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There is an important article in todays News Journal about the so-called deal between the Delaware landlords of manufactured housing communities and and their tenants, the homeowners, coming apart. ... ...
Delaware Watch - Thu 7:04 p.m.
I have come to respect the prognostication skilz of Mssr. Somnambulo. Rep. Bob Valihura has applied to the Judicial Nominating Committee for a judgeship. Since there has to be an even split of R and D judges in Delaware, he might get his black robe and golden parachute at the same time. And, since the 10th [...]...
DelawareLiberal.Net - Thu 10:35 a.m. - 12 clicks 
A Tom Carper endorsement of Obama would be a punch in the gut to fellow DLC’er Hillary Clinton, but I first heard on Tuesday night that Tom Carper would be endorsing Barack Obama sooner rather than later. ...
DelawareLiberal.Net - Thu 5:35 a.m. - 13 clicks
False advertising isn't acceptable for the print media: A Delmarva ad circulated throughout Delaware has raised eyebrows at the Public Service Commission and with Bluewater Wind. The first line of... ...
Delaware Watch - Wed 7:23 a.m. - 13 clicks
The Delaware General Assembly resumes its session today. The Senate has five items on the agenda : 1 SB 178 Bunting AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 7 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE BEACH PRESERVATION ACT. 2 SB 222 Blevins AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION PROGRAM AND THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A QUALITY RATING AND IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM. 3 HB 231 B...
TommyWonk - Tue 7:31 a.m. - 12 clicks
Those who are tired of Delmarva Power's endless ad campaign will be interested in this release which was circulated today: For immediate release May 5, 2008 Contact: Nick DiPasquale, Conservation Chair, Delaware Audubon Tom Noyes Citizens Release Radio Ads Supporting Wind Power A group of citizen activists is running radio ads challenging Delmarva Power’s assertion that offshore wind...
TommyWonk - Mon 10:19 a.m. - 15 clicks
I confess I’m surprised, delightfully surprised. Friday night’s attendees turned down Terry Strine’s bid to become the next national committeeman: Friday night had its own historic moment, as... ...
Delaware Watch - Sat 4:47 p.m. - 16 clicks
In Part 1 of this 3-part series, I described a Delaware Republican Party teetering on the brink of political irrelevance in the First State and flying by the seat of its pants by improvising the... ...
Delaware Watch - Sat 1:09 p.m. - 14 clicks
As one would expect, the unfortunate decline of the Delaware Republican Party has them failing about groping for solutions to problems that go to their capacity to operate as a credible party within... ...
Delaware Watch - Fri 11:03 p.m. - 13 clicks
Listen to “Progressive Voices” every Monday evening on WVUD, 91.3 FM from the University of Delaware in Newark, DE. Tonight’s host: Dana Garrett Note: Monday’s show starts at 7:30 p.m. (NOT 7:00... ...
Delaware Watch - Apr 28 - 5 clicks
Appalachia is just a few hundred miles from Delaware, but in some respects it seems like another world. Mary Ann Hitt of the advocacy organization Appalachian Voices described the scourge of mountaintop removal mining to a gathering of the Delaware Sierra Club on Saturday. That's an aerial photo of what used to be a mountain behind her. The large scale destruction of mountains takes p...
TommyWonk - Apr 28 - 6 clicks
Apparently, my claim that State Senator Charlie Copeland doesn’t have a record of enacted legislation was wrong (see “Sad, Sadder, Saddest: The Declension of Decreasing Political Significance”). I... ...
Delaware Watch - Apr 27 - 5 clicks
It’s sad when a major political party shrinks to the margins of political relevance like the Republican Party has in Delaware. It’s sadder when that party’s rank and file are thrilled that... ...
Delaware Watch - Apr 27 - 5 clicks
The Delaware Chapter of the Sierra Club has invited a leading Appalachian environmentalist to speak to its annual membership meeting tomorrow: Mary Anne Hitt is the executive director of Appalachian Voices, a nonprofit organization that brings people together to solve the environmental problems having the greatest impact on the central and southern Appalachian Mountains. The organization works w...
TommyWonk - Apr 25 - 5 clicks
50% to 29%. That's how Delaware GOP blogger, Dave “Red Baiter” Burris, put it. That was the lead Sen. Steve Amick had over Rep. Bethany Hall-Long (D – Middletown), his opponent for the race in... ...
Delaware Watch - Apr 24 - 5 clicks
Delmarva Power has been spending millions on lawyers, lobbyists, PR and radio advertising to try to kill offshore wind power in Delaware. Some legislators don't want the company's customers to foot the bill for defying the Public Service Commission and blocking the implementation of HB 6. SPONSOR: Rep. Kowalko & Rep. Schwartzkopf Reps. Johnson, Keeley, Mitchell, Mulrooney...
TommyWonk - Apr 19 - 6 clicks
Yesterday, Maria Evans , Dave Burris , Jason Scott and I came together to voice our support for the Bluewater Wind project. Each of us appended our individual comments to a joint statement. Dave's statement contained this startling paragraph: A week ago, one prominent Delawarean told me that the project was dead, the deal had been cut, that all of the players, includin...
TommyWonk - Apr 16 - 6 clicks
We are four different bloggers (two Republicans and two Democrats) with four distinct points of view. But we have come together because we agree that it's time for Delaware to say yes to offshore wind power. Bluewater Wind's offshore wind farm has been reviewed in hearings, subject to repeated analyses, supported by thousands of letters and e-mails from citizens, selected in a competitive proc...
TommyWonk - Apr 15 - 5 clicks
