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Not Being Registered to Vote Is Malarkey
Literally Malarkey. So says the folks from MotivationalBiden.com (it’s a Facebook page) to remind people that today is National Voter Registration Day. Most of the folks who read this are registered to vote, but it is worth it to ask around your family and friends to make sure that folks are signed up to participate in their Government. You can check here for the status of your registration. Click here to go to the State’s Dpeartmnt of Elections to sign up.
More on the Navy Yard Shooter And Our Failed Mental Health System
Many insightful issues and questions were included in your comments. I’ll try to deal with them concisely and welcome an idea exchange. I’ll address your issues with an abbreviated Q, followed by my response. Let me explain that my engagement on mental health services derives from more than 10 years as a day to day care giver for a diagnosed paranoid schizophrenic son starting in around 1999 when he was 33 and I was close to starting my retirement. My experience involved very frequent involvement with psychiatrists, counselors, outpatient centers and psychiatric hospitals, primarily in Texas but also Mississippi and Florida. I have no experience with the Delaware psych community. I initiated four psychiatric hospital admissions for my son; he has had many more since those four.
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As The Potter’s Field Turns
There was lots of chatter yesterday about the appearance of Velda Jones Potter and her son on Charles Potter’s leased access show on Channel 28. Unfortunately, yesterday was also a big football day and plenty of people prepping for the Emmys and/or Breaking Bad. Matthew Albright of the NJ missed all of the fun and found himself watching this show.
A Point One Improvement.
After several months of going up, the Delaware unemployment rate finally went in the right direction (i.e. down) this past month, though just barely.
Delaware’s unemployment rate in August fell to 7.3 percent, down from 7.4 percent in July, according to Delaware’s labor department, which released its Monthly Labor Review this morning. There were 32,100 unemployed Delaware residents in August, down from 32,600 in July, and the same as one year ago, when the unemployment rate was listed at 7.2 percent, according to the report. Non-farm employment in Delaware was listed at 424,900, up from 424,800 in July, and up by 7,300 jobs from August 2012.
Delaware still struggling to leave the recession behind
According to a report by the Data firm CoreLogic, Delaware was the only state in the month of July where home prices declined, compared to the previous year. The ONLY state.
Williams’ Mayoralty Headed for Potter’s Field?
Wherein the “nothing to see here folks, move along now” defense run into actual journalism.
While Wilmington officials used taxpayer money to help cover police expenses and other services at a concert last weekend promoted by a top city employee’s son, organizers of other events that weekend found themselves paying for their functions’ security.
Mayor Dennis P. Williams defended using public money to pay for some costs of the all-day, hip-hop Foxtail Fest, arguing that other events last weekend also received city services. But organizers of three other events made clear Thursday that they were not treated the same, particularly when it came to security.
Whoops.
Tonight’s The Night! DL Get Together!
Could we have picked a more perfect night! Love this weather! We’ll be on the second floor (either inside or on the deck). I’ll try and find my DL pin! Unfortunately, my printer is acting up, but I’ll try and make a DL table sign!
Thursday, September 19th
7 pm
Iron Hill Brewery
(on the Wilmington Riverfront)
Be there, or be square! 😉
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