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Against the wind

Jim Paterson

Jan 17

Recent Columns

Thoughts from the Sidelines
Eagles versus Rams

Sumner Spence

21 minutes ago

On Sunday at 3 p.m., the Eagles will play the Rams at Lincoln Financial Field. I think this will be...
People in Sports
Sports officials always have the last word

Dave Frederick

1 hour ago

Clarify but don’t question - Coach Chris Mattioni, a 30-year veteran who’s always composed but...
Running
Teammates who go to battle together form lifelong bonds

Tim Bamforth

1 hour ago

While in Columbia, S.C., this past week, I was able to have dinner with one of my high school...
Editorial Cartoon
Against the wind

Jim Paterson

2 hours ago
Traveler Series
Summer vacation takes Cape Gazette readers to the Great Smoky Mountains

1 day ago

Cape Gazette readers Wayne Sokasits and Bernadette and Anastacio Turull of Rehoboth Beach visited...
Delaware Cape Region History in Photographs
Ground broken for Kmart in 1994

2 days ago

The stretch of Route 1 between Lewes and Rehoboth Beach has changed a lot over the last 30 years...
Weather Picture
Are those hot peanuts?

2 days ago

A bluejay braved the Jan. 6 winter storm, eyeing some peanuts while perched on a crape myrtle.
People in Sports
Connecting the dot matrix of sports histories

Dave Frederick

3 days ago

Yell it and spell - My cellphone rang at the end of the Houston Texans’ victory over the Los...
Editorial Cartoon
Cold comfort

Jim Paterson

3 days ago
Community Photo Showcase
Come Here Often?

3 days ago

A downy woodpecker and a pine warbler seem content sharing a suet cake in Rich Giannola’s Milton...
Traveler Series
Visiting India with the Cape Gazette

5 days ago

Last summer, the Cape Gazette accompanied avid reader Lucia Ellis on an incredible journey to India...
Golf
Trouble, double trouble and lip-outs

Fritz Schranck

6 days ago

The Friday first round of the 2024 ShopRite LPGA Classic in early June took place under ideal...

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Editorials

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Letters to the Editor

Letters to the Editor
Meyer encouraged to tap veterans in administration

Dave Skocik and Paul Davis

2 hours ago

Kudos to Spotlight Delaware for hosting a public discussion at Delaware State University Jan. 8,...
Letters to the Editor
Volunteers should step up to clean up trash

Barbara Alexander

2 hours ago

Shaking my head in dismay is constant when I see folks needing government to fix problems. Sure,...
Letters to the Editor
Greedy people destroy our history

Ralph Scott

3 hours ago

Regarding the demolition of 1 Stockley St. in Rehoboth Beach, sadly the greedy people who come here...
Letters to the Editor
A mandate for change in Sussex County

Joseph A. Pika

3 hours ago

To change or not to change, that was the question at Sussex County Council’s Jan. 14 meeting...
Letters to the Editor
Exclude affordable housing projects from moratorium

3 hours ago

Let's give it a break! Considering the number of approved subdivisions on the books, existing homes...
Letters to the Editor
Reassessment: valuing land and buildings

Wyn Achenbaum

4 hours ago

Larry Shaw's letter, titled "Tyler Technologies using flawed method," appeared on the Cape Gazette...
Letters to the Editor
Offshore wind fight has gone on long enough

Mary Douglas

5 hours ago

Thanks to Rep. Claire Snyder-Hall for her commentary, “Don’t be hoodwinked by big oil.” The comment...

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Commentary/Politics

Commentary
The girls who changed the arc of racial justice in Delaware

Ronald K.L. Collins

3 days ago

Sometimes the path to justice begins at a bus stop ... assuming, of course, Blacks can even get on...
Commentary
Don’t be hoodwinked by Big Oil

Rep. Claire Snyder-Hall

1 week ago

As we enter the second quarter of the 21st century, we face a number of serious challenges in...
Commentary
Missed reforms, missed opportunities

Sen. Brian Pettyjohn

1 week ago

The Delaware State Senate missed a critical opportunity to strengthen transparency, accountability...
Commentary
Offshore wind power is no panacea

Rep. Jeff Hilovsky

2 weeks ago

Sussex County Council should be commended for its recent action to deny a conditional-use request...
Commentary
A year of creativity, connection and collaboration

Patti Grimes

2 weeks ago

As 2024 draws to a close, the Joshua M. Freeman Foundation is proud to celebrate 17 years of...
Commentary
DNREC should uphold its responsibility in Cape Henlopen State Park

Dean A. Campbell

3 weeks ago

On behalf of the scouts, leaders, and parents of Boy Scouts of America, Troop 1, Lewes, I am...
Commentary
Discussing First State’s fire safety

Paul Eichler

3 weeks ago

I have been holding off on sending out an update due to the election season, but too many items...
Commentary
Homeschooling families deserve state funding

Sanjay Ohri

4 weeks ago

Homeschooling in Delaware is growing at a phenomenal rate, and the growth of Delaware homeschoolers...
Commentary
Louis Redding helped shape racial justice in Delaware

Ronald K.L. Collins

1 month ago

There are interludes in history when evil’s grip relaxes, and goodness emerges owing to a...
Commentary
Finding homes for individuals with intellectual and developmental...

Pat Swanson

1 month ago

What will happen to my disabled son when I can no longer care for him, or ultimately when I die?...

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Recent Blogs

Planning Sesh

Elise Seyfried

3 days ago

I see that 2025 is off to a not-so-stellar start! Not even thinking of the wildfires in California...

Hermit-ically (Un)sealed

Elise Seyfried

1 week ago

Having taken numerous personality tests online, I consider myself a true expert on—myself. I am an...

Ease into the New Year

dorothy_greet

2 weeks ago

Ease into the new year with this quick and easy Asian pasta bowl. Start with your choice of pasta...

Books on my Kindle I Never Got Around to Reading

Elise Seyfried

2 weeks ago

As Baby New Year (or is that Dimitri?) arrives, revealing the Joys (or Fresh Horrors) of 2025, I...

In the Cards

Elise Seyfried

3 weeks ago

It’s holiday card time once again! Since we stopped sending them out years ago (after decades of...

The Gift of Vibrant Health

dorothy_greet

3 weeks ago

The Gift of Vibrant Health is available to everyone. It does not have to be complicated or...

Fun n’ Frugal Last Minute Gift Ideas!

Elise Seyfried

1 month ago

Unlike some of my family members (i.e. Julie) who are truly gifted givers, the kind who take mental...

And Now, a Musical Interlude

Elise Seyfried

1 month ago

My career as a lyricist has been brief…mostly penning rhymes for songs in our children’s theatre...

A Matter of Semantics

Elise Seyfried

1 month ago

In my old(ish) age of 67, I have become more and more enamored of the quirks and vagaries of...

THANKSLIVING BLESSING

dorothy_greet

1 month ago

Sometimes words and people, hopes and dreams, food and purpose converge as they did last evening at...

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