Thursday September 2, 2010

Delaware Political News

Watch the precedents you set

In deciding to give Coker Concrete just one more chance, Levy Court commissioners may have set a precedent they`ll later regret.

Tuesday August 31, 2010 5:52PM | doverpost.com Bookmark and Share

Commentary: Understanding Glenn Beck

Publisher emeritus Jim Flood Sr. urges people to consider Glenn Beck`s message, not what others say about him.

Tuesday August 31, 2010 5:44PM | doverpost.com Bookmark and Share

Delaware Grapevine: Democrats’ dream delegation

A party can dream. The Delaware Democrats did it Saturday evening at Cape Henlopen State Park during the Sussex County Beach Jamboree, their traditional kickoff for the campaign season.

Monday August 30, 2010 3:18PM | doverpost.com Bookmark and Share

Delaware Grapevine: The political dog that did not bark

It does not take much in the way of contemporary ratiocination to note that in the Republican statewide primaries for the Senate and House of Representatives, there is a political dog not bothering to woof.

Thursday August 26, 2010 7:40PM | doverpost.com Bookmark and Share

Our view: Credit can be a four-letter word

Too many of us let our credit cards rule our purchases instead of the other way around.

Tuesday August 24, 2010 5:45PM | doverpost.com Bookmark and Share

Commentary: Passing legislation with minimum fuss

The Delaware General Assembly`s way of greasing legislation through leaves the public standing outside looking in.

Tuesday August 24, 2010 5:18PM | doverpost.com Bookmark and Share

Our View: A civil tongue goes a long way

Being nice to each other does not have to be difficult.

Tuesday August 17, 2010 4:40PM | doverpost.com Bookmark and Share

Let's look at the 'windfall'

The $75.6 million "windfall" to Delaware from the federal government may not be all that good a thing.

Tuesday August 17, 2010 3:34PM | doverpost.com Bookmark and Share

From a window overlooking the St. Jones

Publisher emeritus Jim Flood Sr. remembers an old friend.

Tuesday August 17, 2010 3:29PM | doverpost.com Bookmark and Share

Delaware Grapevine: Justice is just us

All people want to say, when they find out someone was on a jury, is, didja put ’em away?

Tuesday August 17, 2010 10:30AM | doverpost.com Bookmark and Share

Delaware Grapevine: Off the bench

Joe Farnan’s final day as a judge on the U.S. District Court in Wilmington was the last Friday in July. On the first Monday in August, he was already setting up a new law firm, to be called Farnan LLP.

Thursday August 12, 2010 10:30AM | doverpost.com Bookmark and Share

Delaware Grapevine: Saved by the courts

Even a federal government picayune enough to micro-manage, among the other things, a peanut butter sandwich appears to have no appetite for forcing Delaware to hold a special congressional election, not for a term that would last about as long as Christmas break.

Thursday August 5, 2010 11:17PM | doverpost.com Bookmark and Share

Delaware Grapevine: Musical politics with too many chairs

Ted Kaufman is winding down his time as a U.S. senator. Not even a lot of people in politics have figured out how soon that is. Not even though afterward, it could get very messy.

Wednesday August 4, 2010 5:57PM | doverpost.com Bookmark and Share

Delaware Grapevine: Put the Lt. Gov. in charge of ‘not yo’ mama’s banana pudding’

Fitness was going to be challenged as Matt Denn made his way last Friday to the Delaware State Fair in Harrington. The nutrition component was about to be taken out by the friendliest of fire.

Friday July 30, 2010 6:00PM | doverpost.com Bookmark and Share

Delaware Grapevine: Phil Gramm enlists for a new battle of Brandywine

Phil Gramm has campaigned in Delaware before. The Texas Republican, who left the Senate eight years ago, was here for his flash-in-the-pan presidential campaign of 1996.

Wednesday July 28, 2010 4:17PM | doverpost.com Bookmark and Share

Our view: The Afghan war reports and building schools

Sunday’s news stories about the unauthorized release of six years of classified reports about the discouraging Afghan war happened to coincide with my reading “Stones Into Schools,” Greg Mortenson’s sequel to his now world-famous book “Three Cups of Tea.”

Tuesday July 27, 2010 7:02PM | doverpost.com Bookmark and Share

Loretta LaRoche: The power of asking ‘Why?’

Monday July 26, 2010 4:07PM | doverpost.com Bookmark and Share

Kenneth Knepper: Birthday brings reflections on ‘creaking’ body

Monday July 26, 2010 3:44PM | doverpost.com Bookmark and Share

Rick Holmes: The new face of America's wars

Monday July 26, 2010 3:24PM | doverpost.com Bookmark and Share

Kevin Frisch: One for the ages

Monday July 26, 2010 3:13PM | doverpost.com Bookmark and Share

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