General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Thursday, January 15, 2026
The big news, such as it is, took place in the committee meetings yesterday. I also guess it's worth noting that SB 27 (Brown), which creates the Office Of New…
DL Open Thread: Thursday, January 15, 2026
Anybody Missing From This Obituary? Let me rephrase: Anybody Missing From The Obituary For Linda Stevenson?: Passed away unexpectedly on December 29, 2025. She was born on April 29, 1961.…
Song of the Day 1/14: Jake Xerxes Fussell, “The Bells of Rhymney”
Guest post by Nathan Arizona The best-known version of “The Bells of Rhymney” came out of sunny southern California when the Byrds put it on their first album in 1965.…
DL Open Thread: Wednesday, January 14, 2026
Suxco Council Rejects Mega-Development. I did not expect this: The Sussex County Council voted unanimously Tuesday to deny a rezoning needed for Atlantic Fields, a major retail project that would…
General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Wednesday, January 14, 2026
There were no surprises in either the House or Senate today. The House unanimously passed SB 106 (Buckson), which requires school districts to craft cell phone policies for students. Because…
Song of the Day 1/13: The Moody Blues, “Isn’t Life Strange”
Scanning one of those People We Lost in 2025 lists the other day, I realized I missed memorializing John Lodge, bassist for the Moody Blues, back when he died in…
DL Open Thread: Tuesday, January 13, 2026
Another Day, More Trump Shit You Never Thought Would Happen. Like: Yet Another War Crime: The Pentagon used a secret aircraft painted to look like a civilian plane in its…
Delaware General Assembly Pre-Game Show: Tuesday, January 13, 2026
This is the hors d'oeuvre portion of the legislative session--in for just three weeks, get those few 'must-pass' bills done by the end of the month, listen to the Governor's State…
Song of the Day 1/12: The Grateful Dead, “Playing in the Band”
Bob Weir, the co-founder of the Grateful Dead who died Saturday at 78, was the subject of countless Deadhead debates over the years. Was he an essential member of the…
DL Open Thread: Monday, January 12, 2026
Starting tomorrow--the General Assembly returns. My favorite time of year. Also my busiest. More Trump Corruption: The Department Of Injustice Targets Fed Chair. You all know why: The U.S. attorney’s…
Song of the Day 1/11: Bob Dylan, “Barbara Allen”
Guest post by Nathan Arizona “Barbara Allen” is the best known of all the old ballads, its different versions collected more than any other folk song by preservers of the…
DL Open Thread Sunday Magazine: January 11, 2026
Any 'Mincefluencers' Here? An obsessive fan tries to understand her obsession. My fave piece of the week: Maybe if I start from the beginning, I can make sense of it.…
DL Open Thread: Saturday, January 10, 2026
Venezuela's Oil: 'Uninvestable': President Trump has put a number on how much he wants the biggest U.S. and European oil giants to pour into Venezuela: at least $100 billion. During…