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Recent Columns
Weather Picture
Silver spring
6 hours ago
Springtime is on full display in Enid Lagree’s photograph of Silver Lake in Rehoboth Beach.
Traveler Series
A Jeep ride through Canyon de Chelly in Arizona with Cape Gazette
1 day ago
On Nov. 2, 2023, Red and Barb Moulinier took a four-hour Jeep trip into Canyon de Chelly (...
Delaware Cape Region History in Photographs
Rehoboth lighthouse razed, rebuilt in 1996
2 days ago
The Cape Henlopen Lighthouse replica in the center of the Rehoboth Avenue roundabout has...
People in Sports
Smiley and the Smiler win CoDel marathon titles
Dave Frederick
2 days ago
The irony and the agony - On Sunday morning, I worked the happy trails of the Coastal Delaware...
Editorial Cartoon
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Jim Paterson
2 days ago
Community Photo Showcase
Seascape at Sunset
3 days ago
Cape Henlopen State Park offers some of the region’s most spectacular sunsets. Photographer Shane...
Weather Picture
Out came the sun
3 days ago
A small jumping spider relaxes on the window of a car near Lewes on a warm Sunday afternoon.
Traveler Series
Enjoying family time in Rome with the Gazette
5 days ago
David and Janice Kirby, and their son, Alex, spent 10 incredible days in Italy. They toured the...
Golf
Going low doesn’t guarantee a golf win
Fritz Schranck
5 days ago
The Cape Henlopen High School golf team learned that no matter how well you play, on any given day...
Outdoors
More memories – some entertaining, others emotional
Eric Burnley
5 days ago
From what I have written in the past two weeks, you might think the New York Metropolitan Outdoor...
Thoughts from the Sidelines
Mostly basketball with a little bit of golf
Sumner Spence
6 days ago
This is one of the busiest times of the year for the sports calendar. Congratulations to the...
The Business of Eating
Shorebreak Lodge lights up once again
Bob Yesbek
6 days ago
OK, locals: How many of you remember Mimi’s Fruit Bowl? The little health-food stand opened almost...
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Editorials
Editorials
Short-term rental tax needed
6 days ago
For years, the State of Delaware has struggled to come to an agreement on the taxation of short-...
Editorials
Sussex retirees will have lasting legacy
1 week ago
Two high-profile Sussex County officials, County Engineer Hans Medlarz and Emergency Operations...
Editorials
Lessons learned from failed vote
2 weeks ago
Cape Region residents turned out in record numbers to vote in the Cape Henlopen School District...
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Letters to the Editor
Letters to the Editor
Short-term rental tax bill needs to be rewritten
Carol J. Warren
2 days ago
The pending House Bill 168 for collecting tax on short-term rentals is so badly written it needs to...
Letters to the Editor
Roundabout safety needs to be questioned
Joel Campbell
2 days ago
I am strongly opposed to a roundabout at the main entrance to Cape Henlopen High School. DelDOT...
Letters to the Editor
Speeding in Milton will cost you
Amalia Kastberg
2 days ago
Whether you’re living in Milton, visiting or just passing through, please obey the town’s speed...
Letters to the Editor
Police accountability committee formed
Chief Constance Speake, Chief Michael Morrissey, Chief Kenneth McLaughlin, Chief Jason Lovins
2 days ago
We are pleased to announce the establishment of the Southeastern Sussex Regional Police...
Letters to the Editor
Rehoboth lacks fiscal responsibility
Diane Blakeslee Brocato
2 days ago
If the three Rehoboth Beach commissioners named in your article make their decisions based on “an...
Letters to the Editor
Royal Farms project is totally unnecessary
Frank and Regina Hollister
2 days ago
Our family and the local Lewes/Millsboro community vehemently oppose the proposed Royal Farms gas...
Letters to the Editor
Rehoboth should add solar canopies
Charlie Garlow
2 days ago
We watched the solar eclipse at the beach with lots of others. All this interest in the solar...
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Commentary/Politics
Commentary
Volunteering is good for the soul
Connie Benko
2 days ago
Thousands of Delawareans engage in formal or informal volunteer activities every day, providing...
Commentary
Current healthcare costs unsustainable
Rep. Valerie M. Longhurst
6 days ago
Healthcare in Delaware is expensive; there’s no getting around it. In a 2024 study, Delaware ranked...
Commentary
New strategies needed to improve schools
Sen. Brian Pettyjohn and Rep. Lyndon Yearick
1 week ago
Delaware’s public education system is in dire need of reform and new approaches. According to the...
Commentary
New intrusive state bureaucracy is not answer to rising healthcare costs
Rep. Danny Short
1 week ago
A contentious bill that would require Delaware hospitals to get state approval for their spending...
Commentary
A plan to protect the inlet and our coastal communities
Collin O’Mara
2 weeks ago
The last time the dune system along the northside of the Indian River Inlet collapsed and covered...
Commentary
The future of real estate starts now
Dustin Parker
2 weeks ago
In a groundbreaking turn of events, the National Association of Realtors has reached a proposed...
Commentary
We the Veterans Day set at Leg Hall
Rep. Jeff Hilovsky
3 weeks ago
Duty, honor, country. These are not just words, but a credo from the lifestyle military service...
Commentary
Thinking back on racial justice in Delaware
Ronald K.L. Collins
3 weeks ago
Where race is in the mix, real justice is more often assumed rather than attained. This explains...
Commentary
Internet should be accessible and affordable
Wendell Alfred
4 weeks ago
Delaware has a historic opportunity to expand access to reliable, high-speed internet to everyone...
Commentary
Honoring women in medicine
Dr. Lindsay Albanese
1 month ago
March is Women’s History Month. It’s a time when we reflect and honor the progress women have made...
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Recent Blogs
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Black Swans
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Rara avis in terris nigroque simillima cygno.
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Tempeh Time
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6 days ago
Here is an E-meal to power you through these gorgeous spring days. In our second class of this five...
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(Am I a) Coastal Grandma?
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Tiny Bites, Big Hit
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These tiny OAT BITES were a big hit in our first E-MEALS FOR EVERYONE class at the Osher Institute...
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Bells Are Winging
Elise Seyfried
2 weeks ago
The boys had a terrific Easter, complete with two egg hunts (at church and in our backyard) and a...
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Eating our Way to Extinction–-Essential Facts
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So you think there’s nothing YOU can do to address climate change! So you think there is no...
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The Pregnant Pause That Refreshes
Elise Seyfried
3 weeks ago
Reading Scripture, I am struck by the word “Selah,” that appears sometimes during a psalm. Is “...
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Sussex Success Story
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3 weeks ago
There he is right beside the Citrus Blackberry Salad—our friend, Richard Ferrandino, a Sussex...
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Gig Economics
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4 weeks ago
Lately I’ve been hearing more and more about the “gig economy.” At first I thought the term...
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Christspiracy
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1 month ago
From the maker of the groundbreaking films COWSPIRACY, WHAT THE HEALTH and SEASPIRACY, comes a bold...
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Milford
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