I am Benjamin Rothstein, and you have probably seen my name pop up all over the Greater Dover Independent. more

As one of your Dover City Council members and chair of the Safety Advisory and Transportation Committee, I felt compelled to publicly express both my sadness and anger over the recent level of gun violence, to include drive-by shootings, in our city. more

Less than a week after her husband’s assassination in Dallas on Nov. 22, 1963, Jackie Kennedy granted an interview with esteemed political writer Theodore White for Life magazine, one of the leading national publications of its day. more

Society has a complicated relationship with adolescents. We want to protect them as children and yet launch them into adulthood. Adolescents face risks from testing out independence, navigating peer relationships, developing an identity and making mistakes in these processes. more

A recent federal study on graduation rates for American colleges and universities shows that 40% of all students did not earn a degree or credential within eight years of leaving high school. The graduation rate is even lower for low-income students. more

Donald Trump’s face has been appearing in numerous new media images. These images can be quickly found by internet searches, if you have not already seen them. In one, Trump’s face is on a person in a Superman costume. In another, his face is on a person that looks like Rambo, complete with an assault rifle and an ammo belt. In yet another example — with a religious theme — his face is on a figure of a person standing in a white robe and emitting light. more

The Alzheimer’s Association’s 2024 Alzheimer’s Disease Facts and Figures report reveals alarming trends demanding urgent attention. With the number of Americans affected by Alzheimer’s steadily rising, the impact on individuals, families and the health care system is profound. more

Obesity is one of America’s most pressing health epidemics, yet it has been consistently overlooked by policymakers. We have been aware of this crisis since 1999, when the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention declared obesity to be a public health epidemic. Yet, a quarter of a century later, we have seen very limited success in mitigating this pressing issue. more

On Wednesday, the Delaware Senate’s Executive Committee has the opportunity to do something great: It can release the inspector general bill — Senate Bill 21, introduced by Sen. Laura Sturgeon, D-Woodbrook — and allow it to go to the Senate floor for a vote. more

Susan Bass shared an Opinion on Monday about the start of the fourth round of negotiations for a global plastics treaty. more

During the first quarter of 2024, Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester raised more than $1 million in her race to represent Delaware in the U.S. Senate, her campaign announced April 9. The mark brings the Democratic representative’s fundraising total to more than $5 million since beginning her run in June 2023 — setting a record for the most a federal candidate in Delaware has garnered by this point in an election cycle, according to the campaign. more

Former State Auditor Kathy McGuiness has officially filed a campaign committee for the 14th District seat in Delaware’s House of Representatives, according to the state’s campaign finance reporting website. Ms. McGuiness was elected Delaware’s auditor of accounts in 2018, serving in the post until her resignation in October 2022, following convictions of misdemeanor official misconduct and conflict of interest related to the hiring of her daughter for the office. more

Following months of discussions about student behavior and school climate issues in Delaware, a legislative task force dedicated to developing solutions to these issues held its inaugural meeting at Legislative Hall on April 4. more

As the leader of AIDS Delaware, an organization dedicated to supporting individuals living with HIV, I am deeply troubled by the barriers that stand between patients and the lifesaving medications they need. Today, I urge our congressional lawmakers to support the Ensuring Pathways to Innovative Cures Act. more

Around the world, food waste is a leading contributor to greenhouse gas emissions, a major cause of climate change. In the United States alone, up to 40% of the food supply goes uneaten, equivalent to $444 billion in waste per year. more

Delaware’s government clearly does not run like a business. It never has. But some in our state’s government think they can run a business better than the business can. more

I just received a letter from the Delaware Department of Insurance in response to Case No. 195744, and I am not surprised by its disappointing action. more

“It’s the economy, stupid” is a phrase that was created by James Carville, a Clinton strategist, in 1992. It was stated on TV by Carville, who utilized it constantly in the U.S. presidential election of Bill Clinton against incumbent George H.W. Bush. It definitely worked for Bill Clinton’s presidential win in 1992. more

Michael J. Chajes’ Opinion on the future of engineering to make bridges safer was very enlightening (“Key Bridge failure teaching future engineers"). My main concern is we need to do something now to prevent another tragedy from happening. more

Health care in Delaware is expensive; there’s no getting around it. In a 2024 study, Delaware ranked fourth nationally for health care costs. Delawareans spent an average of $12,294 per year on health care. more