Wilmington Native on ER

The long running hospital drama that premiered during my first semester as a college freshman is coming to an end tonight. I was a devoted follower up until the character…

Quote of the Day

Backstory: Hungary could be the new Iceland. We had daydreams of capitalism during communism, but then becoming rich became a religion. - Hungarian playwright Peter Muller

Video from the Markell Event

Jack Markell discusses the stimulus, Vince Meconi and civil unions.  This should put to rest any idea that he is wishy-washy on civil unions. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lnh7IwaO81c[/youtube]

Question

If you're a third generation Republican and not rich do you attribute your financial situation to not having worked hard enough to pull yourself up by your own bootstraps?

Trivial Promises

I guess the Delaware legislature thought Kilroy's bill to require school board members’ to swear an oath to support the laws of Delaware was trivial.  Perhaps they thought it was…

Coffee and Talking Education with the Governor

I could never be a reporter, mainly because I would never meet a deadline.  That said, I am very good at mulling things over – which I’ve done for the last 24 hours and have finally decided to write about part of the meeting that hasn’t, as yet, been discussed:  Education.

There’s been a lot of debate over the number of school districts in Delaware and whether or not consolidating them would be an effective way to cut costs.  Governor Markell stated that while he’s not prepared, today, to reduce the number of school districts, the option is on the table.

Now, while I think nineteen school districts in a state the size of Delaware is excessive, I’m not ready to shrink this number without serious debate.  On the surface, I can readily support trimming down the number of administrative overlaps that come with having this many districts, (which, often times, strikes me more as fiefdoms designed to benefit those making big salaries) but I don’t support making any move without all the facts.  Obviously, I’m generalizing with the fiefdom comment, but given how many sacrifices our children are asked to make – from over crowded classrooms to lack of textbooks – I’d really prefer it if the next cost saving education plan didn’t take place in the classroom.