Monday Daily Delawhere [2.10.14]
The Frozen Brandywine Creek Park, by Sarah L on Flickr.
Sunday Daily Delawhere [2.9.14]
I believe this "hotel" or "apartment building" near Millville downstate is abandoned now, but a few years ago it was filled with migrant workers. They lived in squalor just to…
Delaware Democratic Party: Is Anybody Home?
Coming up on my first year in Delaware, I've periodically visited the DelDems website and Facebook page. I've been looking for signs of life. I've called the Executive Director, who now appears to be gone, trying to get an appointment to learn what his going on, and come up with what we called in Texas, a dry hole. I've made fairly desperate attempts to contact Ward leadership to learn of meeting schedules and contacts. Nothing. Nada.
Saturday Daily Delawhere [2.8.14]
Hopefully this downstate landmark is rebuilt soon. From Jeffrey on Flickr.
Delaware Political (Almost) Weekly: Feb. 1-7, 2014
While it's possible that, under the right circumstances. first-term D Rep. Trey Paradee could be vulnerable, his opponent doesn't appear to be much of a threat. R Peter Kramer has filed to challenge Paradee. Click here to learn a little more about Kramer. "Keep More With Kramer". Presumably both money and 'personal freedoms'. For low-income voters, that's "Keep Poor With Kramer". BTW, did any of you actually get a 'kindergarten diploma'? Or would you even remember it if you did? Kramer did, and he does. Or at least, says he does.
Also, did you notice how his mission statement just...stops? Maybe he'll add more as he thinks of it.
BTW, I notice that he didn't mention that the family company for which he works (J. S. Kramer Inc., a construction company) has gotten serious money from state and federal contracts for institutional construction. Guess that's money that he doesn't want given back to the taxpayers. He's outraged about spending as long as spending that benefits the family business continues. I can provide links if you need a sure cure for insomnia. I, for one, don't.
Chip Flowers and the Unraveling Details
Dan Gaffney had Chip Flowers on his program yesterday to talk about the press release that Chip sent out trumpting how much money the Treasury has made for the state. The conversation rapidly gets to other subjects, but it occurs to me that even Chip can no longer keep track of his own spin. You can listen to the interview here, it's about 10 minutes long.
Friday Daily Delawhere [2.7.14]
Outside Winterthur, from Kitman on Flickr.
Thursday Daily Delawhere [2.6.14]
Inside Winterthur, from Kitman on Flickr.
Sunday Daily Delawhere [2.2.14]
Snow covered MLK Blvd. in Dover, from Mike Mahaffie on Flickr.
Vote for Bike Delaware Now!
Bicycling magazine is conducting its annual survey of the best of local biking advocacy groups and our own Bike Delaware is on the list of nominees. They are nominated for ending the Share the Road idea -- controversial, but highly ambiguous in noting exactly *who* was expected the Share the Road. Apparently motorists thought it was cyclists who were doing the sharing and cyclists thought it was motorists. Getting rid of that sign removes the ambiguity and was an idea that even DelDOT's traffic engineers loved
Saturday Daily Delawhere [2.1.14]
Frozen Lewes Harbor by Mike Mahaffie on Flickr.