DL Open Thread: Tuesday, July 28, 2026
Suxco Tries To Save Its Few Remaining Trees. Decades too late: After losing thousands of acres of forestland in recent decades, Sussex County is considering new rules to require builders…
Delaware’s 2026 Political Primaries. Part 1: Those I Couldn’t Care Less About
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First, here from the Delaware Department of Elections is the complete slate of primary races. US Senate Democratic Primary: Once the nascent and short-lived campaign of Chris Beardsley crashed and…
Song of the Day 7/27: Weird Al Yankovic, “Amish Paradise”
H/t Jonathan Tate. Delaware has joined 44 other states with reported cases of measles, a disease that had been eradicated in the U.S. in 2000. The state health department has…
DL Open Thread: Monday, July 27, 2026
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Maravelias, Building Trades, Lash Out At House Democrats: Hope turned to shock and anger on July 1, as Delaware labor leaders, who believed they were on the cusp of passing…
Song of the Day 7/26: Jackson Browne, “Running on Empty”
Yet again, Donald Trump has backed away from yet another threat to bomb Iran even more than before, but this time there's a practical reason: Defense contractors can't build the…
DL Open Thread Sunday Magazine: July 26, 2026
Franchises Will Disenfranchise You: Carola Hagenau of Castle Rock, Colorado, was out of work but not out of hope. Her corporate employer eliminated her job during the COVID pandemic and…
DL Open Thread: Saturday, July 25, 2026
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Had to laugh at the latest mailer that Musk's corporate lawyers sent out on behalf of Dan Cruce: "Showing Up For Wilmington When It Matters". I take that to mean…
Song of the Day 7/24: The Eagles, “I Can’t Tell You Why”
The Eagles will always be associated with the mellow country rock that came out of Southern California in the early '70s. They knew it, too, and as music trends changed…
DL Open Thread: Friday, July 24, 2026
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A Real Headline From Delaware Online: "Exclusive: Lavish Desserts Borrow Flavors From Milkshake, Boardwalk". Give them credit, nobody breaks stories on the Lavish Desserts beat quite like the News Journal. …
Song of the Day: Tommy Tutone, “867-5309 (Jenny)”
Whenever a phone number that appears in a song, movie or TV show, curiosity compels people to call it. For example, at one point in Michael Moore's 1992 documentary "Pets…
DL Open Thread: Thursday, July 22, 2026
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Four Unvaxxed Kent County Local Yokels Test Positive For Measles. Four idiots who obviously don't care that they may spread this disease to others: Two additional positive measles cases were…
Song of the Day 7/22: Jorge Ben, “Taj Mahal”
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Guest post by Nathan Arizona “Taj Mahal" is the song Rod Stewart lifted — accidentally! — for one of the biggest hits of his career, “Da Ya Think I’m Sexy.”…
DL Open Thread: Wednesday, July 22, 2026
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Koch Bros Lose In Delaware Court In Try To Make Dark Money Even Darker: The rules around campaign finance transparency in Delaware are unlikely to change ahead of the September…