What blizzard?

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<a href="http://www.newsworks.org/index.php/local/item/77803-webcomic-snow-bust-down-the-shore?linktype=hp_topstory"><img class="thumbnail large" src="http://delawareliberal.net//wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Snow-Day-1200.jpg" alt="“Chip" /></a>The most surprising fact about Monday night's nor'easter is the 11 inches of snow it dropped in Delaware was the exact same color as pavement.
Delaware’s “Charles Darwin Day” the first in the US

Delaware’s “Charles Darwin Day” the first in the US

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Kudos to Jack Markell. This is exactly the kind of crumb Markell is a master of tossing out to starving liberals. Nice work Gov! Now get back to the real work of governing and privatize public education, reduce the minimum wage, or figure out how to exempt millionaires from paying taxes.
Delaware Gov. Jack Markell (D) has declared Feb. 12 as "Charles Darwin Day" in the state. Praising Darwin's theory of evolution as "the foundation of modern biology, an essential tool in understanding the development of life on earth," Markell's proclamation says Feb. 12 -- Darwin's birthday -- "is a time to reflect and celebrate the importance of his scientific achievements."
Tuesday Open Thread [1.27.15]

Tuesday Open Thread [1.27.15]

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Whenever I see a news story that references a state-run news agency in a foreign country, like Russia, for example, or North Korea, the adjective "state-run" is always a pejorative, indicating to the reader that the news or quote you are about to read is not to be trusted, because it is coming directly from the suspect government in question, a government that is so distrustful of an independent media and the freedom of press and speech that it has set up its own propaganda arm. Keep that in mind when you read that Indiana Gov. Mike Pence, of course a Republican, is setting up his own state-run news agency. The agency will be called “Just IN” will provide pre-written stories for small Indiana news outlets on breaking news as well as “personality driven profiles.” Stories will be written by the Pence administration’s communications team. Yes, this is a valuable use of taxpayer money. I wonder which child's education was cut to pay for the Republican propaganda?

Delaware is First in something else not to be proud of….

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....and that is in states with the most uneven and unequal economic recovery. According to a new research paper released yesterday by the Economic Policy Institute, in 39 states, the top 1% of wage earners earned at least half of all income gains between 2009 and 2012. In 17 of those states, the top 1% earned all income growth, while everyone else's wages stayed stagnant or declined. But where did the 1% gain the most? You guessed it.
Delaware General Assembly Pre-Game Show: January 27-29, 2015

Delaware General Assembly Pre-Game Show: January 27-29, 2015

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I would first like to thank the meteorologists for making this article necessary.  Was this the new 'faith-based' meteorology?  Rest assured I won't be watching the insipid smile-meisters on the Weather Channel to find out what went wrong with their model.  Don't have the time.  (Personal to Al Roker: Eat something, willya? The human shar pei look is disconcerting.) I'm now assuming the General Assembly will meet today, so you're gonna get the Full Monty weekly preview.  The last preview before the six-week break for meetings of the Joint Finance Committee meetings. Which reminds me, the Governor will submit his proposed budget later this week, which, of course, plays a central role in the work of the JFC.
Deep Impact

Deep Impact

This is cool, and I am going to waste hours playing with this. Becky Ferreira reports that a blizzard was not the only thing we missed out on yesterday.
[A]n enormous space rock missed Earth by a narrow margin of 745,000 miles, or about three times the distance from the Earth to the Moon. With a diameter of 550 meters and a velocity of about 35,000 miles per hour, the asteroid, known as 2004 BL86, will be so bright in the evening sky that it will be visible through binoculars. Scientists don’t expect another object of this size to pass so closely to Earth until August 7, 2027.
But what if this asteroid had hit the Earth? Well, now you can play with Purdue University's Impact Earth tool I linked to above.