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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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Don Flood
6 years ago
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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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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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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...
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Dennis Forney
6 years ago
After 32 years as a Sussex County councilman, the longest tenure of any council member ever, George...
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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...
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Foertsch responds to criticism of column
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6 years ago
After reading a full page of critics' responses to my May 22 article (" Government subsidies no...
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6 years ago
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Jack Hoban
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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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Geary Foertsch
6 years ago
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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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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
6 years ago
I am a Republican state senator from Sussex County, and I support the Beau Biden Gun Violence...
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America is truly becoming Teddy Roosevelt's feared ‘polyglot boarding...
Geary Foertsch
6 years ago
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USDA to help feed hungry children this summer
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6 years ago
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Reid Beveridge
6 years ago
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Geary Foertsch
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Commentary
Sussex needs more variety in housing
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Sussex County deserves clean water
6 years ago
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We believe that 2018 could be a good year
Joe Conaway
6 years ago
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Reid Beveridge
6 years ago
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Charlotte King and Drew McKay
6 years ago
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Geary Foertsch
6 years ago
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Commentary
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Reid K. Beveridge
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7 years ago
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Politics
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Don Flood
7 years ago
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Anas Ben Addi
7 years ago
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