http://capegazette.villagesoup.com?source=rss Latest posts by Don Flood Sat, 25 May 2013 21:10:30 EDT Sat, 25 May 2013 21:10:30 EDT en-us Copyright 2011 Cape Gazette http://capegazette.villagesoup.com/p/board-should-go-slow-before-voting-to-opt-out-of-reform/1004126?source=rss Nothing is certain except death and taxes,” wrote Benjamin Franklin more than 200 years ago. If he were alive today he might add, “and educational reform.” Every few years, it seems, another educational movement comes down the pike. It’s going to set higher standards. It’s going to be better than the last one. Then it turns out it’s not. No wonder people are wary when they hear about the latest reform. The newest ... http://capegazette.villagesoup.com/p/board-should-go-slow-before-voting-to-opt-out-of-reform/1004126 Tue, 21 May 2013 11:00:00 EDT newsroom@capegazette.com (Don Flood) Viewpoints http://capegazette.villagesoup.com/p/state-reaches-out-on-sea-level-rise-county-not-ready-to-act/1001303?source=rss Outreach, outreach, outreach,” said Susan Love, repeating perhaps the state’s No. 1 strategy for addressing sea-level rise. Love, a planner with the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control’s Delaware Coastal Programs, reached out to Sussex County Council last week, discussing the progress of the state Sea Level Rise Advisory Committee. But you can reach out and still not necessarily ... http://capegazette.villagesoup.com/p/state-reaches-out-on-sea-level-rise-county-not-ready-to-act/1001303 Tue, 14 May 2013 11:00:00 EDT newsroom@capegazette.com (Don Flood) Viewpoints http://capegazette.villagesoup.com/p/common-cause-raises-concerns-about-money-and-influence-in-politics/998104?source=rss On May 1, Common Cause began an effort to build local interest in the organization, inviting the public to a meeting at Fish On in Lewes. About 50 people attended. It was nearly cancelled. The scheduled speaker, Bob Edgar, Common Cause’s national president, died of a heart attack the week before at his home in Virginia. “But,” said Jan Konesey, a board member who helped organize the event, “we determined that ... http://capegazette.villagesoup.com/p/common-cause-raises-concerns-about-money-and-influence-in-politics/998104 Tue, 07 May 2013 11:00:00 EDT newsroom@capegazette.com (Don Flood) Viewpoints http://capegazette.villagesoup.com/p/prime-hook-residents-leave-for-sunnier-drier-clime/994659?source=rss Rick and Diane Allan have left the house they once considered their dream home. The Prime Hook residents, for the time being, are living in sunny and dry New Mexico, where it’s unlikely they’ll need to consult tide charts before navigating from their dwelling. That wasn’t the case here, where I saw firsthand how precarious the link is between Prime Hook and the “mainland.” Rick, in his email, used the word ... http://capegazette.villagesoup.com/p/prime-hook-residents-leave-for-sunnier-drier-clime/994659 Tue, 30 Apr 2013 11:00:00 EDT newsroom@capegazette.com (Don Flood) Viewpoints