"Delaware Grapevine" political columnist Celia Cohen says the Republican statewide ballot "looks like a hockey player's smile, flashing gaps where there ought not to be any."
In this letter to the editor, Beverly Gamble of Woodland Beach encourages residents in the Woodland Beach Road area east of Route 1 to band together to ask for cable service.
A person can usually recover from a non-life-threatening injury in a matter of days or weeks. But to recover from its cost may take years, or for seniors on fixed incomes, the rest of their lives. For example, a man in Montana who bumped his head is facing a $16,000 bill, while a man in Arizona who had a fish hook removed from his thumb was charged nearly $2,000. However, assistance in sorting out what you should really have to pay for people ages 55 and over is available from the Senior Legal Helpline.
One of the Democratic candidates for Delaware U.S. Representative, Scott R. Spencer, has scheduled a press conference today to propose a jobs initiative to create over 300,000 jobs, this year, by restoring full service at gas stations nationwide. Spencer will ask Dover state lawmakers to require full service by July 1 in Delaware and Congress to require full service nationwide by October 1.
Every August Kent County Levy Court begins the process of preparing the following year’s budget. By February and early March we are beginning to wind down because April is our deadline for approving the budget for the next fiscal year. It is important to keep in mind that the budget is 10 months in the preparation stage and anything that transpires after the last week of April, in a negative way, becomes a serious challenge for your county government. We know that our local elected officials at the State level understand our plight but many others in the General Assembly may not.
"In light of the serious financial challenges facing the Postal Service, Postal management must be allowed to make the business decisions they need to stay competitive and viable in the years to come," said Sen. Tom Carper (D-Del.) in a press release Tuesday. "As we have seen, it is not productive for Congress to act like a 535-member board of directors and constantly second guess these necessary changes."
How hard is it to cut $10 billion out of the $3.6 trillion federal budget? That’s what Senator Jim Bunning (R-KY) wanted to know. It’s a good question: Can the U.S. Senate cut anything at all to pay for new spending? Controversy ensued last week when Bunning objected to unanimous consent on H.R. 4691, forcing a floor debate on the issue of whether or not to pay for an unfunded $10 billion extension in unemployment benefits. Bunning explained his stand, “If we can’t find $10 billion to pay for it, we’re not going to pay for anything. We will not pay for anything fully on the floor of the U.S. Senate.” He's right.
This is a letter to the editor regarding a bill Lt. Gov. Matt Denn presented, and is sponsored in the State Legislature by 8th District Rep. Quinn Johnson and 8th District Sen. David Sokola.
A member of the Senate Finance Committee who has worked closely on health care reform, Sen. Tom Carper (D-Del.) applauded President Obama's bipartisan health care summit held at the White House on Thursday, Feb. 25. Read Sen. Carper's remarks in this opinion piece.
Here are excerpts from the meeting between President Barack Obama and members of Congress on Thursday about healthcare reform.
In Celia Cohen's "Delaware Grapevine" political column, Frank Ursomarso recalls the events of Alexander Haig's famous announcement after President Ronald Reagan was shot in 1981. Ursomarso, now the chairman of the Union Park car dealerships in Wilmington, was the White House communications director in 1981.
“Plain and simple — there will be more new jobs in America because of this bill," said Sen. Ted Kaufman (D-Del.) Feb. 24, after the U.S. Senate passed the Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment Act (HIRE) by a vote of 70-28.
As this year unfolds, we will hear a lot of talk about creating new “green” jobs to contribute to our state economy. As neat and packaged as the phrase seems to be, there is quite a bit of ambiguity surrounding the definition of green jobs. For example, should jobs in the nuclear industry count as “green”? Our environmental friends are having second thoughts about the merits of ethanol as an alternative fuel source, and those jobs are not quite so green anymore. The truth of the matter is the definition of green jobs is much more a function of political correctness and fads then it is a process of a substantial matrix of well established criteria.
It is a step in the right direction to target under and unemployed, workers and match their needs with the necessary education and job training opportunities. The Obama Administration has goals that I agree with in effort to put Americans back to work. However, the test will be if Congress can resist the urge to pile on unrelated spending.
Delaware Democratic Party Chair John D. Daniello applauds President Obama on the first anniversary of the president's economic stimulus, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act; however, Daniello says Republicans like Rep. Mike Castle who opposed bill are quick to take credit for job projects the bill created.
State Rep. Quinn Johnson, 8th District, details a credit card scam that was attempted on him and urges others not to give out personal account information to anyone you're not absolutely sure is representing your credit card company or bank.
Here are the responses to President Barack Obama's State of the Union speech Jan. 27 from U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.) and U.S. Senator Ted Kauffman (D-Del.).
In a press release issued after President Barack Obama's State of the Union address on Jan. 27, U.S. Rep. Mike Castle (R-Del) responded: "In listening to President Obama's State of the Union address tonight, I am optimistic that this Administration, with the cooperation of Congress, can change course for the benefit of the nation."
Let’s welcome back our State Legislature “Tea Party Style!” On Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2010, they return from their much-needed six-month vacation. Let’s welcome back our employees and remind them they work for us, “We the People”!
U.S. Senator Ted Kaufman (D-Del.) has released the following statement this morning, Dec. 24, after the Senate voted, 60 to 39, to pass comprehensive healthcare reform, saying, "We took a critical and monumental step towards ensuring the long-term well-being of our nation and citizens."
