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Recent Columns
Around Town with Pam
Many happy returns – if you do it right
Pam Bounds
1 day ago
Last week, Jeff opened a package of printer ink and found that it had dried up and wouldn't perform...
Traveler Series
Making memories in Hawaii with the Gazette
2 days ago
Cape Gazette readers Alan and Jen Pongratz recently had a wonderful time visiting Hawaii. Here they...
Outdoors
The problems with the Marine Recreational Information Program
Eric Burnley
2 days ago
The Marine Recreational Information Program is the basis of all regulations made by federal and...
Thoughts from the Sidelines
Tried and failed
Sumner Spence
3 days ago
On Tuesday, Tyrese Maxey scored 46 points in the Sixers’ overtime victory over the New York Knicks...
Behind the Business
Kevin Short has learned to just do it
Jeffrey Fried
3 days ago
Kevin Short grew up in Georgetown playing guitar and piano. He also sang. Kevin describes himself...
Cape Flavors
Explore sweet surprises with strawberry soup and more
Denise Clemons
3 days ago
While I wait impatiently for tomorrow’s opening day at the Historic Lewes Farmers Market, I have...
The Business of Eating
The generosity of our beach eateries knows no bounds
Bob Yesbek
3 days ago
The 10th annual Top Chef of the Culinary Coast event will take place Wednesday, May 15, at Ivy in...
Choppin' Wood
I didn’t know skimboarding with a winch was a thing
Chris Flood
3 days ago
I don’t live close enough to the beach to be there every day, but I’m down there pretty often...
Golf
Rehoboth Beach CC hosts first AJGA tournament
Fritz Schranck
3 days ago
The first American Junior Golf Association tournament held in the Cape Region appeared to be highly...
People in Sports
Coaches doing great things across the landscape of sports
Dave Frederick
3 days ago
The Candy Man can - Dan Candeloro is the head coach of girls’ tennis for the Caesar Rodney Riders...
Running
Cape, Sussex Academy compete in historic Unionville Invitational
3 days ago
Cape Henlopen and Sussex Academy both competed in the annual Unionville Invitational April 27 just...
Weather Picture
Fragrant florals flourish
3 days ago
A wisteria vine intertwined with a pink dogwood makes a beautiful spring combination.
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Editorials
Editorials
Farmers markets' benefits plentiful
3 days ago
This week’s spell of warm weather arrived just in time for the opening of the Cape Region’s many...
Editorials
More emergency vet services needed
1 week ago
We recently reported that Rehoboth Beach Animal Hospital is offering urgent care for pets during...
Editorials
Rehoboth needs to explain hire
2 weeks ago
The City of Rehoboth Beach will be welcoming its third city manager in two years this spring, and...
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Letters to the Editor
Letters to the Editor
Emergency veterinarian services desperately needed
Kim McKee
3 days ago
I was glad to see the editorial regarding the need for emergency veterinary care in the April 26...
Letters to the Editor
Another successful year for Community Resource Center
Beth Cohen
3 days ago
The Community Resource Center is now in its 13th year of helping the homeless and hungry, babies...
Letters to the Editor
Why did ospreys have to rebuild nest?
Linda Nye
3 days ago
I read with interest Chris Flood’s column regarding the Rehoboth Beach firehouse osprey nest: “...
Letters to the Editor
A bone to pick with Royal Farms
John C. Rumm
3 days ago
The following letter was addressed to Royal Farms with a copy provided to the Cape Gazette for...
Letters to the Editor
More balance needed in General Assembly
Marilyn F. Booker
3 days ago
Sometimes, as I look at the legislative landscape of Delaware, I feel as though I’ve gone through...
Letters to the Editor
Delaware Dems don’t listen to healthcare professionals
Elizabeth Bridgeman
3 days ago
Editor’s note: The vote was largely along party lines; however, Democrats Stell Parker Selby,...
Letters to the Editor
Caesar Rodney Institute opposes HB 350
Dr. Christopher Casscells, Stacie Beck and John Toedtman
3 days ago
We commend Rep. Valerie Longhurst’s efforts to rein in hospital costs. However, the creation of a...
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Commentary/Politics
Commentary
HB 350 will hurt Sussex just as much as Beebe
Dr. David Tam
3 days ago
When I came to Sussex County to be the president and CEO of Beebe Healthcare, it was to serve and...
Commentary
Chancery Court opinion dealt blow to school segregation in 1950
Ronald K.L. Collins
6 days ago
Anniversaries invite reflection. Hence, the upcoming 70th anniversary of Brown v. Board on May 17...
Commentary
Increased access to lifesaving meds needed
Peggy Geisler
1 week ago
Obesity is one of America’s most pressing health epidemics, yet it has been consistently overlooked...
Commentary
Kings Highway plan: Not perfect but best plan yet devised
Gail Van Gilder, Joseph A. Pika and Jay Tomlinson
2 weeks ago
DelDOT’s plan for Kings Highway has unleashed a vibrant exchange of views on the pages of the Cape...
Commentary
Volunteering is good for the soul
Connie Benko
2 weeks ago
Thousands of Delawareans engage in formal or informal volunteer activities every day, providing...
Commentary
Current healthcare costs unsustainable
Rep. Valerie M. Longhurst
3 weeks 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
3 weeks 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
3 weeks 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
1 month 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
1 month ago
In a groundbreaking turn of events, the National Association of Realtors has reached a proposed...
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Recent Blogs
Elise Seyfried
Cost of Living
Elise Seyfried
6 days ago
It began innocently enough. I was surfing the 'net one day, when my board wiped out at an ad for a...
Elise Seyfried
Beetle (Bailey) Mania
Elise Seyfried
1 week ago
When I had my kids, I looked forward so much to sharing my favorite books, shows, songs and movies...
GO VEG
Earth Friendly Meals
dorothy_greet
1 week ago
We celebrated Earth Day in our E-meal class this week. You can too, with a cup of chopped onions, a...
Elise Seyfried
Black Swans
Elise Seyfried
2 weeks ago
"
Rara avis in terris nigroque simillima cygno.
” –Juvenal, 2 nd century AD (Translation: “A...
GO VEG
Tempeh Time
dorothy_greet
3 weeks ago
Here is an E-meal to power you through these gorgeous spring days. In our second class of this five...
Elise Seyfried
(Am I a) Coastal Grandma?
Elise Seyfried
3 weeks ago
I’m not generally a trend-setter; instead, I’m usually a trend-ender (the second I hop on board,...
GO VEG
Tiny Bites, Big Hit
dorothy_greet
4 weeks ago
These tiny OAT BITES were a big hit in our first E-MEALS FOR EVERYONE class at the Osher Institute...
Elise Seyfried
Bells Are Winging
Elise Seyfried
1 month ago
The boys had a terrific Easter, complete with two egg hunts (at church and in our backyard) and a...
GO VEG
Eating our Way to Extinction–-Essential Facts
dorothy_greet
1 month ago
So you think there’s nothing YOU can do to address climate change! So you think there is no...
Elise Seyfried
The Pregnant Pause That Refreshes
Elise Seyfried
1 month ago
Reading Scripture, I am struck by the word “Selah,” that appears sometimes during a psalm. Is “...
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Delmarva Power planning power line project in Milton
Ryan Mavity
43 minutes ago
Delmarva Power is planning a system reliability project aimed at improving service in Milton and...