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Should Delaware Consolidate Its School Districts

By nemski February 3, 201714 Comments

The Joint Finance Committee met the other day to discuss Delaware's Department of Education budget, the Delaware State News reported. Sadly, even though Delaware spends over $1 billion dollars on education, it doesn't seem like much happened.

February 3, 2017 Open Thread

By nemski February 3, 20176 Comments

Remembering Sgt. Steven Floyd, Salesianum grad not guilty, Wilmington to pay $625K, 25 shootings in January, Company fined $3.5M, Elena Delle Donne, New-home bonanza at beach

SD 10 Special Election Debate Recap

By nemski February 2, 201718 Comments

SD 10 Special Election debate was last night. Here are my takeaways.

Chris Coons: I’m Not Really A Democrat, But I Play One On TV

By nemski February 2, 201725 Comments

The headline from Delaware Public Radio says it all: "Sen. Coons will give SCOTUS pick fair shake". I guess this is appropriate given that today is Groundhog Day.

February 2, 2017 Open Thread

By nemski February 2, 201715 Comments

A lot of important news happened in Delaware yesterday, hopefully we will get a chance to get to some of it in other posts.

Vaughn Correctional Siege Over; One DOC Employee Dead

By nemski February 2, 201711 Comments

Mainstream media news reports on what is happening in Vaughn Correctional Center in Smyrna, Delaware.

BREAKING: Guards Taken Hostage at Vaughn Correctional Center

By nemski February 1, 201786 Comments

Updates from Twitter in comments.

How To Donate To Stephanie Hansen’s Campaign

By nemski February 1, 20176 Comments

The special election for SD 10 is quickly approaching and money is needed. As a matter of fact, a reader asked us how to donate to Stephanie Hansen's campaign.

Mandating Post Labor Day School Starts is Wrong

By nemski February 1, 201710 Comments

Sen. Gerald Hocker really wants schools to start after Labor Day. I mean he really really wants this. First was the Legislative Task Force to Study Post Labor Day School Starts back in 2014. Then Hocker introduced legislation in 2015 to require all schools to start after Labor Day. It passed the Senate but went nowhere in the House. So, we fast forward to 2017 and guess what, Hocker introduces new legislation, S.B. 18, to require all schools to start after Labor Day.

Rash of Break-Ins at Bellevue State Park

By nemski February 1, 20172 Comments

One of the good things about The Facebook, beyond helping to organize protests against Trump and finding lost pets, is that periodically points out some inconsistencies going on. For instance, there’s this Facebook post about cars being broken-in at Bellevue State Park.