A shot in the arm for skilled training
One of the goals that we at SEDAC, Sussex Economic Development Action Committee, have emphasized over the years has been job opportunities for those who graduate from our high schools. We see these jobs as a real opportunity to keep our young...
Thursday, April 11, 2019 - 10:11am
Editor:
In response to the recent letters by Mr. Moeller and Mr. Rine on this subject [littering], all the ideas are excellent.
Practical approaches need to be taken, such as meeting with the Delaware Department of Natural Resources...
Thursday, April 11, 2019 - 10:09am
Editor:
The Ninth Annual St. Joseph’s Day Italian Festival on March 30, sponsored by the Ocean City Lodge of the Sons & Daughters of Italy and St. Luke’s/St. Andrew’s Catholic Church, was another big success and our best-attended to...
Thursday, April 11, 2019 - 10:09am
Editor’s note: The following letter was addressed to Sussex County officials and was sent to the Coastal Point for publication.
My name is Jim Martin, and your own county comp plan and every expert I talk to are saying we desperately need...
Thursday, April 11, 2019 - 10:08am
Editor:
As we move through the Lenten season towards the celebration of Easter, a most poignant inwardly reflective time for Christians, we should as Americans also take a moment to reflect upon the soul of our nation. Yes, soul.
...
Thursday, April 11, 2019 - 10:06am
We’re now officially in egg-hunting season
Those happy bursts of daffodils and forsythia can only mean one thing: Spring has finally arrived, and with it, a bumper crop of Easter egg hunts and related activities. We have gathered them up into one festive basket — so get the kids, grab...
Thursday, April 4, 2019 - 2:34pm
Easter, spring activities get rolling this weekend
It appears as if the rumors might be true, after all. There will, in fact, be a spring season this year.
Schizophrenic weather aside, there has been a bit of a warming of the air recently, and the spring sports season is now upon us, from...
Thursday, April 4, 2019 - 2:19pm
New legislation in EU increases safety — kind of
You had to know this one was coming.
Between the GPS devices in our cars and mobile-device apps showing our “estimated times of arrival” as we drive, and speed limits on some roads popping up as well on those screens, it was easy to...
Thursday, April 4, 2019 - 2:18pm
Proposed voting changes invite fraud
As a state, Delaware faces many challenges, and we have our share of problems. Our system of voting isn’t one of them.
Despite that fact, Democrats in Dover are looking to exercise their complete control of our government to force through...
Thursday, April 4, 2019 - 2:09pm
Candidate thankful for Ocean View Candidates’ Night
Editor:
I thank the Town of Ocean View and its Board of Elections for making the Candidates’ Night on March 27 at Town Hall a successful event. Thanks also to the residents who took the time to attend and ask thoughtful questions.
...
Thursday, April 4, 2019 - 2:07pm
Sorority thankful for dine-and-donate support
Editor:
The Preceptor Omega Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi sorority would like to extend our heartfelt, grateful thanks to the owners, management and staff of Fins Ale House & Raw Bar in Bethany Beach for supporting our community service...
Thursday, April 4, 2019 - 2:06pm
Reader stands up for Old Hickory on the $20
Editor:
Maryland’s Elijah Cummings recently reintroduced a bill to replace President Andrew Jackson’s portrait on the $20 bill with the face of another icon of freedom, Harriet Tubman. Unfortunately, in this period of political correctness...
Thursday, April 4, 2019 - 2:05pm
Editor:
As the current president of Lower Sussex Indians Football & Cheer, I would like to say how grateful we are for all the work that previous board members and volunteers have done in the past and for bringing the organization back...
Thursday, April 4, 2019 - 2:05pm
A response to March 21 editorial on Dagsboro
Editor:
Yes, things are moving forward in Dagsboro! I think I can speak for the members of the Dagsboro Business Alliance (DBA) when I say, thank you for the positive response to Dagsboro’s ever-growing community.
What else is new...
Thursday, April 4, 2019 - 2:04pm
Retired teacher supports referendum
Editor:
I am writing to extend my support for the Indian River School District referendum. As a retired special-education teacher and special-education coordinator from another state, I have an awareness of the impact on all students when...
Thursday, April 4, 2019 - 2:03pm
Readers on the anti-litter bandwagon
Editor:
We were very pleased by the letter from Dave Moeller (in the March 22, 2019, Coastal Point) regarding the litter problem in Delaware. He nailed it!
When we were traveling to Ocean View from our previous home in Maryland in...
Thursday, April 4, 2019 - 2:02pm
Editor:
Now more than ever, newspaper editors and their staff must check their facts prior to publishing articles.
In the most recent issue of the Coastal Point, it was reported that at a recent Town Council meeting a resident of...
Thursday, April 4, 2019 - 2:02pm
Council hearing new ideas on county homelessness
The topic of homelessness in Sussex County has generated more and more attention over recent years, and, though it hasn’t reached the “epidemic” levels of some areas in the country, it is a serious issue in the county that isn’t going away...
Thursday, March 28, 2019 - 11:25am
Unexplainable conclusion to unexplainable story
One of the joys of a nation like ours, in a time like today’s, is that we all have an opinion, and we all have access to a technological platform to share said opinion.
One of the drawbacks, of course, is... see above.
Comment...
Thursday, March 28, 2019 - 11:24am
A town council candidate weighs in
Editor:
I am a candidate for the Ocean View Town Council and want to highlight briefly the topics of budgeting, land use and Town identity.
At its April 9 meeting, the Town Council is scheduled to approve Draft 3 of the FY2020...
Thursday, March 28, 2019 - 10:53am
As Blockbuster goes, so goes the nation?
Editor:
Thank you for your [column] “Blockbuster fading away.” This inspired a reverie of lost days of Jiffy Pop stovetop and talking to the people you were with instead of texting others while offering only cursory acknowledgement of...
Thursday, March 28, 2019 - 10:53am
Responding to Lorraine Gloede’s letter
Editor:
I am writing in response to Lorraine Gloede’s letter on Senate Bill 22, the National Popular Vote Bill. I attended the League of Women Voters’ event in Georgetown where a panel of three discussed the bill then pending in the...
Thursday, March 28, 2019 - 10:52am
A response to Mr. Moeller’s letter
Editor:
Mr. Moeller’s letter regarding a serious problem in Delaware with litter hit home with this resident. Words cannot adequately express my feelings on this issue. It is disgusting, frustrating, disturbing and irresponsible to see...
Thursday, March 28, 2019 - 10:51am
Reader urges: Vote yes for the referendum
Editor:
Fans of “Games of Thrones” will know that “Winter is Coming” was a key phrase in the series up until last season. Well, now “Winter is Here”! The key concern in the Indian River School District is “Overcrowding is Coming.” Well,...
Thursday, March 28, 2019 - 10:50am
Editor:
As a Delawarean attending college in D.C. for the last 3.5 years, voting has not always been easy. Unfortunately, the same can be said for the thousands of Delawareans in colleges across the state and country. That’s because...
Thursday, March 28, 2019 - 10:49am
Reader thinks it’s time to share the care
Editor:
I am writing in support of S.B. 27, the “Share the Care Act,” now under consideration by Delaware’s legislators.
My 94-year-old father was an active, robust family man. When various health conditions got the best of him,...
Thursday, March 28, 2019 - 10:48am
A real talk about the word ‘fake’
Editor:
Are we living in a “fake” world?
President Donald Trump’s leadership in the life of the U.S.A. has been defined by one word in nearly every avenue of our lives... “fake.” Daily news sources are fake news reports? Our local...
Thursday, March 28, 2019 - 10:47am
Grise Memorial Scholarship to be granted to local student
The Preceptor Omega Beta Sigma Phi Sorority Chapter this spring will be granting the 23rd Howard D. Grise Memorial Scholarship to a qualified high school graduate. Candidates must reside in the Indian River High School attendance area and...
Thursday, March 28, 2019 - 9:01am
Don’t look now, but Dagsboro is starting to boom
Dagsboro appears to be a town on an economic upswing.
Businesses including Porto, Dagsboro Days and Jayne’s Reliable have joined the Clayton Theatre as stalwarts of the downtown area, and other new small businesses appear to be making a...
Thursday, March 21, 2019 - 3:43pm
And then there was one. Blockbuster fading away
Things come. Things go.
That’s kind of the nature of a modern-day world that has experienced unprecedented technological advancements and a connected global economy that inspires inovation from all corners of the Earth. Capitalism expands...
Thursday, March 21, 2019 - 3:42pm
Candidate ready for Ocean View election
Editor:
At the latest Ocean View council meeting, it was announced that there will be a town-wide election (8 a.m. to 5 p.m.) on Saturday, April 13, for the next District 1 member. There will also be a candidates’ night on Wednesday, March...
Thursday, March 21, 2019 - 3:39pm
Appreciation of a guest column
Editor:
We applaud your decision to publish [the guest column written by Jeannie Bennett Fleming of Concerned Parishioners]. As concerned Catholics, we know that this issue desperately needs all the light and action that can be devoted to...
Thursday, March 21, 2019 - 3:38pm
Editor:
This letter is in regards to a plague which affects virtually the entire state of Delaware. Almost no area or roadway escapes the ongoing severe litter problem we have in this state. Our roadways and parks look like we are mired in...
Thursday, March 21, 2019 - 3:37pm
Editor:
The IRSD has scheduled another capital expense funding referendum for May 7. Please allow me to share some of my thoughts about our school district.
First, the district has no control over whether they provide an education...
Thursday, March 21, 2019 - 3:37pm
Reader says the people have spoken on referendum
Editor:
On Feb. 8 the Indian River School District held a referendum to raise property taxes, and the people voted and the results (no tax increase) — the people have spoken.
The response from IRSD: We did not hear you, so let’s...
Thursday, March 21, 2019 - 3:30pm
Reader asks Collins: Why are you bringing back the ‘Blue Route’?
Editor’s note: The following letter was addressed to state Rep. Rich Collins and was sent to the Coastal Point for publication.
I was deeply concerned to hear of your planned resolution to the House of Representatives to study the...
Thursday, March 21, 2019 - 3:28pm
Local police rightfully recognized for their efforts
When discussing what makes our community such an attractive place to live, the answers one might hear most frequently center on the beach, inland bays, low taxes, good schools and public safety.
HomeSnacks.net analyzed crime statistics...
Thursday, March 14, 2019 - 12:55pm
The rise and fall of some celebrities is deserved
Raise your hand if you thought “Full House” and “Desperate Housewives” would make their way into the national headlines this week.
Granted, our unnatural and unhealthy obsession with all things celebrity does force questionable items into...
Thursday, March 14, 2019 - 12:54pm
Summer feels a little closer with Freeman release
This is not a community that requires a lot of raw data to determine if it is the summer season or not.
Weather aside, one can look at any of our roads and know right away if it’s summer. Or visit a local restaurant. Or walk along one of...
Thursday, March 7, 2019 - 12:35pm
I thought I had been yelled at by the very best
I am not a man who possesses many skills.
The changing of a lightbulb has been my crowning achievement in terms of home-improvement efforts, and that did not come without a torrent of obscenities, a plethora of broken lightbulbs and what...
Thursday, March 7, 2019 - 12:31pm
The sex-abuse crisis and ordinary lay-Catholics
Toward the end of February 2019, Pope Francis met in Rome with about 124 church leaders, focusing on the sex-abuse crisis in the Roman Catholic Church. The purpose of this long-awaited summit was to provide a teaching moment to the hierarchy that...
Thursday, March 7, 2019 - 11:00am
Business Professionals of America providing futures for young leaders
Have you ever wanted to get involved in an organization that would help you with your leadership skills? If you answered yes, then Business Professionals of America is for you! They offer scholarships, experience and many amazing opportunities....
Thursday, March 7, 2019 - 10:58am
Editor:
Senate Bill 22, the National Popular Vote Bill, is back! It will be heard in committee on Wednesday, March 6, at 1:30 p.m. in the Senate Caucus Room. The public is encouraged to write their state senators and/or make their opinions...
Thursday, March 7, 2019 - 10:39am
Editor:
The Indian River Band Boosters and band members would like to extend a heartfelt thanks to our local community for supporting our 11th annual bingo event, held at the Millville Volunteer Fire Hall on Saturday, March 2.
...
Thursday, March 7, 2019 - 10:33am
Valor Awards celebrate our true local heroes
The Joshua M. Freeman Valor Awards, presented by the Bethany-Fenwick Area Chamber of Commerce, took place at the Cove at Bayside last week, and, once again, it served as a clear reminder that this entire community owes a debt to the first-...
Thursday, February 28, 2019 - 12:44pm
Story is about much more than Robert Kraft
Do you ever just sit down, take a look at the world around you and think, “Wow. Is it really possible that I’m not as screwed up as I always thought I was?”
That’s probably a perverse and petty way to look at life. To almost wish worse...
Thursday, February 28, 2019 - 12:42pm
South Bethany Town Manager Maureen Harman was incorrectly identified as “Maureen Hart” in the Feb. 15, 2019, article “South Bethany approves new police ranks and hires.” We apologize for the error, especially since we hate when people flub our...
Thursday, February 21, 2019 - 9:57am
Tech versus privacy — the battle rages on
Foiled by a napkin!
Actually, “foiled” probably isn’t even the right word there. It kind of implies that the material in question was indeed foil, like a piece of Reynolds Wrap or some other “tin-like” product, whereas the substance in...
Thursday, February 21, 2019 - 9:54am
Possible Millsboro switch is an idea to consider
Millsboro officials are discussing an idea that would result in moving the Town’s administrative offices into the location where the current police department sits, while moving the Millsboro Police Department to the site of the current Millsboro...
Thursday, February 14, 2019 - 2:37pm
We are our own biggest enemy these days
Want to hear a secret?
Seriously. I have some information for you. I didn’t really think it was that big of a secret, to be honest with you, but apparently it really is. You ready? OK, here we go.
Republicans aren’t racists, and...
Thursday, February 14, 2019 - 2:36pm
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