Delaware

Tuesday Daily Delawhere [1.17.12]

Filed in Delaware by Delaware Dem on January 17, 2012 • 3 Comments

To Governor Markell…

Filed in Delaware, National by Delaware Dem on January 16, 2012 • 35 Comments

In an unprecedented 4-1 decision announced Sunday, the Delaware Board of Pardons is recommending that the death sentence for convicted killer Robert A. Gattis be commuted to life in prison.

It will now be up to Gov. Jack Markell to decide if he will accept the board’s recommendation to spare Gattis’ life or if he will allow the execution of the 49-year-old by lethal injection to go forward as planned early Friday.

A life is literally in Governor Markell’s hands. He might not want this responsibility. But he asked for it, and now he has to decide. I now address the Governor directly….

Fighting Abnormal (And Fake) Body Images As The Mother Of A 14 Year Old Girl

Filed in Delaware, National by pandora on January 16, 2012 • 46 Comments

My 14 year old daughter wears a size 0 and still thinks she’s not skinny enough. It’s enough to make me want to pull my hair out. I want to scream when her friends come over and the discussion spirals into what’s wrong with my body. Granted, their focus is on their bodies only, and they’re quick to come to each others’ defense. Also, they don’t attack someone for their weight or their looks, which, I guess, is a step in the right direction.

But… they are ridiculously hard on themselves.

Monday Daily Delawhere [1.16.12]

Filed in Delaware by Delaware Dem on January 16, 2012 • 6 Comments

This is the Hockession Community Center now, on Mill Creek Road. However, can anyone tell me what this building once was, and its significance?

Post hoc ergo propter hoc

Filed in Delaware by Delaware Dem on January 15, 2012 • 1 Comment

Post hoc ergo propter hoc, Latin for “after this, therefore because of this,” is a logical fallacy that states, “Since that event followed this one, that event must have been caused by this one.” I was reminded of this scene and this principle when reading of a tragedy in the News Journal this morning.

Sunday Daily Delawhere [1.15.12]

Filed in Delaware by Delaware Dem on January 15, 2012 • 4 Comments

The Governor and the President’s Weekly Messages

Filed in Delaware, National by Delaware Dem on January 14, 2012 • 0 Comments

Saturday Daily Delawhere [1.14.12]

Filed in Delaware by Delaware Dem on January 14, 2012 • 7 Comments

Friday Daily Delawhere [1.13.12]

Filed in Delaware by Delaware Dem on January 13, 2012 • 12 Comments

Thursday Daily Delawhere [1.12.12]

Filed in Delaware by Delaware Dem on January 12, 2012 • 2 Comments

Wednesday Daily Delawhere [1.11.12]

Filed in Delaware by Delaware Dem on January 11, 2012 • 4 Comments

Looks like the attack on freedom that occurred yesterday here at Delaware Liberal disrupted my scheduled Daily Delawhere post. But our conservative adversaries cannot keep us down for long. So here, enjoy a picture from downstate. This one is easy.

Delaware General Assembly Pre-Game Show: Tues., Jan. 10, 2012

Filed in Delaware by El Somnambulo on January 10, 2012 • 4 Comments

In January, legislators’ thoughts turn to…bath salts. And reelection. And with the ‘honorables’ back in Dover for the not-so-spring training portion of the legislative schedule, the banning of bath salts is the one certainty awaiting them.