Viewpoints

It's their week

Jim Paterson

Aug 11

Recent Columns

Garden Journal
Prune herbs in August to encourage a new burst of leaves

Paul Barbano

5 hours ago

August is a laid-back month with plenty of surprises. It was August when an employee of the Louvre...
Delaware Cape Region History in Photographs
Delaware State Fair back in 1914

1 day ago

We’ve just been through the Delaware State Fair season which is also typically the hottest time of...
Celebrate Excellent Care
Beebe Healthcare was a godsend for Sussex pastor

Amanda Neal

1 day ago

Pastor Joseph Velotti and his wife Judy live in Delmar. Two years ago, during an appointment with...
People in Sports
Mishearing is a step away from misspeaking and confusing everyone

Dave Frederick

1 day ago

Nikita Khrushchev - Tampa Bay Lightning winger Nikita Khrushchev was on a breakaway but was stoned...
Editorial Cartoon
It's their week

Jim Paterson

1 day ago
Community Photo Showcase
Oh, Dear

2 days ago

Richard Giannola of Milton submitted this photo. “This deer was surprised to see me as my trail...
Around Town
What could be worse than a mouse in the house?

Nancy Katz

3 days ago

Oh, they are around. Just because we are dealing with such stressful issues as a pandemic, panic...
Traveler Series
No road is too long when you have good company

4 days ago

In 2014, longtime Cape Gazette reader John Souder traveled to West Virginia on his 1984 BMW R100RT...
Wine
Exposure to several different varietal selections alone is worth the price

John McDonald

4 days ago

I’ve received several emails concerning the spate of mixed case wine offerings that seem to be...
Golf
Brockstedt wins U.S. Kids World Teen Championship

Fritz Schranck

4 days ago

Congratulations to Sawyer Brockstedt for winning the girls’ 13 category of the 2020 U.S. Kids World...

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Editorials

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Letters to the Editor

Letters to the Editor
Ørsted and DNREC’s fantastical realization

Brandon Bortner

2 days ago

On the morning of July 10, Ørsted suddenly announced that it had notified DNREC that it would no...
Letters to the Editor
SDARJ a real asset to Cape Region

Jennie Keith

2 days ago

The Southern Delaware Alliance for Racial Justice is a remarkable local resource. It offers all of...
Letters to the Editor
People really blinded by the truth

Kevin E. Burdette

2 days ago

I am saddened after reading a letter from Ms. Cabry, the chair of the Progressive Democrats of...
Letters to the Editor
Comments need more facts to back them up

Don Flood

2 days ago

Dennis Forney’s July 17 interview of Rep. Steve Smyk was long on innuendo and short on facts. One...
Letters to the Editor
The dangers of indoor transmission of COVID-19

Roger H. Coletti, MD

2 days ago

Much has been recently published regarding airborne transmission of COVID-19. It is known that...

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Commentary/Politics

Commentary
Sussex Alliance for Growth make recommendations on MOU

Jeff Stone

2 days ago

The Sussex County Council is currently reviewing and considering changes to the 1988 Sussex County/...
Commentary
Thoughts on bicycle rules of the road

John Amann

2 days ago

After reading the article about bicycle safety concerns last week I felt compelled to write. I am...
Commentary
How Delaware transformed Its healthcare system for women

Dr. Kara Odom Walker

1 week ago

As we continue to confront the worst public health crisis in our lifetime, health systems are...
Commentary
Another social worker’s opinion on schools

Gail Quenneville, LCSW

1 week ago

I want to point out a different vantage point to the Commentary from Dr. Jill Linden in the Cape...
Commentary
There’s lots more yet to be done to keep our community healthy and whole

Jen Mason

2 weeks ago

A family of five is hungry because they don’t know where to turn for nutritional assistance. An...
Commentary
Child psychologist speaks out on schools

Jill Linden, PhD

2 weeks ago

School personnel are working hard to put together the best possible structure for re- opening...
Commentary
Thoughts on masks in Rehoboth Beach

Gary A. Colangelo, DDS, MGA

3 weeks ago

On July 3, I watched a Rehoboth Beach Boardwalk webcam to determine what the mask-wearing...
Commentary
Lewes needs to act now to prevent injuries at beaches

Chris Beakey

3 weeks ago

On June 27, I saw something that will stay in my mind forever: a 16-year-old boy stepping into the...
Commentary
Random thoughts in a pandemic-challenged world

Joseph T. Conaway

4 weeks ago

It has been a while since I wrote an editorial about economic development in Sussex County. Like...
Commentary
Government must serve and protect the public

Richard Gebelein and Robert Marshall

1 month ago

As two former Delaware public servants with over a combined 75 years of experience in Delaware...

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Recent Blogs

Delaware Shore Happenings

Shooting Stars Showcase August 8-9, 2020

meisenhour

1 day ago

Recap from Shooting Stars Showcase at De Turf– August 8-9, 2020 Started slow and finished strong...

Showcase U 19 Team

ERIE CANAL ADVENTURE: Connecting equal rights dots...

Dennis Forney

2 days ago

Connect the dots. Frank Capra’s famous film It’s A Wonderful Life, Black Lives Matter, Elizabeth...

Soul of an Octopus

Elise Seyfried

4 days ago

I recall entirely too much of the false narrative of American history as imparted by my big fat...

ERIE CANAL ADVENTURE: Nothing is as it’s supposed to be

Dennis Forney

6 days ago

BALDWINSVILLE, NEW YORK - We spoke yesterday with a sailboater heading eastbound, He’s tied up...

ERIE CANAL ADVENTURE: 23 locks so far and counting

Dennis Forney

1 week ago

5 AUGUST 2020 - If you want to skip to the most entertaining part of this blog go to the bottom and...

Saint John of the Bridge

Elise Seyfried

1 week ago

“Pray. Then move your feet.” --John Lewis As a tenderhearted young boy, one of 10 children in a...

Delaware Shore Happenings

Update to the De Shore Fall Training Program

meisenhour

2 weeks ago

Just announcing that our fall training program will move to Champions turf field at Cape Henlopen...

End of Summer League

Die, Spotted Lanternflies!! Die!!

Elise Seyfried

2 weeks ago

Well, it figured. Our family has (so far, please Lord) been spared COVID-19, and we haven’t seen...

Photography Field of Flowers

Smell ya later, Longwood Gardens!

Kristin Aquariann

2 weeks ago

I took advantage of Longwood Gardens’ Father’s Day sale to buy a gift membership for my family...

Poultry and Pandemics

dorothy_greet

3 weeks ago

According to Dr. Michael Greger, founder of Nutritionfacts.org, and author of HOW TO SURVIVE A...

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