Archive for February 12th, 2009

Markell to Announce 2009 Budget Reductions

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Gov. Jack Markell will be announcing his budget reductions for fiscal year 2009 at 2 pm today in Dover Wilmington.

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Yet another reason to increase union support

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When will people realize that the people telling you Unions are bad are the people that don’t want Unions? It’s hard enough to lose a job. But for a growing proportion of U.S. workers, the troubles really set in when they apply for unemployment benefits. More than a quarter of people applying for such claims […]

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Day 15: Mike Castle’s Betrayal of Delaware

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No Genuine “Town Hall” Meetings Since April 2007 I did some research and it seems that at around 10:30 a.m. on April 13, 2007 Mike Castle discussed the risks of skin cancer with a group of about ten Delawareans who were not CEO’s of fortune 500 companies. That was the last meeting that was announced […]

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Lincoln and Darwin Anniversaries

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Lincoln and Darwin Anniversaries

Today marks the 200th anniversary of two men, one is perhaps the greatest President of the United States and the other is one of the greatest scientific minds this world has seen.

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“No One Trusts You Anymore.”

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I am a new fan of Congressman Michael Capuano. Who knew he had it in him?

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Open Government Forum

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This event is sponsored by the League of Women Voters.  Taken directly from their website: The LWVNCC and LWVDE will jointly present a Open Government Forum, on February 17, featuring a presentation by Dr. Margaret McKay and a panel which includes State Senator Karen Peterson, former State Representative Robert Valihura, John Flaherty (Lobbyist, The Greenwatch […]

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