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Fragrant florals flourish
13 hours ago
A wisteria vine intertwined with a pink dogwood makes a beautiful spring combination.
Editorial Cartoon
Potentially prominent
Jim Paterson
17 hours ago
Traveler Series
Cape Gazette goes to Great Britain
1 day ago
Lewes neighbors Diane O’Marrah and Peggy Dwyer visited the spectacular countries of England, Wales...
Delaware Cape Region History in Photographs
Queen Anne’s Railroad connected Milton with big cities
2 days ago
In February 1885, the Delaware Legislature authorized the Queen Anne's Railroad, a Maryland...
Weather Picture
Let the dogwoods out
2 days ago
With temperatures reaching the 80s this week, trees like this dogwood will continue to bloom...
Saltwater Portraits
Pete Harrigan: Words, music, service define varied life
Bill Shull
2 days ago
Pete Harrigan traveled from Lewes to Buffalo, N.Y., to view the recent total eclipse firsthand. “It...
People in Sports
Unsaturated races leave more room to put your foot down
Dave Frederick
2 days ago
Polyunsaturated - No human journalist type has covered, photographed and written about more road...
Editorial Cartoon
Crowd control
Jim Paterson
2 days ago
Community Photo Showcase
Safe Harbor
3 days ago
Taken from aboard the Cape May-Lewes Ferry, this photo shows a pilot ship out of Lewes taking a...
Traveler Series
Reading the Cape Gazette in the ancient city of Nimes while enjoying a...
5 days ago
Andrea and Ralph Prettyman of Milford, along with their son Zach Prettyman of Wilmington, enjoyed a...
Golf
Cape golf team splits more matches
Fritz Schranck
5 days ago
The golfers for the Cape golf team might be forgiven for feeling a little snakebitten after their...
Outdoors
Be careful when fishing alone
Eric Burnley
5 days ago
Over the past two or three weeks, we have lost two fishermen who went out on their boats by...
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Editorials
Editorials
More emergency vet services needed
6 days ago
We recently reported that Rehoboth Beach Animal Hospital is offering urgent care for pets during...
Editorials
Rehoboth needs to explain hire
1 week ago
The City of Rehoboth Beach will be welcoming its third city manager in two years this spring, and...
Editorials
Short-term rental tax needed
2 weeks ago
For years, the State of Delaware has struggled to come to an agreement on the taxation of short-...
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Letters to the Editor
Letters to the Editor
Another successful year for Community Resource Center
Beth Cohen
8 minutes ago
The Community Resource Center is now in its 13th year of helping the homeless and hungry, babies...
Letters to the Editor
Why did ospreys have to rebuild nest?
Linda Nye
23 minutes ago
I read with interest Chris Flood’s column regarding the Rehoboth Beach firehouse osprey nest: “...
Letters to the Editor
A bone to pick with Royal Farms
John C. Rumm
1 hour ago
The following letter was addressed to Royal Farms with a copy provided to the Cape Gazette for...
Letters to the Editor
More balance needed in General Assembly
Marilyn F. Booker
1 hour ago
Sometimes, as I look at the legislative landscape of Delaware, I feel as though I’ve gone through...
Letters to the Editor
Delaware Dems don’t listen to healthcare professionals
Elizabeth Bridgeman
1 hour ago
Editor’s note: The vote was largely along party lines; however, Democrats Stell Parker Selby,...
Letters to the Editor
Caesar Rodney Institute opposes HB 350
Dr. Christopher Casscells, Stacie Beck and John Toedtman
2 hours ago
We commend Rep. Valerie Longhurst’s efforts to rein in hospital costs. However, the creation of a...
Letters to the Editor
HB 350 would be devastating for hospitals
Charles Adams
2 hours ago
Referring to the article on page 4 of this newspaper dated April 30 ( capegazette.com/article/...
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Commentary/Politics
Commentary
Chancery Court opinion dealt blow to school segregation in 1950
Ronald K.L. Collins
2 days ago
Anniversaries invite reflection. Hence, the upcoming 70th anniversary of Brown v. Board on May 17...
Commentary
Increased access to lifesaving meds needed
Peggy Geisler
1 week ago
Obesity is one of America’s most pressing health epidemics, yet it has been consistently overlooked...
Commentary
Kings Highway plan: Not perfect but best plan yet devised
Gail Van Gilder, Joseph A. Pika and Jay Tomlinson
1 week ago
DelDOT’s plan for Kings Highway has unleashed a vibrant exchange of views on the pages of the Cape...
Commentary
Volunteering is good for the soul
Connie Benko
2 weeks ago
Thousands of Delawareans engage in formal or informal volunteer activities every day, providing...
Commentary
Current healthcare costs unsustainable
Rep. Valerie M. Longhurst
2 weeks ago
Healthcare in Delaware is expensive; there’s no getting around it. In a 2024 study, Delaware ranked...
Commentary
New strategies needed to improve schools
Sen. Brian Pettyjohn and Rep. Lyndon Yearick
3 weeks ago
Delaware’s public education system is in dire need of reform and new approaches. According to the...
Commentary
New intrusive state bureaucracy is not answer to rising healthcare costs
Rep. Danny Short
3 weeks ago
A contentious bill that would require Delaware hospitals to get state approval for their spending...
Commentary
A plan to protect the inlet and our coastal communities
Collin O’Mara
1 month ago
The last time the dune system along the northside of the Indian River Inlet collapsed and covered...
Commentary
The future of real estate starts now
Dustin Parker
1 month ago
In a groundbreaking turn of events, the National Association of Realtors has reached a proposed...
Commentary
We the Veterans Day set at Leg Hall
Rep. Jeff Hilovsky
1 month ago
Duty, honor, country. These are not just words, but a credo from the lifestyle military service...
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Recent Blogs
Elise Seyfried
Cost of Living
Elise Seyfried
2 days ago
It began innocently enough. I was surfing the 'net one day, when my board wiped out at an ad for a...
Elise Seyfried
Beetle (Bailey) Mania
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1 week ago
When I had my kids, I looked forward so much to sharing my favorite books, shows, songs and movies...
GO VEG
Earth Friendly Meals
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1 week ago
We celebrated Earth Day in our E-meal class this week. You can too, with a cup of chopped onions, a...
Elise Seyfried
Black Swans
Elise Seyfried
2 weeks ago
"
Rara avis in terris nigroque simillima cygno.
” –Juvenal, 2 nd century AD (Translation: “A...
GO VEG
Tempeh Time
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2 weeks ago
Here is an E-meal to power you through these gorgeous spring days. In our second class of this five...
Elise Seyfried
(Am I a) Coastal Grandma?
Elise Seyfried
3 weeks ago
I’m not generally a trend-setter; instead, I’m usually a trend-ender (the second I hop on board,...
GO VEG
Tiny Bites, Big Hit
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3 weeks ago
These tiny OAT BITES were a big hit in our first E-MEALS FOR EVERYONE class at the Osher Institute...
Elise Seyfried
Bells Are Winging
Elise Seyfried
1 month ago
The boys had a terrific Easter, complete with two egg hunts (at church and in our backyard) and a...
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Eating our Way to Extinction–-Essential Facts
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1 month ago
So you think there’s nothing YOU can do to address climate change! So you think there is no...
Elise Seyfried
The Pregnant Pause That Refreshes
Elise Seyfried
1 month ago
Reading Scripture, I am struck by the word “Selah,” that appears sometimes during a psalm. Is “...
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Granary set to break ground in summer
Ryan Mavity
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After three years of hearings and presentations, the first phase of the Granary at Draper Farm...