http://capegazette.villagesoup.com?source=rss Latest posts by Dennis Forney Wed, 23 May 2012 22:22:53 EDT Wed, 23 May 2012 22:22:53 EDT en-us Copyright 2011 Cape Gazette http://capegazette.villagesoup.com/column/columnpost/on-civil-unions-jazz-ships-and-800-000-bricks/825323?source=rss ]]> Sussex County Clerk of the Peace George Parish said his office has issued more than 125 licenses for civil unions involving gay and lesbian couples since the first of the year. That’s when Delaware’s law legalizing those unions went into effect. “That’s much more than I anticipated,” said Parish. “But I can understand. They waited so many years.” Parish, openly opposed to same-sex marriage, said he separates his ... http://capegazette.villagesoup.com/column/columnpost/on-civil-unions-jazz-ships-and-800-000-bricks/825323 Fri, 18 May 2012 11:00:00 EDT newsroom@capegazette.com (Dennis Forney) Viewpoints http://capegazette.villagesoup.com/column/columnpost/the-bell-tolls-and-a-community-judges-a-fallen-judge/822550?source=rss Judge Jack Henriksen, a Lewes resident and Family Court judge for nearly 12 years, has been in hot water for the past several months during an ongoing judicial investigation into ethics violations. That water boiled over this week. A special state judicial court announced that Henriksen violated standards set for judges by inappropriate behavior involving a female attorney who appeared frequently in his courtroom.... http://capegazette.villagesoup.com/column/columnpost/the-bell-tolls-and-a-community-judges-a-fallen-judge/822550 Fri, 11 May 2012 11:00:00 EDT newsroom@capegazette.com (Dennis Forney) Viewpoints http://capegazette.villagesoup.com/column/columnpost/the-tragic-tale-of-another-resident-named-lewes-delaware/819187?source=rss ]]> Regular readers of this column know I’m fascinated by the number of men whose parents chose their first name as Lewes and their middle name as Delaware. There are at least three gravestones in the Bethel Methodist Cemetery bearing the Lewes Delaware names. It has something to do with the love people have for their hometown, the deep history of our little state, and the fact that Lewes (not Looz) rolls off the ... http://capegazette.villagesoup.com/column/columnpost/the-tragic-tale-of-another-resident-named-lewes-delaware/819187 Fri, 04 May 2012 11:00:00 EDT newsroom@capegazette.com (Dennis Forney) Viewpoints http://capegazette.villagesoup.com/column/columnpost/art-science-and-a-schroeder-mural-at-fort-miles/815896?source=rss ]]> The buzz acronym in education these days is STEM. It stands for Science, Technology, Engineering and Math, and the general belief across the nation is that our students have to become more proficient in STEM subjects if we want to maintain our status as a global economic leader. Back in the early 1940s, the nation’s leadership role in the STEM areas was at work in helping the Allied forces defeat German and ... http://capegazette.villagesoup.com/column/columnpost/art-science-and-a-schroeder-mural-at-fort-miles/815896 Fri, 27 Apr 2012 11:00:00 EDT newsroom@capegazette.com (Dennis Forney) Viewpoints http://capegazette.villagesoup.com/column/columnpost/peak-of-summer-brings-hot-days-and-great-questions/136836?source=rss ]]> With summer at its absolute peak, and the big puffy clouds of August hovering over our ripe days, there are more opportunities to harvest some of the innocent and loveable questions that make their way into the local chamber of commerce offices. One of Barb Shelton’s all-time favorites came a couple of years ago. “A lady asked me why the state park had painted the deer white.” Barb said she and state park staff ... http://capegazette.villagesoup.com/column/columnpost/peak-of-summer-brings-hot-days-and-great-questions/136836 Tue, 16 Aug 2011 11:00:00 EDT newsroom@capegazette.com (Dennis Forney) Viewpoints