The case for planting trees
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One of the more overlooked pieces of news came from the announcement of a program calling for one tree for every Delawarean.
It is...
The GE split and a CEO’s eye-popping pay package
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This week, GE announced plans to finally leave the world of conglomerates.
Larry Culp - who had retired to the picturesque Eastern Shore town...
End of an era for Delaware Park, Dover Motorsports
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Before too long, Delaware Park will be under new ownership with Canadian private equity investors and a gaming industry veteran buying up the...
Contra Costa did a better job of beating back Covid, but at what...
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During a recent trip to northern California, it wasn't hard to find people unhappy with Covid-19 restrictions.
A dozen or more demonstrators were standing...
Remembering Ruth Ann Minner
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When someone gets around to writing another update on the history of Delaware, Gov. Ruth Ann Minner will deserve a chapter.
Minner passed away...
Defending McGuiness not good for state’s business climate
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A strange spectacle took place this week in Dover as Democrats wrestled with the issue of how to deal with the possible...
DuPont’s logo coming to a location in Bear
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The DuPont oval will show up in one more location in northern Delaware.
The company on Tuesday announced plans to buy Rogers Corp....
Biden weekends continue to dominate top story list
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Weekend visits to their Delaware home by President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden topped the list of most-read stories on the...
About those state strategic grants
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This week, the Delaware Council on Development Finance approved a $2.2 million Strategic Fund grant for Massachusetts medical services company Hologic.
It followed earlier...
The case for an inspector general
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In light of the recent grand indictment of Delaware State Auditor Kathy McGuiness and continuing issues surrounding state contracts, it is no surprise...
A big-time parade in Wilmington honors Fire Department’s 100th anniversary
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If you want to see an amped-up old-fashioned parade, check out Saturday's event that marks the 100th anniversary of the Wilmington Fire Department,...
Letter to the editor: The case for an Inspector General
Two recent revelations – the indictment of Delaware’s Auditor of Accounts and the existence of secretive state contracts with the largest mental health and...
Our view: Wu-Tang Clan and Delaware House redistricting
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We have not spent much time with the state's House and Senate redistricting process, since it's a little outside "our lane."
We know that...
Biden taking heat as gas prices spike
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When gas prices go up, the buck stops with the president.
That's Joe Biden's predicament as gas prices for regular in Delaware rose to...
Support for Local Journalism Sustainability Act grows
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Support has been growing for the Local Journalism Sustainability Act.
The act, now before Congress, would provide payroll tax credits to news organizations that...
Time for State Auditor to step down
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The Delaware Democratic party has a giant-size headache on its hands following the grand jury indictment of State Auditor Kathy McGuiness.
McGuiness faces charges...
Pandora Papers shine a spotlight to South Dakota
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It wasn't good news for a Danish jewelry company or the radio app with the same name when the International Consortium of Investigative...
Our view: Beebe’s vaccination tightrope
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Beebe Healthcare CEO David Tam walks a tightrope.
The health care executive and Navy veteran gets high marks for his leadership at the coastal...
Living without Facebook (for a few hours)
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We learned from the outage yesterday that, like it or not, Facebook is where many of us pass along the news. On a...
Our View: Wind power update and corrected story links
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A follow-up on the proposed Ørsted Skipjack wind farm off the coast of Fenwick Island and Ocean City, MD.
A manager for the project...
