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January 22, 2017 Open Thread

By nemski January 22, 201718 Comments

Women's March, Delaware's Black Aviators, Murder in Wilmington, Dover Mall, and The Onion writes a funny story .... finally

Back From the Philly March

By El Somnambulo January 21, 201723 Comments

Wow. Just...wow. We must have had at least 50,000 people there. My wife really wanted to go, and I was more than happy to tag along. My wife and I…

January 21, 2017 Open Thread

By nemski January 21, 20174 Comments

15th and 16th shootings in Wilmington, Death row inmate freed after acquittal, Delaware State News' slideshow of welcoming Joe Biden, Unemployment in Delaware holds at 4.3%

Coalition Formed Among Delaware Civil Rights Groups

By nemski January 20, 20175 Comments

The formation of a new group called the Delaware Civil Rights Coalition was announced yesterday in Dover. Delaware Public Media says “about a dozen civil rights and religious groups in Delaware banded together on the eve of President-elect Trump’s inauguration to fight discrimination.”

Cigarette Purchases Are a Reason for Legalizing Marijuana

By nemski January 20, 20173 Comments

Updated with Cannabis Bureau of Delaware's action yesterday.

January 20, 2017 Open Thread

By nemski January 20, 2017

Tuskeegee Airman dead, flags at half-mast in Delaware, Carl Bonini, Dover, Georgetown's African-American History

SD10 Special Election Update

By jason330 January 19, 201729 Comments

Democrats: What is Hansen all about? Is she another co-opted, corporate Dem, or does she have some progressive fire in the belly? I'm holding off criticizing or praising until I see something from the campaign, which I will get to hear from on Saturday the 28th:

General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Thurs., Jan. 19, 2017

By El Somnambulo January 19, 2017

The first set of John Carney's nominees sailed through the Senate yesterday. Republicans could not contain themselves from raining effusive praise on these nominations. And why should they? It's basically…

Carney Pushing Public-Private Partnerships, But What Are PPPs Really?

By nemski January 19, 201714 Comments

PPPs are not a way to provide jobs, it is really a way that conservatives have found to privatize different government functions

Carney’s appalling lack of leadership and vision laid bare

By jason330 January 19, 20178 Comments

This post, by Cassandra at Bluedelaware.com really nails Carney's utter lack of vision and leadership by catching his most appalling moments from a meeting with Eastern Sussex Democratic Club (which is admirably trying to nudge Carney into a position that looks something (anything) like leadership.)