Change of Party Deadline – May 25
Indies, Libertarians, Green Party People, DEGOPers (any other non-Democrats) have until May 25th to change their party affiliation to Democratic Party and be eligible to take part in a consequential…
Meet Chris Johnson Tonight!
Final warning! My candidate for AG will be in Arden tonight for a Meet and Greet at the Buzz Ware Village Center. Wine and cheese will be served, free of…
Activist Carter to challenge Powers for New Castle County Council
WDEL is reporting that Dave Carter has filed for New Castle County Council, in a primary race to unseat Bill "No Show" Powers. A longtime activist is running for New…
General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Weds., April 25, 2018
At least one gun-related bill is heading to the Governor's office following a unanimous vote for it in the Senate. This bill, which creates emergency protocols to remove deadly weapons…
Bill to take guns from mentally ill shows common sense gun reform is possible – time to press forward on gun control
The NRA got its ass kicked on this one. That's good news for society and good news for all sane Delawareans who know that easy access to military assault weapons…
Song Of The Day: April 25, 2018
Yes, she performed at the Arden Gild Hall, and yes, she sang this song. Must've been inspired by the food we served. Or perhaps the cook. I understand he was…
Don’t let 1% of adults pick who runs our schools
There are 140,000 students in Delaware’s public education system. Yet each year, just about 7,000 people make one of the most important choices about our schools: who runs them. On…
Meredith Chapman killed in apparent murder-suicide
A former communications official at the University of Delaware who recently ran for state Senate was killed in Radnor Township, Pennsylvania, Monday night in an apparent murder-suicide, according to multiple…
April 24 Open Thread: Panel Finds No Savings in Merging School Districts
A General Assembly task force put together to study merging some of Delaware's 19 school districts in search of savings couldn't find any -- the best they could do was…
Delaware General Assembly Pre-Game Show: Tues., April 24, 2018
The House and Senate leadership teams may well be the most ineffectual that I can remember. In fact, I'm struggling to think who comes in second. This is not me…
Song Of The Day: April 24, 2018
The amazing Pullen-Adams Quartet was one of the great jazz bands of the -80's. Here they're joined by trombonist Roswell Rudd as they take a Monk tune into the stratosphere:…
Classic Coons Vote Moves Pompeo Confirmation Out of Committee
Ladies and Gentlemen, I give you Chris "Present" Coons. He really outdid himself on this one. Sen. Chris Coons (D-DE), who originally voted “no,” then said he would vote “present”…
Waffle House killer in custody, but accomplice Jeff Reinking is still at large
Travis Reinking has been apprehended, but somehow his accomplice father, Jeff Reinking, the man who supplied the AR-15 for the murders is still at large.