There is no more visible proof of University of Delaware President Patrick Harker's “Path to Prominence” than by the REP Ensemble trodding the boards at The Roselle Center for the Arts. Having witnessed every production but one in the past two years, it is difficult to believe that every show is not sold out. The acting is magnificent, the attention to detail in each technical area – costuming, lighting, set, sound is microscopic.
Aisle Say has the August Dog Day blues...the doublewide blues. No theatre to report on the one hand and on the other some wins and losses for Delawareans. But, as Lady Macbeth urged, I will 'screw my courage to the sticking place' and have at it.
Question: What do the World Cup refs, the U.S. in the '20's and the Delaware Theatre Company have in common? Give up?
Isolationism.
This letter is to address the proposal by the Stoltz Realty organization to re-develop the Barley Mill Plaza office complex as a mixed-use development.
Dear Friends,
I am sorry to tell you that I will no longer be here everyday to help you. But it has been decided you no longer need me. I am sad I won't be there each morning as you arrive to greet you with a hug and smile, to tell you how happy I am to see you, how each one of you is so special, and to help you start your day. Next year there won't be enough people in the hallways waiting for you...You will be on your own.
I am in full support of the new program announced by Gov. Jack Markell and the Delaware State Housing Authority to help first-time new home buyers receive reduced loan rates. This program will assist homebuyers while also creating construction jobs which will give a boost to the local economy. It is about time we have a governor who really works for the residents of Delaware. He is doing a wonderful job for us.
The agencies who believe that the present attempt to nationalize health care would “enact restrictive laws and regulations that result in additional barriers to women seeking healthcare” do not mention the psychological, emotional, physical and even spiritual toll that abortion takes on a woman who has to “choose.”
As a young voter in the state of Delaware, and a student at UD, I am very impressed with Congressman Mike Castle.
As we face Delaware’s continuing budget crisis, we must make educated decisions on budget cuts in order to preserve important public programs. We are concerned by the plan to reduce or eliminate funding for school nurses for Delaware’s non-public schools.
Dialogue is strengthened by hard facts and therefore permits the most prudent decision in the public discourse. Though it may not be immediately apparent to each of us, in the final analysis we all do drink the same water, do breathe the same air and do cherish our planet’s future. Please assume all your readers can "take the truth," simple or complex as it may be. A questioning mind is a healthy mind. An informed mind is healthier.
Reader Greer's defense of the denialists in the global warming debate is disappointing. Most of Greer's data emanates from publications of Fred Singer, a nay-sayer in global warming positions.
In Greg Mortensen’s recent best seller, “Stones into Schools,” he tells many heart-warming stories about the project to build schools for the children of Afghanistan and how eager the villagers of the remote areas were to have their children learn to read.
You printed a letter from a reader who is 66 years old and is afraid that when she retires, she won’t be able to pay for healthcare, so she wants working people to pay for her care through Obamacare.
I am tired of hearing that people have faltered in support of meaningful health care funding reform, that is health care insurance reform. We have needed it for years and the current panic about jobs is due in large part to having health insurance tied to employment. We CONTINUE TO SUPPORT the Presidents' efforts to reform health care.
Community advocate Fritz Griesinger points out what he sees as errors in a recent letter by Sandra Ware about a low income housing ordinance in New Castle County.
I would like to take the opportunity on behalf of the World Championship Punkin Chunkin Association to once again thank everyone for his or her help this past year. With my new responsibilities as director of media and promotions, I had the opportunity to work closely with many new and different people at the 2009 Chunk. From set up to tear down it was all the same, but different. Miles of fence to install, huge crowd expectations and preparing for the Discovery Channel extravaganza were just a few of the challenges. These and many other challenges were met and conquered again this year.
It is important that the Healthcare Reform Bill be passed immediately. Too much time has been wasted on trying to appease those who are opposing it. The American people are begging for it to be passed and it has become very clear, by now, to we Americans, that those who are opposing it are not listening to their constituents, but are being obstructionists and voting against it because it is President Obama's program to solve a very serious healthcare crises and help our fellow Americans afford quality healthcare.
In 1996 the State Legislature passed HB544 which provided reimbursement to civic associations for costs associated with snow removal in their communities. Neighborhoods can receive up to 75 percent of their costs refunded by the state if there is enough snowfall.
As the president of the Chatham Civic Association, I can say these funds are most welcome. But we have also spent many hours collecting dues, filing forms with DelDOT, making phone calls and staying on top of the process. Last year we had to apply for an EIN so the state computer could print our check and now we have to deal with the IRS. The bill that was designed to remove the burden has actually increased it in many ways.
