration

Ronald K.L. Collins

2 months ago

For every entry, there must be an open door. Father Thomas A. Lawless ( 1891-1966) pried open one...

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Recent Blogs

Walking on Eggshells

Elise Seyfried

5 days ago

I believe that all of us, at some point in our lives, have to deal with explosive people. You know...

Signs, Signs, Everywhere Signs

Elise Seyfried

1 week ago

I come from superstitious Irish Catholic stock. My family tends to see signs from God (honestly? It...

Safety First!

Elise Seyfried

2 weeks ago

Most of the time, and in most places, I have felt relatively safe through the years. I credit much...

Menopost

Elise Seyfried

3 weeks ago

“There is no greater power in the world than the zest of a postmenopausal woman.” That quotation...

Focacciart

Elise Seyfried

1 month ago

“I like the feeling of being able to confront an experience and resolve it as art.”—Eudora Welty...

Taking the Fifth (and the Second)

Elise Seyfried

1 month ago

While much of my elementary school experience is a mental mush, for some reason my recall of both...

Ramblin’ Woman

Elise Seyfried

1 month ago

We won’t get into the political scene (promise), but I must take a moment and defend old #45 for...

Festivities Kick off with Free Film, Free Appetizers

dorothy_greet

1 month ago

You won’t want to miss a moment of this festive Rehoboth VegFest weekend, newly known as PLANET...

You Had to Be There

Elise Seyfried

1 month ago

My first experiences with “comedy” included watching those horrible, sadistic Three Stooges on TV...

The Weight Loss Champ is Coming to Town

dorothy_greet

1 month ago

Get ready for a real treat. Chuck Carroll, the Weight Loss Champion, is featured speaker at the...

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