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A proposal to build 39 town houses and one single-family detached home on 4.59 acres, parts of which are in a floodplain, has been halted for now in Milford.
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 By Brian Trompeter
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8/27/25
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In Delaware, we have one of the highest rates of cancer in the U.S.: One in 3 women and 1 in 4 men in the state will experience a cancer diagnosis in their lifetimes.
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8/27/25
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Nearly 2,396 people in Delaware are on dialysis, dying at a rate of 22% annually. I would like to express my gratitude to our Rep. Sarah McBride, D-Del., for agreeing to co-sponsor the End Kidney Deaths Act (House Resolution 2687).
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By Amy Stiefel-Fresh
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8/27/25
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Second Street Players’ production “Villain School” gives evildoers free rein — and the chance to reform themselves.
This weekend’s play, by Brian Taylor, is set at the Villains’ Institute for Learning Evil (VILE), a training ground for storybook bad guys and gals.
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By Brian Trompeter
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8/27/25
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On the 105th anniversary of the 19th Amendment’s certification, Delaware’s first lady Lauren Meyer presented a proclamation to recognize Women’s Equality Day on Aug. 26.
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 By Joseph Edelen
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8/27/25
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Mr. George Roof is splitting hairs on the word “democracy” (“How about some common sense in gun laws?”).
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8/27/25
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Hurricane Erin, fortunately, did not make a direct hit on our coast. But she sent off alarms that have been continuously ignored by Ocean City, Maryland, politicians, including Rep. Andy Harris, R-Md.; state Sen. Mary Beth Carozza; and representatives of all the resort towns up through Delaware and down to Virginia.
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8/27/25
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I agree wholeheartedly with Mr. William Faust’s comments about Dover (“Downtown Dover Partnership is out of touch").
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8/27/25
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At the beginning of the year, federal funding for certain nonprofits was held, and those that depended on it were left in a state of confusion.
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 By Brian Gilliland
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8/27/25
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GREENWOOD – Sam Yoder & Son, a family-owned manufacturer of engineered wood trusses, is marking its 50th anniversary.
What began in 1975 as a solution to poor-quality trusses for local …
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8/27/25
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Bernice Esther Wilson Smith, born on August 19, 1927, in Milford, Delaware, passed away peacefully surrounded by family on August 14, 2025. A lifelong Milford resident, Bernice …
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8/27/25
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On Monday, August 18, 2025, Linda Wood Taylor peacefully wrapped up her time here on earth at Milford Hospice and headed home to join her parents, Arlan and Frances Wood, and her …
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8/27/25
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In 'Toon: Medicain't
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8/26/25
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DOVER — Officials announced Aug. 25 that the city’s website has undergone its first major change in more than a decade.
It can now be found at cityofdover.gov, an alteration from …
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 By Mike Finney
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8/26/25
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Denied once, the Indian River School District is resubmitting a certificate of necessity to the Delaware Department of Education, seeking state funding to support Indian River High School in Dagsboro.
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 By Glenn Rolfe
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8/26/25
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DOVER — Delaware has launched the Blue Envelope Program, a new statewide community initiative designed to help drivers with autism and other disabilities navigate interactions with law …
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8/26/25
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Hurricane Katrina looms large in the history of American emergency management, both for what went wrong as the disaster unfolded and for the policy changes it triggered.
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By Eric Kevin Stern
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8/26/25
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I have to ask.
I have no sewer and no public water, and my trash is handled by a private company.
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8/26/25
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SMYRNA — There’s no telling exactly how tall the sunflower is.
It's maybe 13 to 14 feet high, but the Barber family doesn’t have a ladder to reach the top and measure it.
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 By Craig Anderson
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8/26/25
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