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As the presidential election campaign heats up, media coverage suggests that Americans are hopelessly divided and headed for a difficult fall — perhaps also a tense January 2025.
But that …
I think that, generally, a parking garage that is right in the midst of the downtown Dover shopping district is preferable to one that is blocks away. These days, folks don’t like to walk far. By utilizing a nonhistorical space on Loockerman Street that is currently occupied by a building with a vacant storefront, the city would kill two birds with one stone.
Designing a new parking garage — which the Downtown Dover Partnership refers to as the “Downtown Mobility Center” — is a project that it and its partners are not taking lightly.
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Capital School District’s superintendent Dr. Vilicia Cade has resigned, according to Board of Education president Felecia Duggins. Her last day will be July 22.
Last weekend, we had the opportunity to enjoy the hospitality of Dover Air Force Base at the First State Airshow.
The Convention of States resolution, Senate Concurrent Resolution 100, will be voted on in the Delaware Senate this spring. Why is it so critical that we hold this convention? The reality is that Congress will never limit its own power or rein in its own spending.
Dover City Council’s meeting May 14 featured several large agenda items. It saw not only the election of a council president in David Anderson but Mayor Robin R. Christiansen’s State of the City address, as well.
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Delaware Technical Community College’s Charles L. Terry Jr. Campus in Dover celebrated its 56th commencement in front of an overflow crowd underneath a tent on campus May 13.
Delaware State University’s Class of 2024 suited up in their caps and gowns to take to the stage May 10 for its undergraduate commencement in Dover. Though there was wind and drizzle, spirits were bright, especially when university president Dr. Tony Allen announced that this year’s class is not only the biggest in history but also holds the highest collective GPA.
Regarding the article, “Previous Dover City Council president could be censured for ethics complaint,” by Benjamin Rothstein: It looks to me like there is more than meets the eye with this situation.
I am writing in response to Jordan McClements’ recent Opinion in the Greater Dover Independent (“1.8% decrease in overdose deaths is not political victory").
Perhaps if more citizens ran for office who have leadership skills or, more importantly, if more citizens bothered to show up and vote, Dover might improve. Our last mayoral election had less than 2,000 citizens even bother to show up and actually cast a vote.
This is in response to an article by Benjamin Rothstein published in the Daily State News, titled “Electricity shutoff policy on Dover council’s radar.”
After I started using heroin in 2016, my overdose in 2017 and my cousin’s death to an overdose in 2019, Delaware seems to be waiting to see what other states are doing to combat this crisis.
Sadly, I see the interest in NASCAR has been fading more and more lately. As for Dover, I was at the first race at Dover Downs and witnessed the rise and fall of racing there.
Dover City Council’s meeting April 22 concluded with a passionate message from Mayor Robin R. Christiansen regarding recent violent events. “Let them get the message that we are coming after you,” he said. “We are not going to tolerate an unsafe city.”