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2nd Rally Opposing Privatization of State Retirees’ Health Care – Wednesday, October 12th Leg Hall

Filed in National by on October 6, 2022 • 2 Comments

It is just appalling what Carney has foisted on the state’s unsuspecting retirees.  And for what?  What’s his payoff down the line?  A cushy lobbyist job?   The backroom chicanery that led to this may never be known, but someone follow the money. 

Carney is untouchable as he will be skulking out of town soon, but this should be a campaign issue.  

 

RISE Delaware has scheduled a second public rally to take place on Wednesday, October 12, 2022, starting at noon. The rally will be held on the East steps of Legislative Hall in Dover. In case of rain, the rally will be held in the House Chambers.

The purpose of the rally is to allow state retirees and future retirees to demonstrate their opposition to the privatized Medicare Advantage…

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New Delaware Law Ends Many Fines And Fees That Criminalize Poverty

Filed in National by on October 5, 2022 • 20 Comments
New Delaware Law Ends Many Fines And Fees That Criminalize Poverty

…thanks to a sweeping reform bill (HB 244) signed on Monday, Delaware has become a national leader in ending abusive fines and fees. The Campaign to End Debtor’s Prisons led a bipartisan coalition, including the Institute for Justice and the state chapters of the ACLU, and NAACP, to support the bill. Sponsored by Rep. Sean Lynn, […]

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Song of the Day 10/5: Loretta Lynn, “The Pill”

Filed in Arts and Entertainment by on October 5, 2022 • 2 Comments

It’s hard for those born later to understand the profound change the oral contraceptive pill brought to society in 1960. Some Christian conservatives haven’t gotten over it yet. Loretta Lynn, who died yesterday at 90, was a conservative Christian, but in 1972 she recorded this paean to The Pill, and she sang from personal experience […]

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Deb Heffernan Finally Gets Religion?

Filed in Delaware, Featured by on October 5, 2022 • 9 Comments

Sometimes, even losing campaigns can have a salutary impact: A Wilmington area lawmaker who had served as a key ally to the embattled leadership at the Port of Wilmington sent a letter to Delaware’s governor and secretary of state Monday expressing frustration that the operator of the publicly owned and privately run facility has not […]

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DL Open Thread Wednesday Oct 5 2022

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These are John Kowalko’s Opening Remarks From Yesterday’s RISE Rally

We are gathered here today to raise our collective voices in a resounding NO to privatization of our health care. NO to privatization of Medicare. No to this Governor and his administrators attempts to sellout Delaware retirees benefits to conglomerates such as Highmark so they can profit at the expense of retirees.

No to the secret backroom deals that deliberately violate transparency and open
government obligations and thereby violate the PUBLIC TRUST.

No to the word for word regurgitation of misinformation, false information, and distorted information that the SEBC continues to spread at every public disinformation session they conduct.

No to any contract conceived, negotiated and created with no retiree input or knowledge.

We are here to reject Secretary DeMatteis’

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R. I. P.: Ken Potts

Filed in Delaware, Featured by on October 4, 2022 • 2 Comments

Seeing that he had died took my breath away. Just a wonderful, selfless human being.  A true progressive who dedicated his life to helping others.  Some excerpts from his obituary: Ken spent his career in public service. He worked with the Delaware Transit Corporation for 22 years, retiring in 2017 as Chief Administrative Officer. Since […]

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Song of the Day 10/4: Jean-Luc Ponty, “New Country”

Filed in Arts and Entertainment by on October 4, 2022 • 2 Comments

Maybe you recognize his name from his time playing with Frank Zappa and Elton John 50 years ago. Or maybe you heard him with John McLaughlin’s Mahavishnu Orchestra, or Chick Correa, or Bela Fleck, or on his LPs and gigs with Stanley Clarke and Al DiMeola. Jazz violinist Jean-Luc Ponty sure has gotten around, spreading […]

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DL Open Thread Tuesday October 4 2022

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Voting Rights…They Were Nice

Filed in National by on October 3, 2022 • 3 Comments

There was a time in the United States when states could enact barriers to voting. They could make it difficult or even impossible for certain populations to vote.  Then there was the voting rights act of 1965 prohibited state and local government from imposing any voting rule that “results in the denial or abridgement of […]

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REAL Pharmacist Wins REAL Pharmacy Award

Filed in National by on October 3, 2022 • 18 Comments

For lifetime achievement, no less. Even this recognition barely touches on her accomplishments, which include training scores of pharmacists and technicians in the proper immunization of patients, and doing flu clinics at some of her favorite places, including DelVets, Claymont Community Center, and the Mary Campbell Center.  She is the ‘people person’ I never could […]

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DL Open Thread: Monday, October 3, 2022

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The Utterly Bizarre Story Behind DeSantis Sending Migrants To Martha’s Vineyard: SAN ANTONIO — In June, Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a budget that set aside $12 million to create a program for transporting unauthorized migrants out of Florida. He touted it as the highlight of the state’s new spending when it came to immigration. But […]

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‘Bulo’s Fave Tunes For September, 2022

Filed in Arts and Entertainment, Featured by on October 3, 2022 • 2 Comments

Fewer songs this month. Why?  Because several really good songs are on albums that won’t be released until 2023.  Since I make the rules and enforce the rules, I’ve ruled those songs as out-of-order until then. Lesser quantity doesn’t mean lesser quality, though.  So here goes: Not an easy month to predict Nathan’s fave.  Gonna […]

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DL Open Thread: Sunday, October 2, 2022

Filed in Featured, Open Thread by on October 2, 2022 • 6 Comments

Russia, Or Rather, Putin, Is Losing: Lyman, a key supply hub in eastern Ukraine, has been “fully cleared” of Russian forces, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Sunday, as Western countries cast troops’ withdrawal as a strategic victory that could undermine Russia’s effort to control the Donetsk region. Donetsk is one of four Ukrainian regions that […]

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