After reading an article published on 6/16/25, in the Daily State News “Dover City Council considers higher electric, water rates” I am angered at our Mayor and those City Council Members …

Reporter Joseph Edelen outlined the rejection of the proposal to restrict SNAP benefits. The local officials tabled the proposal of no candy or sugary drinks with SNAP benefits. This does not make …

It is heartening to see the support for House Substitute 1 to House Bill 1, relating to the creation of a Delaware Department of Veterans Affairs. It passed the House of Representatives on May 25 by …

Toni Dickerson is Resource and Referral Administrator at Sussex Preschools and Chair of the Child Care Association of Sussex County. By Toni Dickerson As educators, my family started Sussex …

After reading an article published on 6/16/25, in the Daily State News “Dover City Council considers higher electric, water rates” I am angered at our Mayor and those City Council Members …

As a concerned member of our community, I wish to express my frustration regarding the escalating crime rates in Dover, particularly the surge in gang-related violence and the continued deaths and …

I attended the Dover City Council meeting June 9 and inquired about its members automatically getting yearly pay raises every time new budgets are approved.

The 250th anniversary of the Army celebration was overshadowed by Mr. Donald Trump’s ego and his need for attention.

By any reasonable standard of political critique, Mr. Frank Daniels’ Opinion, “The absolutely disastrous four years of Biden,” is not a serious piece of commentary.

Over the last several months, I have attended multiple Dover City Council meetings. I even attended the two-night council meeting, during which the new budget was discussed. Some things never change, and these meetings seem to be carried out the same way each month.

Did you hear the news? After terrorizing hardworking immigrant families with threats, raids and deportations, and calling them “criminals,” President Donald Trump has begun to recognize their enormous contribution to our economy.

Mr. Arthur E. Sowers has told you the truth and nothing but the truth by researching all these articles he gave us to read ( “Trump 2.0 includes multiple trainwrecks").

LGBTQ+ Delawareans continue to live in one of the best states in the nation in terms of equality.

After reading about the Democrats controlling anything they want, I have read the article about how the wind farm will save money. I wish they would stop drinking the Kool-Aid.

On behalf of Delaware’s three counties and 57 chartered municipalities, we are writing to express our support for the principle of home rule in local zoning decisions — something we feel is under attack based on recent legislative actions and bills introduced during the 153rd General Assembly.

Throughout history, the United States has used tariffs as a means to raise revenue and to protect domestic industries from foreign competition. Prior to the Civil War and the adoption of the 16th Amendment to allow the imposition of taxation of personal income, a tariff was the oldest and simplest way to raise income for our young republic.

The Delaware Senate recently committed an outrageous disservice to the residents, businesses and tourism of Sussex County by passing Senate Bill 159. What a lesson in Politics 101!

In December 2024, Sussex County Council faced a momentous decision: Approve a permit that would allow clean, renewable energy from offshore wind to flow across our power grid and meet the rapidly increasing demand for electricity or deny the permit and, in doing so, deny Delawareans several great benefits.

As a responsible gun owner and holder of a Delaware concealed carry permit, I believe strongly in both the Second Amendment and in the importance of sensible, state-level regulations to ensure that firearms are carried safely and legally.

There’s an urgent call to action before us — a chance to protect the lives and futures of more than 20,000 Delaware children and families. And that’s just one organization’s reach. There are more of us. You may not always see us, but you know us.

With summer fast approaching — and with it, Pride — I hope we can all take a moment to reflect on the transformative power of living openly and authentically.

I am a resident of Dover and am deeply concerned about the electricity rate increase that was voted on at June 9’s City Council meeting.

A bill quietly advancing through Delaware’s legislature, House Bill 131, poses a serious threat not just to pet stores but to families, jobs and local communities.

Thanks to the Delaware House of Representatives for passing House Bill 1 and thanks to Gov. Matt Meyer for his support for the position of secretary of veterans affairs.

A ConsumerAffairs report recently named Delaware the third-worse state for teen driver safety. Do you think students are well prepared in their drivers’ education classes or should more be done? What are your memories of learning to drive?

I would like to thank our veterans and our current members of the military for their service. Having a son in the Army, I am proud of him and all the members of the armed services. We all can feel safe knowing we have our military looking out for us.

Democrats in Delaware’s House of Representatives and Senate have made one thing clear: They don’t trust local communities to govern themselves.

This City Council has to be viewed as the weakest City Council in the history of Dover! The recent meeting regarding the appointment of the city solicitor highlighted alarming deficiencies in the …

Running independent retail tobacco and premium cigar shops in Delaware isn’t always easy, but it’s a business I’m proud of.

Delaware nonprofits play a vital role in filling the gaps in services that the government does not provide, often to our state’s most in-need citizens. Nonprofits are on the front lines daily, providing services such as food assistance, housing, mental health counseling, health care, addiction treatment, education, the arts and support for young children, older adults and those who live in poverty.

As I watched the June 9 Dover City Council meeting from my home in Dover, I was horrified to hear a comment made by council’s president, Mr. Fred Neil, as the members discussed the electric rates.

When I donated blood for the first time in 2004, it was mostly out of curiosity. I was fascinated by the process — the idea that something so personal and simple could have such a powerful impact on someone’s life.

Differentiating political fact from fiction is easy once one takes the time to fact check just about every subject the president talks about. We need more garbage trucks to gather up his lies and dump them, for our peace of mind.

Stop celebrating, Delaware. You are failing 64% of Delawareans who overdose. We went from 30 overdoses a month last year to 50 a month in 2025.

It was nice to finally read an Opinion that doesn’t bash the current president (“The absolutely disastrous four years of Biden”). The Daily State News usually only posts the negative comments and Opinions of those with Trump derangement syndrome.

In 8 of 10 polls, Donald Trump’s disapprovals ran consistently and continuously higher than approvals. That trend became clear within a month of his return to office. Thus, Trump 2.0 is giving us a long-duration and slow-motion major trainwreck.

Delaware’s Public Education Funding Commission voted June 2 in favor of a “hybrid formula” that would provide greater funding to school systems with higher student needs. The current formula allocates resources based on a school’s population and its special education status, but nothing allows the state to place additional weight on students’ income, multilingual learner and foster statuses, officials said.

Gov. Matt Meyer has signed legislation that will further protect consumers from having their utilities shut off for nonpayment, amid concern about rising bills. The amended version of House Substitute 1 for House Bill 62 was endorsed by the governor May 22.

Believe me when I say, graduate school is a humbling experience.

Delaware has long respected the principle of home rule, which is the idea that decisions about land use and zoning should be made at the local level, by the people and councils who know their communities best. It’s a principle grounded in trust and democracy.