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DL Open Thread: Wednesday, April 15, 2026

By El Somnambulo April 15, 20266 Comments

So. I closed out today's legislative wrap-up with a reference to Tim 'Solid Waste' Sheldon. Tim might want to have someone read this article to him: FESTUS, Missouri — Voters in…

General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Wednesday, April 15, 2026

By El Somnambulo April 15, 2026

A pretty pro-forma session yesterday. I listened to the Senate Corrections Committee hearing on the Plummer Center and the residents and programs that have now been transferred to a facility in Smyrna. …

Delaware General Assembly Pre-Game Show: Tuesday, April 14, 2026

By El Somnambulo April 14, 20262 Comments

Well, they're not exactly back with a bang. The most interesting item on today's docket, at least to me, is a hearing conducted by the Senate Corrections Committee to address…

DL Open Thread: Tuesday, April 14, 2026

By El Somnambulo April 14, 20268 Comments

Will Nobody Stop BPG? The Buccini Pollin Group takes over management of the Sports at the Beach complex in Georgetown. BPG Sports Senior Vice President and General Manager Steve Cavalier…

Trump Is Now Jesus–AND The Pope

By El Somnambulo April 13, 20267 Comments

DL Open Thread: Monday, April 13, 2026

By El Somnambulo April 13, 20264 Comments

Orban Loses And--Concedes!: The 16-year reign of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is at an end after a crushing election loss on Sunday that will send political shockwaves from Washington…

DL Open Thread Sunday Magazine: April 12, 2026

By El Somnambulo April 12, 2026

AI Runs The Store. The results?: Checking out at Andon Market feels different. There are no scanners, no self-checkout sirens triggered by a prematurely bagged item and certainly no human…

DL Open Thread: Saturday, April 11, 2026

By El Somnambulo April 11, 20261 Comment

How Spotlight Delaware Reported Their Story On The Rockford Center. Highly recommended for those who want to see how journalists operate. This was a highly-complex and time-consuming story. And, I…

Delaware Political Weekly: Week Ending April 9, 2026

By El Somnambulo April 10, 20263 Comments

1. Goodbye, Chris Beardsley. Hello, Chris Beardsley? Something tells me that, even as kind-of-a-joke, Beardsley will not have the staying power of other Delaware oddball politicos. While (I don't think)…

DL Open Thread: Friday, April 10, 2026

By El Somnambulo April 10, 20261 Comment

We lead off today with an IMPORTANT CORRECTION to my story about Krista Griffith's job at that not-for-profit. These key elements remain true: Yes, she got the job. Yes, the agency…

DL Open Thread: Thursday, April 9, 2026

By El Somnambulo April 9, 20262 Comments

An Almost 'All-Clear' For Edgemoor Port: After more than a year in limbo, Delaware officials announced Wednesday that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has re-issued permits for their long-delayed…

Nicole Poore. Val Longhurst. Krista Griffith?

By El Somnambulo April 8, 202612 Comments

Sure looks that way. We know how both Nicole 'No Longer' Poore and Our PAL Val parlayed elective office into jobs for which they were singularly unqualified, and how they…

How Nicole ‘No Longer’ Poore Became Poor No Longer

By El Somnambulo April 8, 20266 Comments

I've been writing about the blatant conflicts-of-interest of Nicole Poore and 'Our PAL' Val Longhurst for, like, forever. Here, for example (2017). And here. And here. And here. And here.…