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2010: Prediction Thread

By nemski January 1, 201058 Comments

So, what's going to happen this year in politics, sports, government, Delaware, etc. Do get things started, here are my predictions. Politics The Dems will lose a handful of seats…

The Mighty Blue Hen is Soaring

By nemski January 1, 201010 Comments

Ryan Cormier has a great piece in The News Journal today about how Delaware's stock has risen dramatically in 2009. The article starts off with a joke about Delaware from…

The Top Delaware Political Stories of 2009

By Unstable Isotope December 31, 20095 Comments

The News Journal is soliciting our ideas for the top Delaware political stories of 2009 on Twitter (@DialogueDelaware). Here is my top 10 list. Feel free to argue and add…

Fearmongering = $$$

By Unstable Isotope December 30, 20093 Comments

Republicans have been jumping on the bandwagon to criticize President Obama because of the failed terror attack on Christmas Day. Some have been using the incident for fundraising, look at…

The Great Big End of Year Polling Post

By liberalgeek December 29, 200923 Comments

This has been a year of transition. We saw in 2009 the first non-white President take office, markets came crashing down, jobs lost, political parties realigning themselves and lots of people angry about either what they want their government to give them or what they don't want from government. Blogs have sprung up and blogs have shut down and some have been reshuffled. An entire industry has departed Delaware, and new ones are showing some green shoots through the scarred landscape.

Praise from Friend and Foe alike

By Delaware Dem December 28, 2009

The Delaware State News published a piece yesterday on Governor Markell’s first year in office. Unfortunately, I don’t have a link to the article, only a paper copy. After reviewing…

Republicans Score Political Points, Kill Jobs

By liberalgeek December 22, 20098 Comments

This just in from the News Journal, an important partner for the wind turbine tower construction project has pulled out of a partnership with Delawind. You may remember that Delawind…

FYI: The Gift Kids Really Wanted

By pandora December 21, 200911 Comments

Brandywine, Christina, Red Clay and Appoquinimink School Districts have canceled classes for the rest of the week. Winter break begins NOW! According to my kids: BEST. GIFT. EVER. UPDATE: As…

Fisker On a List It Doesn’t Want to Be On

By El Somnambulo December 21, 20092 Comments

Scooby sez, "Ruh-roh." Granted, it's only one person's opinion, and it's at a website called Ask Men (Disclaimer: I am not a regular reader of this site, but its list…

FYI: Schools Closed On Monday

By pandora December 20, 20095 Comments

Brandywine, Red Clay, Christina and Appoquinimink Schools are closed on Monday. Gotta love snow days! Please add any additional closings below.

Breaking: Markell Declares State of Emergency

By nemski December 19, 200924 Comments

From the press release: Markell Declares State of Emergency for Kent and New Castle Counties Effective at 3:00 PM Motorists In Two Counties Encouraged to Clear Roads as Soon as…

Weekend Foodie Thread

By pandora December 19, 200916 Comments

What to do on a snowy day? At the Pandora household we're making pasta - and, um, drinking mimosas. Now, I've made pasta in the past, but today we're using…

Nominations Being Accepted: End Of Year Polling

By liberalgeek December 18, 200938 Comments

It is time, once again, to submit your nominations for our end of year polling.

Scandal of the Year
Post of the Year
Biggest Policy Screwup of the Year
Comment of the Year
Rookie of the Year
Blog of the Year
NEW! Biggest Loss of a Blog