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Recent Columns
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Board should go slow before voting to opt out of reform
By Don Flood - May 21Nothing is certain except death and taxes,” wrote Benjamin Franklin more than 200 years ago. If he were alive today he might add, “and educational ...
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- Tuesday Editorial
Public should be heard on plans for inlet beaches
May 14The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has already requested bids on a project to dredge sand from Indian River Inlet to replenish the shoreline north ...
Barefootin'
UD grad students advised: adapt, migrate or face extinction
By Dennis Forney - May 10University of Delaware graduate Dr. M. Brandon Jones used fundamental natural law in his advice to students receiving honors at the College of ...
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Status quo must go in Milton elementaries
May 21Has the Cape Henlopen school board done an about face? Two weeks ago, Superintendent Bob Fulton told the board it was time to address the significa...
Barefootin'
Groome Mansion and the heroics of Commodore Dewey
By Dennis Forney - May 17On May 1, 1898, Commodore George Dewey led a fleet of U.S. Navy vessels into Manila Bay in the Philippines and defeated a fleet of Spanish ships ...
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State reaches out on sea-level rise; county not ready to act
By Don Flood - May 14Outreach, outreach, outreach,” said Susan Love, repeating perhaps the state’s No. 1 strategy for addressing sea-level rise. Love, a planner with ...
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Letters to the Editor
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Matters more pressing than same-sex marriage
By Keith White - May 20In the issue of same sex marriage, I want to bring up some points that I don't believe have been touched upon in the debate. While the vote did ...
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Lawmakers urged to approve legislation
By Susan Kellum - May 20I am writing today because I was thrilled about the passage last week of a common sense bill that mandates universal background checks when ...
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Looking forward to next Cape school board meeting
By Donna Repass - May 18Kudos to Sandi Minard for the fine job she is doing representing Cape District residents on the school board. It was evident at the May 9 Cape ...
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Dewey officials continue on foolish path
By Marie Hutton, Ed.D. - May 18Thanks to the Dewey Beach Town Council for once again poising itselves for yet another lawsuit by local businesses. By elevating a noise ordinance ...
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Can you trust Senator Lopez?
By Richard Pagnotta - May 17Last week during the Senate floor debate, Senator Lopez stated his opposition to HB75 regarding same-sex marriage. At that time he also took the ...
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Mosaic art walk could take tips from Portland, Maine
By Jeff Morin - May 20Friends and I went to the May Mosaic Second Saturday art walk in Rehoboth, which we enjoyed. But I noticed there was nothing going on outside the ...
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Oldies but goodies are wonderful
By Irene Hazzard - May 18The Lewes Men’s Chorus plus the Tapsation Dancers presented a rousing, spectacular concert May 11 at Bethel Fellowship Hall. The songs chosen for ...
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Let’s not make a mountain out of a molehill
By Tighmir I. Sayles - May 18Lately, I have been hearing and seeing both in the newspaper and from parents and friends that the Cape Henlopen School District is racially and ...
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An open letter to voters of Lewes
By Candace Vessella - May 17I am deeply grateful to all of you for your support during my bid for a seat on the Lewes City Council. During the weeks of my neighborhood ...
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Good development is appropriate development
By Andreina Crimmins - May 17The time is drawing near for Sussex County Planning & Zoning Commission and Sussex County Council members to vote on the conditional use variance ...
Recent Blogs
Big Mac versus Chick-fil-A
By Ron MacArthur - May 23Perhaps you didn't pick up on it, but a fast-food skirmish took place May 23 on Route 1 in Rehoboth Beach. During the hoopla of the grand opening ...
SEA TO SHINING SEA: With Vicki in Eugene
By Dennis Forney - May 22DAY 8 - Lots of rain today and they say it's snowing up in the Cascades where we're heading in a few days. We'll stop at Bill's house for a visit ...
Nintendo to make profit from fanmade YouTube videos containing its IP
By Cassie Gotto - May 20YouTube is a wonderful place to go if you want to see what a game is like before you decide whether or not to buy it. YouTubers around the world ...
SEA TO SHINING SEA: Pinot Noir and PB&J
By Dennis Forney - May 18DAY FIVE - Saturday night. Sitting in an empty floral booth in the Polk County Fairgrounds. Tent pitched on the grass out front. Bikes behind me, ...
SEA TO SHINING SEA: We've turned inland from the coast
By Dennis Forney - May 17DAY FOUR - I feel like I'm hogging the Cape Gazette Blog section but I said I would blog every day of this journey and I'm trying. Tonight we're ...
SEA TO SHINING SEA: Never touch your eyes
By Dennis Forney - May 23DAY 9 - Steady rain today. We're closing in on the Cascades. Bill and Val's place is in the clouds and the Douglas Firs at about 1,800 feet. ...
SEA TO SHINING SEA: A sweet day crossing Willamette Valley
By Dennis Forney - May 20DAY 7 - We made 61 miles today. Averaged 11 miles per hour. Amazing what flat roads and a tail wind will do. Ended up just west of Eugene, Oregon ...
SEA TO SHINING SEA: A tree worthy of song
By Dennis Forney - May 19DAY 6 - Barefootin' Across America - Broke camp at the fairgrounds this morning at about 7:30. Nice place. Quiet. Pedaled on a bicycle trail ...
Cape Henlopen Mesa
By Tony Pratt - May 18Looking very much like a mesa in the desert southwest, this wind carved dune stands as a monolith in the dune field of Cape Henlopen State Park.
SEA TO SHINING SEA: A day of rain, a day of curds
By Dennis Forney - May 16DAY THREE - Rode about 25 miles today on top of yesterday's 34. A short day. Not feeling real chipper. Head cold, fuzzy head. Set up camp early. ...
Comments
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Re: Chick-fil-A groupies camp out at grand opening
By Amanda Neafie - May 22What a hoot! I guess I missed my big opportunity to camp out for chicken.
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Re: SEA TO SHINING SEA: A tree worthy of song
By Susan Frederick - May 20Becky, you look terrific! Colors are great in photos, too. Bad hair day for the tree, splendid hair day for Charlie.
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Re: People's choice or politically correct?
By Thomas Adams - May 16Do something before we lose all of our rights? Come, come, Ms Caraway. The student-athlete, Derrick Hayes, as well as his father admitted that the ...
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Re: CPD members file FOIA for Ruddertowne communication
By Dave Davis - May 10Viva transparency!
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Re: What interests does Collins represent?
By dorothy(dixie) Boucher - May 07You answered your own question, in the very last line of your letter. Mr. Collins organization, The Positive Growth Alliance, is comprised of ...
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Re: SEA TO SHINING SEA: A sweet day crossing Willamette Valley
By Amanda Neafie - May 21You two are awesome! Although jealousy has never been a favorite feeling of mine, I gotta admit..... you're taking me back to 1976 (!). We heard ...
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Re: SEA TO SHINING SEA: A day of rain, a day of curds
By Susan Frederick - May 17Hi Becky and Dennis What a great adventure. The maps and references, too. The greens are brilliant in the photos. Stay healthy and take care of ...
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Re: Marriage not just made for procreation
By Thomas Adams - May 10In his April 25 letter to the Gazette, Mr Griffiths explains that the US Congress provides tax credits to filers with dependent offspring because ...
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Re: Are donations reason owners not penalized?
By Pat Weyl - May 10Mr. Neil, You are a Board member of the Delaware Manufactured Home Owners Association of Delaware. Your non profit has collected $10,000 Grant in ...
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Re: Who do you trust in federal government?
By Thomas Adams - May 06Here are a few more famous pairs to add to your incipient list, Mr Griffiths: Doom and Gloom, Rant and Rave, Stuff and Nonsense. I don’t believe ...
Member Stories
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Massey's Landing Mobile Park is Worth Preserving
By Jimmy Wayne Yeako - May 14I am currently a full-time resident of Massey's Mobile Park on Long Neck Road. I have been a Sussex County resident all my life. I have finally ...
