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Beebe Healthcare honors legacy of Terry Megee
Beebe Healthcare
1 year ago
Editor’s note: An article about the community’s response to Terry Megee’s death can be found...
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Water is everywhere, and almost everything we do comes back to it in some way. Clean water is...
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1 year ago
The Lewes Board of Public Works is excited to extend the opportunity to our community members to...
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1 year ago
An important aspect of what we do at the Children’s Beach House is our focus on engaging with...
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Rosi Wurster
1 year ago
Keeping kids healthy is no small task. As a mom, I’ve had first-hand experience. Worrying about my...
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1 year ago
One of the greatest gifts of education is that it exposes students to new perspectives and ideas...
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1 year ago
The following letter was sent to President Joe Biden.
We are grateful for your...
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We’ve done a lot this legislative session to move the state forward. We’ve signed a sustainable...
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Rural road safety: it’s a bit of a tongue twister, but it’s so important to understand. Every year...
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Rich N. Jester
1 year ago
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In a recent letter to acting federal Secretary of Labor Julie Su, many national disability...
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At the Delaware Community Foundation, we believe communities are strongest when all people have the...
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How about a medical school in Delaware – especially in Sussex County – and housing projects for all...
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As we approach LGBTQ+ Pride Month, I think about how before November 2020, never before had an...
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Physician-assisted suicide discriminates against persons with disabilities
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Assisted suicide is a dangerous public policy that threatens the most vulnerable in society,...
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Angela Kimball
1 year ago
Take one look at headlines around the country, and it is easy to see that our youth are in the...
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Mental health has become a hot-button topic in media, politics, schools and everyday life. However...
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The simple can be profound. And, in my 20-plus years of nursing, I have had the privilege to...
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Support your neighbors this Small Business Month
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1 year ago
There’s a good chance you know someone who owns or works at a small business in Delaware. Small...
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Reflection on ‘Love Your Mother’
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1 year ago
Earlier this month was the official launch of the book “Love Your Mother - 50 States, 50 Stories,...
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1 year ago
Public awareness of the need to care for and protect our planet typically increases in April with...
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Making Delaware’s roads safer
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A crash happens on Delaware roads every 23 minutes. Last year, 165 individuals – mothers, fathers,...
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1 year ago
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It’s time to strike death penalty from state code
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1 year ago
On Jan. 25, House Bill 70 was introduced in the General Assembly to strike the death penalty from...
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1 year ago
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Financial confidence is important
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1 year ago
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1 year ago
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SEDAC looks forward to strong year
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1 year ago
The year 2022 was another successful year for the Sussex Economic Development Action Committee. And...
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Support Black-owned small businesses
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1 year ago
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1 year ago
I would like to thank Ms. Gail M. Jackson for her letter to the Cape Gazette in the Dec. 30 edition...
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Exciting possibilities as Beebe heads into 2023
Dr. David Tam
1 year ago
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Sadé Truiett
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Delaware’s future demands investments in early childhood programs
Sen. Kyle Evans Gay, Sen. Sarah McBride and Lt. Governor Bethany Hall-Long
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As we continue our transition into a post-pandemic economy, it has perhaps never been clearer that...
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One in ten of our neighbors across Delaware is food insecure: they lack consistent access to the...
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2 years ago
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