Delaware

City of Wilmington to Live Stream City Council Meetings

Filed in Delaware by on April 18, 2010 7 Comments

I was at City Council last Thursday where Bud Freel brought up an ordnance (pdf) that would allow the City to sign a contract with a firm that would take he video recorded by WITN of Council Meetings and live stream them over the internet.

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Gannett Lays Off Workers and Profits Soar? Great Success!

Filed in Delaware by on April 16, 2010 18 Comments
Gannett Lays Off Workers and Profits Soar? Great Success!

Newspapers aren’t dying; they’re committing seppuku. And it’s their corporate owners who are sharpening their swords. Just ask anyone at the News Journal.

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No Blue-Light Special for Sussex County Teabaggers

Filed in Delaware by on April 14, 2010 98 Comments

  After seeing Cassandra’s post this morning about how the Delaware GOP is in bed with the Tea Party, promoting their demonstrations around the state tomorrow, we decided to contact Kmart to see what their feelings were about the ir parking lot being used as a staging area for the Rehoboth Beach area’s public teabagging […]

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Tom Carper Surprise Townhall Call

Filed in Delaware by on April 12, 2010 25 Comments

I am currently on a Tom Carper virtual townhall meeting.  I’ll try to liveblog it.

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Facepalm of the Day

Filed in Delaware by on April 12, 2010 14 Comments

In today’s Delaware Dialog, there is a post by Ginger Gibson that I have two issues with. David Hoffman, new to the Chris Coon’s Senate campaign, had his laptop stolen . . . from his car on Concord Pike. Leaving your laptop in your car?! In my humble opinion this makes Hoffman too dumb to […]

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The Delaware Round Up.

Filed in Delaware by on April 8, 2010 1 Comment

A daily round up (since I am famous for rounding things up) of political news and blog posts in Delaware.

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Off and Running

Filed in Delaware by on April 8, 2010 9 Comments

From Rebecca in the comments to another post, we learn that New Castle County Executive Chris Coons will hold his three-county announcement tour, as is traditional for Delaware, on Monday, April 19th

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Well, That’s Another Start

Filed in Delaware by on April 8, 2010 4 Comments

The 38th RD in Sussex County votes to not endorse in intra party primaries, and John Carney’s fundraising is well on track downstate.

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Delaware IC To Hold Secret Meeting Until Outed by the CRI

Filed in Delaware by on April 7, 2010 42 Comments

CRI puts up a blog post breaking what looks like news about a secret meeting that the IC is now having on the morning of 13 April. (13 April at 1 PM is when there is a Joint House and Senate committee meeting to discuss insurance issues.):

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Bryon Short Calls for Investigation of Insurance Commissioner’s Office

Filed in Delaware by on April 1, 2010 20 Comments

I have received a number of tips through various mediums in the past hour that Rep. Bryon Short is calling for hearing into the allegations that have been leveled at Delaware’s Insurance Commissioner, Karen Weldin Stewart by the partisan thinktank, The Caesar Rodney Institute.  Lee Williams, who was unable to really get to the bottom […]

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iHave

Filed in Delaware, National by on April 1, 2010 9 Comments

Yes, we have ordered the iPad.  Actually, my almost 16 year old son has ordered – using his money from his summer job.  I can’t wait to get my hands on this!  Luckily, I taught my children how to share. Based on the reviews,  I’m considering buying another one for my parents. USA Today’s Edward […]

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Kaufman To Run

Filed in Delaware, National by on April 1, 2010 29 Comments

BREAKING NEWS: Ted Kaufman to run for Senate!

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Insurance Commissioner Enlists Local Help

Filed in Delaware by on April 1, 2010 45 Comments

Last night I received an inscrutable email from my fellow blogger and former Sussex County Republican Chair, Dave Burris. This is not unusual, I rarely understand what he is talking about. But I just received a press release that makes even less sense.

Karen Weldin Stewart, The Delaware Insurance Commissioner, has enlisted the help of David Burris of Milford to assist the Office of the Insurance Commissioner (OIC) in local outreach and public relations.

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