We, Especially Young Men, Are Driving Less

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I have witnessed this phenomenon first hand.  When my brother and I turned 16 we couldn't wait to drive - and drive we did.  When my son got his license... shrug.  He didn't want to drive.  Worse, he only drives if I make him.  My nephew is staying with us for the summer.  He's sixteen, and guess what?  He has no interest in driving.

Tuesday Daily Delawhere [7.3.12]

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I have a feeling this is going to be a light week around here, and in the political world too, what with the Fourth of July holiday falling right in the middle of the week. Damn you Gregorian Calendar! DD.7.3.12 Who is this guy and what did he do on this night 236 years ago?

Saturday Open Thread [6.30.12]

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Moving day for me. If I read my new redistricting maps correctly, my new representatives in the General Assembly are Senator Cathy Cloutier (R-5th) and Representative Debbie Hudson Capano or Debbie Capano Hudson (R-12th). Ugh. Quite a change from Margaret Rose Henry and Dennis P. Williams. Well, perhaps in 2014 I will take out Debbie, if no Democrat files and wins this year. Don't know who your legistatlor is? Find them here. You have to be registered to vote for that link to work. If you are not registered to vote, then what the hell are you doing being interested in politics and reading Delaware Liberal and not being registered?? It boggles my mind. Go here now. Register. Don't do anything else until you do.

General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Sat., June 30, 2012

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To its credit, the House, as opposed to the shrouded-in-secrecy Senate, has an Agenda. Also to its credit, more specifically, Speaker Gilligan's, the House has already gotten the retirement festivities out of the way. Former Speaker Terry Spence used to futz around for hours on end on June 30, with endless hosannas to retiring House members, said hosannas often sung by (I'm not making this up) an Elvis impersonator. Self-indulgence at its worst. I was working in the Senate at the time, and we used to stew at this turning the 'people's business' into some freak sideshow for two hours every June 30.

Delaware Political Weekly: June 23-29, 2012

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We get press releases from candidates all the time, as do every other media outlet. It is exceedingly rare, however, that someone's campaign manager sends out a press release announcing that someone's campaign manager will be someone's campaign manager. And for good reason. Good campaign managers know that there is only one candidate and only one campaign manager, and that all the focus should be on the candidate. That, however, did not stop Ezra Temko from announcing that he, Ezra Temko, would be managing the campaign of Claudia Bock for State Representative in the 23rd RD. Perhaps fittingly, Temko spends at least the first 50% of the press release talking about himself, Ezra Temko, and his ongoing search for enlightenment.