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The Forgotten Founding Father--Forgotten No More?: Early one evening in August 1798, a sitting justice of the Supreme Court named James Wilson died in a sparsely furnished boarding room on…

Yes, we know the site's been a bit glitchy as we install (not by choice) new whatever-it-is-we-install-when-we-have-no-choice.  Starting to think the glitches are deliberate from some sadist, or some sadistic…

Delaware House Passes John L. Lewis Voting Rights Act: The Delaware House of Representatives has passed House Bill 444, known as the Delaware John Lewis Voting Rights Act, sending the…

I encourage you to read the entire story that Chris Barrish wrote about the PAL investigation.  There's so much more than what I excerpted yesterday.  Of particular note: Longhurst told WHYY News…

WHYY With Much More On The Ortega Story: The woman appears from court records to have dated Ortega on and off during the past few years. WHYY News is not…

Irredeemable John Carney Boots Homeless From The Park.  Perhaps he should reread his Catholic faith's depictions of Hell: Residents being evicted from a homeless encampment in Wilmington on Monday woke…

Delaware Creates Puerto Rico Day: “Yo soy boricua, pa que tu lo sepas,” echoed through Legislative Hall as Puerto Ricans from across Delaware gathered to witness Gov. Matt Meyer sign…

Culinary Spontaneity? I'm all for it!.  Sure beats three squares a day: One of the stupidest things in an earnest but stupid school of culinary thought is that each of…

Carney Surfaces: The city of Wilmington said Thursday that homeless residents of Christina Park must be gone by sunset Monday. Then, officials said they will erect a perimeter fence to…

Should Delaware Provide Funds For A Company Like This?  I'm legitimately asking: Delaware recently awarded nearly $800,000 to a student loan company through a grant that one economic development official…

Not Everything You Wanted To Know About Delaware's New Medical School, But Everything That's Knowable Now: Here is what we know about Delaware’s first medical school, and its potential impact…

The Circus Is Not Coming To Town.  The WWE has settled with plaintiffs in the civil trial that was set to begin today in the Court Of Chancery.  So, we…