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Delaware General Assembly Pre-Game Show: Tuesday, March 17, 2026

By El Somnambulo March 17, 2026

I guess the big news this week will be the first hearing on SB 1 (Townsend), which seeks to contain excessive healthcare charges from Delaware's hospitals. That hearing takes place…

Song of the Day 3/17: Luke Kelly, “On Raglan Road”

By Alby March 17, 2026

This popular Irish ballad would not exist if a young Luke Kelly had not run into an aging Patrick Kavanaugh in the Dublin pub The Bailey one night in 1966.…

DL Open Thread: Tuesday, March 17, 2026

By El Somnambulo March 17, 20263 Comments

'America Is No Longer A Democracy.' Just thought you'd like to know: The US is no longer a democracy. One of the most credible global sources on the health of…

Song of the Day 3/16: The Beatles, “Help!”

By Alby March 16, 2026

When he was younger, though not all that much younger than today, Donald Trump was adamant about not needing the help of any of America's allies – you know, the…

DL Open Thread: Monday, March 16, 2026

By El Somnambulo March 16, 20261 Comment

ChristianaCare Gears Up To Fight Healthcare Cost Containment Bill: Delawareans with private insurance pay some of the highest prices in the nation for hospital services. Research also shows the state’s…

You Believe What You Want to Believe

By Alby March 15, 20264 Comments

Commenter Eric Blair took me to task the other day for being too old to realize that fake videos can fool people. Here's a story that demonstrates age isn't the…

DL Open Thread Sunday Morning Magazine: March 15, 2026

By El Somnambulo March 15, 2026

'My Year As A Degenerate Gambler': State-sponsored thievery: On a Thursday evening in September, I excused myself from the family dinner table and slipped into my bedroom. I didn’t want…

33.09% of Delaware Voters Have Only Themselves to Blame

By Alby March 15, 202616 Comments

You might well be one of them. That's the percentage of voters, as of March 6, who are registered as Unaffiliated. I have just one question: Why? I bring this…

Song of the Day 3/14: The Bee Gees, “Jive Talkin'”

By Alby March 14, 2026

It's difficult if not impossible to determine which of Trump's clown-shoed cabinet members is furthest out of his depth, but Pete Hegseth's constant thumping of his Nazi-tattooed chest makes him…

DL Open Thread: Saturday, March 14, 2026

By El Somnambulo March 14, 20261 Comment

A Charade Is A Charade Is A Charade: Republican politicians don’t have much of a chance in Wilmington elections. Residents of Delaware’s largest city, where Democrats hold a nearly 9-1…

Delaware Political Weekly: Week Ending March 12, 2026

By El Somnambulo March 13, 20265 Comments

“We are kings of our bikes. So, we are again really lucky to live in Rehoboth, when we park a car, we have to get back into the car. We…

Song of the Day 3/13: Laufey, “Misty”

By Alby March 13, 2026

Guest post by Nathan Arizona Some veteran jazz fans don’t listen to Laufey because they think she’s not a jazz singer. Gen Z listens to her because they think she…

DL Open Thread: Friday March 13, 2026

By El Somnambulo March 13, 20261 Comment

Allen Harim's Excuse For Pollution Violations? 'It's too cold.': The Allen Harim poultry processing facility in Harbeson was cited by DNREC for “exceeding effluent limitations of nitrogen”, meaning the site…