DSU is on a roll, thanks to solid leadership
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Delaware State University President Tony Allen is a busy man.
Since the former Bank of America executive took the helm in early 2020, DSU...
Our View: Evictions and the virus
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About a week ago, only Sussex County would not have been covered by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's extension of a ...
July’s most popular Delaware Business Now posts
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The opening of a portable drive-in theater topped the lists of July posts on the Delaware Business Now website.
A follow-up on the portable...
A pivotal week in the Covid-19 war
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July may prove to be a pivotal month in the long and frustrating war being waged against Covid-19.
This week, the Centers for Disease...
Our view: The effective price at the gas pump
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As readers of this column may know, I have been a longtime skeptic of Delaware gas prices.
One newsletter subscriber offered a great suggestion...
Another case with a billionaire witness makes its way to Chancery Court
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The Elon Musk Tesla case was not the only interesting trial in Delaware Chancery Court this month.
A shareholder dispute at data analysis company...
Covid fears, Phillies and where Delaware stands
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Wall Street had a scare early this week when stock markets took a tumble over concerns about the faster-spreading Delta Variant of Covid-19...
The case for home fire sprinkler systems
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The case for adding fire sprinkler systems is becoming stronger.
This is especially true in Sussex County, where we continue to see a...
A silly 5G controversy in Dewey
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There's only one word to describe the furor taking place over 5G towers in Dewey Beach. That word is silly.
The dust-up came when...
The Elon Musk show
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The Elon Musk show was in town this week, bringing a little sizzle to the otherwise sober-sided proceedings of Chancery Court.
Musk, dressed in...
The Covid-challenged Phillies
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Over the weekend, fans gained a little insight into some of the major league baseball players' thinking (or lack thereof).
It seems that some...
Closing the file on the Wilmington Trust case
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The file has been closed on the Wilmington Trust case.
Delaware U.S. District Attorney David Weiss announced this week that his office would not...
Fireworks and weather
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Tuesday's piece on the explosion of fireworks over the Fourth drew a reaction from readers.
No one rose to the defense of firing off...
The fireworks explosion
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Every year around the 4th of July, I would get a letter from a fireworks manufacturing company president urging the Legislature to overturn...
Little drama in this state budget
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Delaware's 2021 legislative session ended this week without any early morning theatrics.
That's what happens when your fiscal house is largely in order and...
A positive Infrastructure report, Biden in Wisconsin & the final day...
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A study from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania is good news for the Biden-Harris Administration and backers of the bipartisan...
Middletown and other governmental units shouldn’t Zoom away from remote access to public...
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To the relief of some, the Zoom-Livestream era for public meetings is coming to an end.
There is no substitute for public bodies meeting...
Delaware’s moderate streak survives the pandemic
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Delaware's moderate streak was on display this week as the General Assembly passed a nearly $4.8 billion budget with only a couple of...
Middletown pharma project – Proceed with the utmost caution
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The Delaware Business Now Facebook page has been a quiet place in recent months as vaccinations took hold and businesses finally saw...
Non-Prime energy-saving options
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We did not know Amazon Prime Day was a "thing" until the last week or so.
It turns out that if you have a...
