Delaware Insurance Commissioner Matthew Denn announced November 26 he has ordered new cuts to the workers’ compensation insurance rates paid by Delaware businesses, the second such cuts in 2008.

Sallie Mae Announces new operations center, 1,100 new jobs in Delaware

The annual open enrollment period for the Medicare Part D prescription drug program begins on Nov. 15, and recent estimates indicate that more than 19,000 of Delaware seniors are eligible for the program, but remain un-enrolled. Nationwide, as many as 6.6 million, or 15 percent of eligible seniors are without prescription drug coverage.

Dramatic increases in the funding level for the federal Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) should help thousands of struggling families across the Delmarva Peninsula pay their heating bills this winter.

Family and friends, as well as hundreds of emergency personnel and dignitaries, paid their respects and said their goodbyes to fallen Delaware City Volunteer Fire Company firefighter Michelle Newton Smith Monday morning.

Political cartoonist Rob Tornoe on Eagles fans' ongoing skepticism

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So you say you want a Revolution, yeah, yeah, yeah? Delaware's 1902 and 1972 financial revolutions fundamentally changed the course of our history. We need another one in 2009, argues Greer Firestone, in a departure from the usual content of his weekly theatre arts column, Aisle Say.

The 2008 Tatnall High School Girls Cross Country team has set a new standard of excellence for running in Delaware. The four-time defending state champions recently placed third in national competition at the Nike Cross Nationals in Portland, Ore.

The concept of reviewing one’s life -- habits, behaviors, and beliefs – and resolving to change in some key ways is one we can all get behind. So why is it difficult to make and maintain change that we really desire and consciously seek?

Governor Ruth Ann Minner announced on Jan. 1 that for the 14th consecutive time, the State of Delaware has received the highest possible credit rating for its anticipated sale of general obligation bonds in mid-January.

A New Year’s Eve fatal pedestrian crash brought the total number of people killed in Delaware in 2008 to 122.  That means four more people lost their lives in traffic crashes on Delaware roadways last year than in 2007, when 118 people died as a result of vehicle crashes. Those traffic deaths reflected a 20 percent drop in fatalities, however, from the previous year (2006). 

A survey of 800 Delaware voters, conducted on Dec. 21-22, showed 75% overall support for a national popular vote for the U.S. President. A "National Popular Vote" bill would guarantee the presidency to the candidate who receives the most popular votes in all 50 states (and the District of Columbia). The bill has been introduced in 47 states' legislatures.  The bill is currently endorsed by 1,246 state legislators — 460 sponsors and an additional 786 legislators who have cast recorded votes in favor of the bill.

Former New York Yankee great Joe Gordon was recently elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame and while I can’t testify to knowing a lot about his career; I can say that ol’ Joe was somewhat connected to our area. As an avid collector of vintage Minor League Baseball memorabilia, my path crossed with Joe Gordon’s a few years ago while browsing at a local Eastern Shore antique store.

Bayhealth Medical Center's free program’s goal is to help people quit – permanently.