Open Thread

Where were you 25 years ago today? I was at a nursing home reform meeting at Buena Vista when we found out. Drove back to the Carvel Building in a…

Cris Barrish Conjures Up Controversy Where None Exists.  Great reporter, pathetic story: When Kyle Grantham, a first-time candidate for the New Castle County Council, read a WHYY News article last…

How Delaware's 'Not-For-Profit' Hospitals Stash $$'s In The Cayman Islands.  An absolute must-read, award-worthy article: (W)hen hospitals write checks to those allegedly harmed by their care, most would think the…

Court Upholds Delaware's Permanent Absentee Voting Law.  Two Rethugs fail in their latest attempt to disenfranchise voters: The Delaware Court of Chancery has upheld the state’s permanent absentee voting law,…

Rudy Gonna Rudy: Rudolph W. Giuliani, the former mayor who shepherded New York City through the Sept. 11 attacks, said on Sunday that he did not think Mayor Zohran Mamdani…

Should 'Rebuilding' Be The Goal After Climate Disasters? This piece makes a strong case for rethinking that approach: Disaster intervals are collapsing, with one catastrophe following another in such quick…

Suxco Finally Moves To Protect Forests: The Sussex County Council adopted a measure that protects trees from ongoing and widespread development, after months of discussion and debate. Prior to the…

Mike Kozikowski Tried To Bribe Dave Tackett Off The Ballot?  Sure sounds like it: When Mike Kozikowski, the New Castle County recorder of deeds, invited potential challenger David Tackett to…

Early voting has started.  So, um, vote early. Stephanie Bolden: 'It's Not My Problem'.  It's a story about squalid conditions at the Windsor Apartments.  It's also about Stephanie Bolden--and Michelle…

So.  Hakeem Jeffries meets with Jared Kushner.  Followed by multiple daily e-mails from Jeffries begging me for $$'s to flip the House.  Yo, Hakeem, any money that I send will…

So That's Where Those Mailers Are Coming From.  The facts are true, the imagery is kinda stark for Delaware.  That's b/c the ads didn't come from Delaware: A progressive political…

A 'Super El Niño' May Be Coming.  What it means: The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said in a new report that there is a 90 percent chance of a “very strong”…

Wanna Know Why Gov. Meyer Endorsed Stellar Progressive Challengers Like Shay Frisby, Adrianna Leela Bohm And Rae Krantz?  Listen here. (Endorsements begin around the 47-minute mark.)  I also love his…