R. I. P. Gil Scott Heron

One of our true visionaries. Never was able to successfully defeat his demons, although he tried. And tried and tried. Some samples of his genius: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kcHOq8i5Pyk[/youtube] 'Winter In America' [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=upKsTCKYm4E&feature=related[/youtube]…

Breaking News: Gov. Markell Nominates New DELDOT Secretary

Governor Jack Markell has announced he is nominating U.S. Department of Transportation official Shailen Bhatt (pronounced “SHAY-linn BAT”) to become Delaware’s next Secretary of the Department of Transportation. Bhatt has experience working on local, state and federal transportation issues and is currently serving as Associate Administrator at the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) in Washington, DC. For the last two years, he has been responsible for setting policy and managing relationships with members of Congress and has been leading FHWA’s efforts in reauthorizing the nation’s surface transportation legislation.