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Commentary: Low literacy a crisis in Sussex County
Glenn Schuster
5 years ago
Approximately 68,000 adult Delawareans function at the lowest literacy level. That is a stunning...
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Beebe provided extraordinary care for my wife
Chuck Mowll
5 years ago
Beebe Healthcare didn’t save my wife. No hospital in the world could have. A few weeks before...
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Commentary: In recognition of Human Trafficking Awareness Month
Leslie A. Brower
5 years ago
In 2018, five Delaware residents were arrested in Dover for selling a 16-year-old girl for sex, via...
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Commentary: Keep Our Wells Clean
5 years ago
Sussex County residents are no longer on their own when it comes to taking a stand on local...
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Commentary: Road ends for Ed Speraw
Fred Neil
5 years ago
When I moved to Delaware in 2003 after living in homes in Baltimore which had ground rents, I never...
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Commentary: Democrats need to lead the way on variety of issues
5 years ago
The 2019 Delaware Legislature convenes in January, with new Democratic faces in both chambers...
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Hoping for a kinder and gentler 2019
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Several weeks ago we shared in the meaningful experience of the funeral services of former...
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Santa Claus (aka St. Nick, Father Christmas, Kris Kringle, or simply Santa) is a Christmas figure...
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Michelle Schmidt
5 years ago
In Sussex County, more than 29,000 septic systems have been switched to central sewerage over the...
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After months of hearings and workshops, the update of the Sussex County Comprehensive Plan nears...
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Several weeks ago, we experienced for the umpteenth time our annual jazz festival, billed and...
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As Lewes considers how to care for its cats, it should be sure to make decisions based on humane...
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Commentary: Thank you Gov. Carney for signing offshore drilling ban bill
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My name is Bryan Shupe. I am a husband, a father, a longtime community volunteer, a business owner...
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My name is Don Allan, and I am running for state representative in Delaware’s 36th District, which...
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Celebrating 25 years of the Cape Gazette
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From my earliest memories, newspapers have been part of my daily life. Ever present on my family’s...
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Sussex Economic Development committee heading in new direction
5 years ago
Just over a year ago, I began reporting to the people of Sussex County on the efforts by a group of...
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Commentary: Make Delaware the First State in reading
Tracey Quillen Carney and Dr. Annie Norman
5 years ago
We are proud to partner, through the First Chance Delaware initiative and the Delaware Library Card...
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LETTER: U.S. Senate candidate: How to save Social Security
Kerri Evelyn Harris
5 years ago
Social Security is a lifeline. It keeps millions of senior Americans alive and out of poverty. When...
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Commentary: Road safety a number one priority in Delaware
Jennifer L. Cohan & Robert M. Coupe
6 years ago
As we head into the Labor Day holiday, the Department of Transportation and the Department of...
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Health insurer does about-face on concussion tests
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A well-proven and FDA-approved concussion testing and treatment protocol called ImPACT is suddenly...
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Lewes Public Library has become a true community center
Beckie Healey
6 years ago
The primary role of public libraries is to provide access to information. The American Library...
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Five Points Working Group: appreciation for the work to date, looking ahead
6 years ago
The Five Points Transportation Study Working Group (composed of business and community leaders,...
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Proud of our community and Delaware State Police
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On Saturday, July 28, the news that our neighbors, two houses from ours, were the victims of a home...
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Good news: Delaware chooses clean water for 2019
Amy Barra
6 years ago
On behalf of the Clean Water: Delaware's Clear Choice campaign, the Delaware Center for the Inland...
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Alliance for racial justice bridging gaps in education
James Sherard & Drew McKay
6 years ago
One of the primary missions of the Southern Delaware Alliance for Racial Justice is to "educate for...
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Hudson-Hughes Highway: Opposition often helps create better plans
6 years ago
We are writing to set the record straight with respect to what has come to be known as the Hudson-...
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State auditing qualifications and experience matter
Kathleen Davies
6 years ago
Qualifications and experience matter when electing Delaware's next state auditor. The state auditor...
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Stevenson recalls lifelong lesson
Don Flood
6 years ago
Bryan Stevenson has come a long way since being born on what he has described as the "wrong side of...
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Don Flood
6 years ago
More than most cities, Montgomery, Ala., remains rooted in the past even as it steps gingerly into...
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War is a racket, according to decorated vet
Geary Foertsch
6 years ago
At this writing, the Legislature in Dover is winding down for the year as the push for more gun...
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Delaware should spend tax dollars wisely
Reid K. Beveridge
6 years ago
The tax cuts approved by Congress earlier this year are proving to be a bonanza for many states...
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Farm Bill would help farmers and ranchers weather factors beyond control
Kitty Holtz
6 years ago
It is unfortunate that the passage of the 2018 Farm Bill has been delayed. As farmers and ranchers...
Politics
After 32 years on Sussex County Council, George Cole says it’s time
Dennis Forney
6 years ago
After 32 years as a Sussex County councilman, the longest tenure of any council member ever, George...
Politics
Rights of people on both sides of issue should be respected
Don Flood
6 years ago
On June 6, Helen and I went up to Legislative Hall in support of SB 163, which would prohibit the...
Politics
Foertsch responds to criticism of column
Geary Foertsch
6 years ago
After reading a full page of critics' responses to my May 22 article (" Government subsidies no...
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Foertsh offers baseless attacks on Lincoln, Stevenson
Don Flood
6 years ago
Geary Foertsch's column last Tuesday was headlined, "Government subsidies no substitute for fathers...
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Kathy McGuiness
6 years ago
Delaware's Office of the State Auditor must keep pace with technology and software advances. Most...
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Geary Foertsch
6 years ago
Several recent articles in the Cape Gazette make me think that the constant drumbeat from political...
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Jack Hoban
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I've been an Eagles fan for 53 years, and I wondered if I would ever see an Eagles Super Bowl win...
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Thoughts on bail policies and the Confederacy
Reid K. Beveridge
6 years ago
Two items in recent Cape Gazette issues deserve comment. One involves bail in the case of the man...
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After reading most of the articles and the feedback in the Cape Gazette since the Florida school...
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April is Child Abuse Prevention Month
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This month is Child Abuse Prevention Month. For the past 35 years, since the first national...
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Did you know that a juvenile criminal record can follow you through your life and significantly...
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Vocational education is alive and well in our schools
Joseph T. Conaway
6 years ago
One of the best-kept secrets in our public schools is the amount of vocational education programs...
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Lopez supports Beau Biden Gun Violence Prevention Act
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I am a Republican state senator from Sussex County, and I support the Beau Biden Gun Violence...
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