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Jim Paterson

Oct 04

Recent Columns

Traveler Series
The Cape Gazette visits Baja with Rehoboth Beach Yoga

23 hours ago

Rehoboth Beach Yoga recently attended a group retreat in Baja, Mexico. When it was time to catch up...
Outdoors
Old Inlet Fall Surf Fishing Classic tourney sees spirited competition

1 day ago

Old Inlet Bait & Tackle held its Fall Surf Fishing Classic Tournament the weekend of Sept. 28-...
Golf
Cobra Golf – speed thrills

Fritz Schranck

1 day ago

Cobra Golf continues to stress the aerodynamic qualities of its driver lines, a design and...
Thoughts from the Sidelines
Eagles better get their act together!

Sumner Spence

1 day ago

On Sunday, the Philadelphia Eagles had an embarrassing performance against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers...
Behind the Business
Betty Mann-Beebe celebrates 40 years in real estate

Jeffrey Fried

2 days ago

This year marks 40 years for Betty Mann-Beebe in the real estate business. Today, she and her sons...
The Business of Eating
Good music and good food – a heavenly match

Bob Yesbek

2 days ago

With the approach of our two October jazz fests, the time has arrived when my appreciation for our...
Cape Flavors
Butternut squash is tough but tasty

Denise Clemons

2 days ago

As I started my research for this week’s column, I recalled an incident from about a year ago. I...
Choppin' Wood
Time to mentally prepare for quarter-mile-tall wind turbines

Chris Flood

2 days ago

I attended a meeting about offshore wind outside Rehoboth Beach last week that was hosted by the...
People in Sports
Pete Rose has a statue in Cincinnati and Wall of Fame plaque in Philly

Dave Frederick

2 days ago

Dirt Bag - I see an image of Pete Rose sliding into home plate on his stomach obscured by more dirt...
Running
Dogfish Dash draws nearly 1,700 runners to Milton

Tim Bamforth

2 days ago

There was a total of 1,690 registered runners at this year’s Dogfish Dash, a long way from 2006...
Editorial Cartoon
Fee Finder

Jim Paterson

2 days ago
Weather Picture
Nature’s hunting stand

2 days ago

Anne E. Mosher submitted this photo, taken in the wetlands of the Rehoboth Beach Yacht and Country...

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Editorials

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Letters to the Editor

Letters to the Editor
Remember to register to vote by Oct. 12

Barb Hedges-Goettl

2 days ago

Are you registered to vote? Delaware voting registration closes Saturday, Oct. 12. Check your...
Letters to the Editor
Disappointed by offshore wind resistance

Bill Atkins

2 days ago

As a past resident of Rehoboth Beach, I am disappointed at the continued resistance to offshore...
Letters to the Editor
Simpler is an easy choice in RD 14

Steven Linehan

2 days ago

I write to express my deep concern and alarm over the campaign and rhetoric of Claire Snyder-Hall...
Letters to the Editor
Huxtable listens to, cares about community

Susan Towers

2 days ago

I live in the Plantations. It’s an older development, created in the 1980s from a dairy farm. It...
Letters to the Editor
Local officials are hurting towns by banning cannabis

Jacqueline Lacy

2 days ago

Local officials are hurting their towns by not allowing sales of legal cannabis. I personally have...
Letters to the Editor
Schaeffer influenced Angola Royal Farms withdrawal

Dick Ennis

2 days ago

I have owned the property located at Route 24 and Angola Road for more than 21 years. Over that...
Letters to the Editor
Time to change the rubber-stamp county council

Peter Schott

2 days ago

Sussex County Council has hardly ever seen a residential development it did not approve of, despite...

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Commentary/Politics

Commentary
It’s time to mobilize Delaware voters

Sen. Darius Brown

5 days 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

1 week ago

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

Patti Grimes

2 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

3 weeks 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

1 month ago

For every entry, there must be an open door. Father Thomas A. Lawless ( 1891-1966) pried open one...
Commentary
Little progress on police misconduct laws

Misty Seemans

2 months ago

As we know, history repeats itself. In 1991, the Los Angeles Police beat Rodney King. A man caught...

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Recent Blogs

Signs, Signs, Everywhere Signs

Elise Seyfried

5 days ago

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

Safety First!

Elise Seyfried

1 week ago

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

Menopost

Elise Seyfried

2 weeks ago

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

Focacciart

Elise Seyfried

3 weeks 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...

Truthiness

Elise Seyfried

1 month ago

Do you remember the “old” Steven Colbert? The pundit he played on his original late night show ...

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