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Climate change: The time to act is now
5 years ago
As the lowest-lying state in the country, Delaware - and Sussex County, in particular - is on the...
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Growth funds and reassessment: Let’s have a discussion
Joe Conaway
5 years ago
When one discusses economic development, there are many factors that need to be considered in...
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A transformative year for the state auditor’s office
5 years ago
The Delaware Constitution and Delaware Code give the state auditor’s office important roles and...
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Richard Claypoole
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In today’s acrimonious political environment where vitriol and venom are used to attack, demean and...
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Kicking off the holiday season: What’s the rush!
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It appears to me and I suspect to you, too, that many of our friends and neighbors, and perhaps...
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Action needed by all to begin reforms
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So, here we are again - another controversy over another piece of legislation passed on the last...
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Remembrance of 11th hour of 11th day of 11th month
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Veterans Day is observed in the United States on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month...
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As your state auditor, I promised to provide you regular updates on the steps and progress we are...
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I believe you have to rethink your editorial opinion of Aug. 20 in support of the decision of the...
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Sussex County transforms education with focus on careers
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Tabitha Harris has known for years that she wants to work as an auto technician. So she came to...
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Sussex Economic Development Action Committee is pleased to announce that we are cooperating with a...
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Let’s work together to fix our healthcare system, not sabotage it
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Over the past few months, I’ve spoken with Delawareans at town hall events up and down our state,...
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The loonies enter the debate stage from the left
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Since the Great Depression of the 1930s, liberal/progressive administrations have ushered into our...
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One of my annual rituals is watching the movie “1776.” It’s a musical that shows the debate of the...
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Delaware needs to protect the health of its children
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Every child deserves the promise of the future – a healthier future. As physicians, we both...
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Dana Bowe
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In a career that spans four states, two decades, and one Delaware Teacher of the Year award, I’ve...
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Crisis in services needed by adults with intellectual disabilities
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State and national policies have supported the right of adults with intellectual and developmental...
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Prevent Lyme disease by avoiding tick bites
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DelDOT makes data-driven decisions
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5 years ago
During the Five Points Working Group Meeting on April 29, the issue of timing of the new grade-...
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Delawarens must support Debate Bill 34 in war on opioids
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The opioid epidemic that continues to plague our state stems from the grossly aggressive marketing...
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Legislation a shot in the arm for workforce training
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Prescription drugs currently make up 17 percent of total healthcare costs in the United States...
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Commentary: HB 53 is especially repugnant legislation
Eric Morris
6 years ago
Recently, Republicans in the Delaware House of Representatives introduced two bills designed to...
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