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Reassessment rough seas

Jim Paterson

Apr 16

Recent Columns

Barefootin'
Awed by U.S. Navy and steady hum of Norfolk’s beating heart

Dennis Forney

16 hours ago

I awoke this morning, the sun's first light transforming the monochromatic colors of night into the...
Cape Flavors
Fennel has ancient culinary roots

Denise Clemons

19 hours ago

Over the years, I’ve tried a number of the popular meal-kit delivery services, but didn’t continue...
The Business of Eating
A Rehoboth mainstay celebrates 48 seasons on The Avenue

Bob Yesbek

19 hours ago

As a fleeting escape from the continuing unpleasantness and restrictions still hobbling our...
People in Sports
Some of my best friends are dogs

Dave Frederick

22 hours ago

Billy the Beagle - I have friends from the running scene I wouldn’t otherwise know, from some as...
Running
Cape travels to Smyrna to close out emotional week

Tim Bamforth

22 hours ago

The much-anticipated Cape Henlopen versus Smyrna track & field meet, expected to be one of the...
Thoughts from the Sidelines
Matsuyama makes history

Sumner Spence

23 hours ago

On Sunday, Hideki Matsuyama won the Masters by one shot over the rookie Will Zalatoris. Will had...
Editorial Cartoon
Reassessment rough seas

Jim Paterson

1 day ago
Garden Journal
Aptly named Beautyberry is one of the best for birds

Paul Barbano

2 days ago

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. And sometimes the imitator goes one better than the...
Delaware Cape Region History in Photographs
Rehoboth had mass transportation once; maybe again?

3 days ago

Starting in about 1878, passenger train service began bringing summer tourists south from...
Celebrate Excellent Care
Lesson learned – seek help when in pain

Liz Leshine

3 days ago

The thought of going to the hospital in the age of COVID-19 was terrifying for Jo-Ann Vega, a...
People in Sports
Showdowns about to go down in high school baseball

Dave Frederick

3 days ago

Let’s play hardball - The Cape Henlopen, Sussex Central and Sussex Tech baseball teams are all...
Editorial Cartoon
Different signal

Jim Paterson

4 days ago

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Editorials

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Letters to the Editor

Letters to the Editor
Hanwell has best interest of Cape District at heart

Dr. Nancy Feichtl

1 day ago

It takes experience to lead Cape Henlopen School District out of the pandemic morass. There are two...
Letters to the Editor
Hanwell should continue to serve on Cape board

Janet Andrelczyk

1 day ago

I am writing to express my support for Janis Hanwell’s re-election to the Cape Henlopen School...
Letters to the Editor
Lewes BPW treasurer required and found in Earl Webb

Jack Lesher

1 day ago

I recently retired as the treasurer on the Lewes Board of Public Works. Earl Webb was appointed as...
Letters to the Editor
Panetta has proven his worth on Lewes BPW

Richard Royall

1 day ago

When he first ran for the Lewes Board of Public Works, Tom Panetta was one of the most highly...
Letters to the Editor
Lewes BPW board needs new blood

Fred Beaufait

1 day ago

The relationship between the Board of Public Works and the City of Lewes is important to our...
Letters to the Editor
It is time to tap local talent in Lewes

Philip G. Haddad Jr.

1 day ago

I found Lewes just four short years ago, and I have been a resident ever since, so I have come to...
Letters to the Editor
Kennedy will continue to work for Lewes BPW

Jerry and Connie Groll

1 day ago

I am writing to support Robert Kennedy’s re-election to the Lewes BPW. He has served as board...

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Commentary/Politics

Commentary
You can make a world of difference to seniors

Danielle Swallow and Jackie Sullivan

1 week ago

We’ve learned over the last year that the COVID-19 pandemic affects people in many different ways,...
Commentary
The greatest plague in America: Racism

Sara Ford

2 weeks ago

The recent murder of eight people, six Asian-American women, one white woman and one white man, was...
Commentary
Minimum wage hike will hurt more than it helps

Ruth Briggs King and Mike Ramone

2 weeks ago

Recently, a controversial bill seeking to raise Delaware’s minimum hourly wage to $15 per hour was...
Commentary
Hi-rise apartments coming to rural Sussex

Rich Borrasso

3 weeks ago

Residential/agricultural-zoned acreage which limits development to two dwellings per acre is being...
Commentary
Public defense is vital work; we must continue to treat it that way

Lisa Minutola

1 month ago

An old adage says, “A lawyer who represents himself has a fool for a client.” But what about those...
Commentary
Congratulations to the youth of Southern Delaware!

Joseph Lawson

1 month ago

On March 7, a one-of-a-kind event took place in Delaware. A youth-led group, supported by local...
Commentary
Crucial role of school social workers highlighted March 7-13

Gloria L. Ho

1 month ago

This year, the governor’s proclamation designates March 7-13, as School Social Work week in...
Commentary
Milton native urges celebration of Music in Our Schools Month

Jimmie Allen

1 month ago

If you want a good laugh, go hang out with a bunch of third-graders on a classroom video call. I...
Commentary
In observance of Black History Month

Sara Ford

1 month ago

In his 1965 essay, “The White Man’s Guilt,” James Baldwin pleaded, “White man, hear me….History, as...
Commentary
Our long national nightmare is over

Richard Claypoole

2 months ago

Following the turbulent end of the Trump presidency and the ugly episodes at the Capitol and...

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Recent Blogs

Ever After

Elise Seyfried

2 days ago

Hasn’t time has been a slippery thing to measure these past 13 months? At some point 2020 ended,...

What is fate of Hill Top House Hotel?

Ron MacArthur

4 days ago

Sometimes a little exploring can pay off. During a 2012 trip to Harpers Ferry, W. Va., my wife and...

H2O4U

Elise Seyfried

1 week ago

When I was little, I hated drinking water. Well, to be fair, New York City tap water way back then...

Photography Field of Flowers

A cool start to the Lewes Tulip Celebration

Kristin Aquariann

2 weeks ago

I didn’t let the temperature stop me from going to the first day of the Lewes Tulip Celebration! My...

Our COVID Dish Supper

Elise Seyfried

4 weeks ago

Last week marked the one year anniversary of the pandemic shutdown. I’m sure we all remember where...

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Mise-en-Place

Elise Seyfried

1 month ago

For many years as a cook, I resisted the French concept of “mise-en-place” (putting everything in...

Leftovers

Elise Seyfried

1 month ago

I’ve never been a big fan of leftovers--probably because of the way Mom would store whatever...

Jamie and Jamie Plummer seining mud shad in February

Dennis Forney

1 month ago

Jamie Plummer and his dad - also Jamie - stand waist deep in their waders in the upper reaches of a...

Symptomatic

Elise Seyfried

1 month ago

For roughly 63 out of my 64 years shuffling along this mortal coil, I paid scant attention to my...

Tough Luck! A Guide to Theatre Superstitions

Elise Seyfried

1 month ago

As someone who believes in superstitions, many of which I learned from my Irish grandma (I’d better...

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