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Did Nepotism Influence Gov. Meyer's Agreement (and/or surrender) With Christiana Care?   The question becomes more germane as Mediawatch uncovered this potential conflict-of-interest for us. Dr. Cooksey is Matt Meyer's wife. …

While Trump tries To stake his claim to the Nobel Peace Prize (Spoiler Alert--he's not getting it), the Big Story remains that Our Demented President Wages War On American Cities. Months…

Coffee, Cheese, Wine:  Nature's Most Essential Foods?  Or just my most essential foods?: Coffee: Coffee growers are dealing with a lot right now. Most immediately, the Trump administration's tariffs, which…

Supreme Court Allows Trump To Deport  300,000 Venezuelans: The Supreme Court said Friday the Trump administration can for now strip temporary protections from hundreds of thousands of Venezuelan immigrants, pausing…

The Knee-Jerks Didn't Like This: The Trump administration has approved a new generic version of the mifepristone abortion pill, a decision made by the Food and Drug Administration this week…

Gonna have to make this quick --Delmarva is doing maintenance work, and we'll be w/o power starting at 8 am.  I've poured myself a double (shot of TJ's Cold Brew),…

Welcome, Blue Delaware Reader(s?)!  Y'know, I used to joke that, in those rare instances when we broke a story over here, Blue Delaware would have it in 3-2-1, without attribution. …

The Real Reason Trump Invaded Portland: Portland authorities are in a standoff with the Trump administration over an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) detention facility in the Oregon city, after…

I think that Trump's madness is hitting critical mass.  This might well be the week when enough people wake up and realize that he is utterly unfit to be President. …

A Very Special Absolute Corruption Edition: Trump Fired US Attorney For Following The Law: For 15 years, Michele Beckwith oversaw some of the toughest federal prosecutions in California. She went after transnational…

Trump Prosecutes Political Enemies.  Remember the events--prosecutor declines to go after Comey and Letitia James because the cases are either weak or non-existent.  Trump fires him, replaces him with someone…

The REAL Reason John Carney Wants To Address Homelessness.  Spoiler Alert: It has nothing to do with any concern Carney might have about homeless people as people: That's right.  If…