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Recent Columns
Traveler Series
The Gazette goes royal at Edinburgh Castle
1 month ago
This past December, Janet and Guy Pietrovito took the Gazette along for their visit to Edinburgh...
Traveler Series
A Cape Gazette adventure under St. John’s Sun
1 month ago
Susan and Bruce Kamich of Millsboro recently enjoyed some relaxing time at the Westin in warm,...
Delaware Cape Region History in Photographs
Bob Dole visits Dewey Beach 30 years ago
1 month ago
Bob Dole visited Dewey Beach in May 1996 during his presidential campaign against President Bill...
People in Sports
Like Tambourine Man, all athletes eventually fade into their own parade
Dave Frederick
1 month ago
Primetime Cape cousins - Ella Rishko and Mikey Frederick are first cousins. They were the male and...
Editorial Cartoon
Clicks tricks
Jim Paterson
1 month ago
Community Photo Showcase
Pup Patrol
1 month ago
Two curious fox pups popped up from their den to check out Dominic Prestipino as he snapped this...
Weather Picture
Fiery orange blooms
1 month ago
Fiery orange blooms of an azalea burst against a vivid blue backdrop in Rehoboth Beach, as warmer...
Weather Picture
Full steam ahead
1 month ago
A steam-powered boat sails down the Broadkill River in Milton in early April.
Traveler Series
The Cape Gazette celebrates Delaware Day in paradise
1 month ago
While the Cape Region was cold and wintry, Adele Rugg attended the Annual Delaware Day Celebration...
Golf
Cape golf team keeps winning
Fritz Schranck
1 month ago
The Cape Henlopen High golf team continued its winning ways with a 150-162 April 23 win against...
Choppin' Wood
Minos Conaway project’s earth berm caught my attention
Chris Flood
1 month ago
Since I’m not supposed to drive more than 50 mph through the construction zone of the Minos Conaway...
Cape Flavors
It takes a hero to eat this overstuffed sandwich
Denise Clemons
1 month ago
We have all likely heard the origin story about the familiar handheld food called a sandwich. In...
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Editorials
Editorials
Nassau Bridge crossover should be closed
1 month ago
The Delaware Department of Transportation recently completed a number of changes to median...
Editorials
Inspector general nom a step forward
1 month ago
For years, Delaware citizens have called for the creation of an Office of Inspector General. In...
Editorials
Sussex officials can protect forest areas
2 months ago
Thinking ahead to Earth Day, Wednesday, April 22, Sussex County has a chance to do something...
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Letters to the Editor
Letters to the Editor
SB 23 is not the right direction for Lewes
Deridre Hearn Taylor
1 month ago
I love Lewes and have lived on Lewes Beach since 1988. I mounted a campaign five years ago for...
Letters to the Editor
Milton food pantry asks public to support Postal Service drive
Donna Murawski
1 month ago
Holiday food drives, although very generous, are over. The food gathered from those drives has...
Letters to the Editor
Stamp Out Hunger set May 9
John R. Workman
1 month ago
May 9 is the 34th annual Stamp Out Hunger food drive, hosted by your local post offices and postal...
Letters to the Editor
An Earth Day elegy
Patti Drago
1 month ago
From the road, Sussex still looks familiar. Green enough. Open enough. Comforting enough to make us...
Letters to the Editor
Senate Bill 23 is deeply flawed
Michael Ackerman
1 month ago
The following letter was sent to Sen. Russ Huxtable, D-Lewes, with a copy provided to the Cape...
Letters to the Editor
NARFE advocates for Delaware’s federal employees
Ken Sosne
1 month ago
The National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association, a nonprofit, nonpartisan group that...
Letters to the Editor
The troubling path of SB 272
Jennifer Cohan
1 month ago
Last week’s Senate Labor Committee hearing on Senate Bill 272 should have been a moment for...
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Commentary/Politics
Commentary
When the law’s timeline does not match the reality of abuse
Patricia Dailey Lewis, Esq.
1 month ago
In 93% of child sexual abuse cases, the child knows the person who harmed them. The predator is...
Commentary
Nothing exists in isolation
Katya Geyer
1 month ago
Editor’s note: Sussex Academy senior Katya Geyer was recently named the winner of the RENEW...
Commentary
Rehoboth excess spending is remarkable
John Bramer
1 month ago
I wrote a few weeks ago when the Cape Gazette reported concerns some were having regarding the...
Commentary
Beebe volunteers give from the heart
Ashley Foster
1 month ago
In a community-based, nonprofit healthcare system like Beebe, our greatest strength has always been...
Commentary
Delaware’s construction industry needs less government, not more
Matt Bucher
1 month ago
Senate Bill 272 is not a pro-worker measure; it is not a pro-economy measure. And it is not a pro-...
Commentary
Climate Week event highlights need for collaborative research
Victoria Parrish and Amy Slocum
2 months ago
The Delaware Climate Week panel discussion titled Delaware's Energy Future: A Conversation with...
Commentary
We can’t leave wetlands high and dry
Mark Nardone and Emily Knearl
2 months ago
A new state bill would protect nontidal areas that are no longer covered by federal law. The time...
Commentary
Easterseals celebrates Autism Acceptance Month
Natalie Scott
2 months ago
Six months ago, Samson Whaley, age 2 1/2, of Dover, was not speaking. Now, not only can he...
Commentary
Home is where my son belongs
Lauren West
2 months ago
When I walked into Legislative Hall to testify before Delaware’s Joint Finance Committee, I wasn't...
Commentary
Don’t let crypto rewards undermine Delaware’s community banks
Rep. Mara Gorman
2 months ago
When Delawareans think of innovation, we think of history and progress in equal measure. From being...
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Recent Blogs
Elise Seyfried
Registering a Complaint
Elise Seyfried
1 month ago
Suleika Jaouad is a wonderful author and artist, who has a terrific Substack,
The Isolation...
Elise Seyfried
Why I Can’t Just Relax
Elise Seyfried
2 months ago
Right down there with the ever-flattering comment “You’d be prettier if you smiled” (to which I...
Elise Seyfried
Easter Tuesday
Elise Seyfried
2 months ago
Not that I am an amazing, or even adequate, housekeeper, but I do sometimes think of Lent as a time...
Elise Seyfried
A Few of My Brilliant Things
Elise Seyfried
2 months ago
It happens often. You hear the glad tidings: “Coming Soon!
2 Fast 2B Furious 15
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Elise Seyfried
Mother Nature Issues Her Final Warning
Elise Seyfried
2 months ago
Oahu, Hawaii, where my sister Carolyn has lived since 2012, has traditionally been the kind of...
Elise Seyfried
The Humming Bluebird of Happiness
Elise Seyfried
3 months ago
It’s the most annoying time of year, when all my bird-loving buddies wax(wing) rhapsodic over the “...
Elise Seyfried
For Rent
Elise Seyfried
3 months ago
I spent my entire first 20-year career (I career in 20-year batches) performing in our children’s...
Elise Seyfried
Scamalot!
Elise Seyfried
3 months ago
While I certainly do miss her, I am grateful that my mom passed away in 2006, before the Internet...
Elise Seyfried
I’m a Poet! And I Know It!
Elise Seyfried
3 months ago
I’ve been reading tons of poetry lately, most of it pretty good. While I wrote a library-load of...
Elise Seyfried
Good Housekeeping
Elise Seyfried
4 months ago
I always say I love my house’s “lived in look.” I mean, who wants to spend time in a clean and tidy...
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