Archive for February, 2015

Tuesday Daily Delawhere [2.10.15]

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Tuesday Daily Delawhere [2.10.15]

A view of Slaughter Creek from Bay Avenue in Slaughter Beach. Photo by xzmattzx.

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It’s been 20 years. Time to raise Delaware’s gas tax

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“ChipI’m supposed to believe drivers could afford that extra dollar a gallon last year, but an extra dime or so today would be devastating?

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Monday Open Thread [2.9.15]

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Monday Open Thread [2.9.15]

Matt Yglesias looks at what isn’t in Obama’s budget:

There’s no entitlement reform. There’s no Obama negotiating with himself. There’s no bending over backwards to look reasonable to his adversaries or to centrist pundits. Every previous Obama budget has been about positioning himself for a legislative or electoral showdown. This one isn’t.

And while It would be an overstatement to call it a liberal dream budget — left-wing Democrats could dream up plenty more — for the first time it’s really Obama’s dream budget. This is the end of the “grand bargain” era, and instead an opportunity for Obama to lay out his priorities for the long term — from transportation infrastructure to transforming child care. Rather than position himself in advance of a potential compromise, he wants to outline his vision for a future that will extend well beyond the life of his administration.

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It’s A Soup Day!

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It’s A Soup Day!

Looks like everyone is busy today, so I’ll blog while I cook. The recipe inside is a little labor intensive, but worth it. I always double it! Creamy Potato, Bacon and Cheese Soup!

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Monday Daily Delawhere [2.9.15]

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Monday Daily Delawhere [2.9.15]

Yeah, Sussex County, the coastal parts at least, can be beautiful. From Sky Jack.

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This Houston Transplant Apologizes for No Child Left Behind

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This Houston Transplant Apologizes for No Child Left Behind

Sorry Delaware, for all the mess created for public schools by fellow Houstonians which has the local blogsphere on fire over so called school reform and charter schools and the like.

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Sunday Daily Delawhere [2.8.15]

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Sunday Daily Delawhere [2.8.15]

Warwick Park Marina, from Sky Jack.

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Weekly Addresses

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President Obama:

Governor Markell:

The General Assembly:

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Saturday Daily Delawhere [2.7.15]

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Saturday Daily Delawhere [2.7.15]

One of the Towers at sunset, from Sky Jack.

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Comment Rescue: Jason330’s Step By Step Plan For Dems Not Voting

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Comment Rescue: Jason330’s Step By Step Plan For Dems Not Voting

On the post “What does being a “Democrat” in 2015 actually mean anyway?” Jason330 lays out a plan. I started to respond in the comments, but realized I couldn’t possibly list all the ways 100% enacting the Republican agenda would take shape. So, I’m turning to our commenters for help creating the list.

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Friday Daily Delawhere [2.6.15]

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Friday Daily Delawhere [2.6.15]

Looking south down Rt. 1 in the evening from Indian Beach, from quadcopter photographer Sky Jack.

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What does being a “Democrat” in 2015 actually mean anyway?

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What does being a “Democrat” in 2015 actually mean anyway?

I think the root of my problem with the Democratic Party arises from the fact that “Democrat” mean something to me that it doesn’t mean to mainstream Democrats. In fact it is starting to dawn on me that I may be the one with a faulty, archaic, definition of Democrat. And so I have to […]

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Thursday Daily Delawhere [2.5.14]

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Thursday Daily Delawhere [2.5.14]

Winter in Sussex County, from Mike Mahaffie on Flickr.

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