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SaveTheMurphyHouse.Org
01/18/2012

We read this story from Delawareonline today. It seems like only a handful of people actually care about preserving this historic site, and turning it into a community resource? Wouldn’t it be nice if the people and especially the leaders in First State supported that position? I guess it’s easier to pretend it doesn’t matter. [...]

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The Second Session of Delaware Kauffman FastTrac New Venture Program
01/18/2012

The Kauffman FastTrac New Venture sessions are for entrepreneurs and innovators who have an idea for a business or are at the very early stages of an new business but need a plan and framework to successfully launch. Develop your business concept. Determine the viability of your idea. Outline the critical steps to a successful [...]

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Reger Rizzo & Darnall Welcomes New Associate Kathleen DeLacy
01/18/2012

Reger Rizzo & Darnall LLP announced today that Kathleen DeLacy has joined its Wilmington, Delaware office as an associate in the Estates and Trusts Department. Ms. DeLacy focuses her practice on representing individuals emphasizing a broad range of estate and trust planning and administration matters. Prior to joining the firm, she worked as an associate [...]

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Philadelphia Auto Show Returns to the Pennsylvania Convention Center from January 28 to February 5
01/18/2012

The Automobile Dealers Association of Greater Philadelphia (ADAGP) are proud to announce the return of the Philadelphia Auto Show to the Pennsylvania Convention Center from January 28 to February 5. “Our 2012 event is bigger, better and bolder,” said Kevin Mazzucola, executive director of the Automobile Dealers Association of Greater Philadelphia. “Thanks to the newly-expanded [...]

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Is the $7.5 million deal that State of Delaware gave Amazon good for the taxpayer?
01/18/2012

The state of Delaware has secured an agreement by on-line behemoth Amazon to locate a regional fulfillment center near Middletown in exchange for $7.5 million of state grants and road construction. Is this a good deal? No or yes? Find out what Dr John E. Stapleford, Director of the Center for Economic Policy and Analysis [...]

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Del. offshore wind project–Bluewater Wind–apparently dead
01/17/2012

See the Bloomberg story below. There are many ironies in all this.  Not the least is that the wind project was widely supported by Delawareans in preference to a new coal burner proposed by NRG.  NRG ended up with the wind project and has now cancelled it.  Delawareans, especially downstate, turned out [...]

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GreenDel Alert: DuPont fined $750,000 for waste violations
01/17/2012

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection fines DuPont $750,000, but …. The ongoing nightmare of Chambers Works Most people probably know that the DuPont Company  (formally E. I. duPont de Nemours & Co.), at the New Jersey end of the Delaware Memorial Bridge, at its Chambers [...]

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Text from Gov. Markell’s office on "fracking"
01/17/2012

[Comment:  Markell had been dodging and weaving on this issue for months.  There's no way he would have stalled fracking in the Delaware River basin—the DRBC meeting has been cancelled as the drilling industry doesn't have the votes right now—without a lot of effective organizing.  A key underlying problem is that fracking has been exempted [...]

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Occupy Delaware offers some hope. March Saturday in Wilmington
01/17/2012

"Occupy Delaware is like every other occupation group in America: fed up, mad as hell and just not gonna take it anymore." "The People’s March" on Saturday, November 12th at noon in Spencer Plaza in Wilmington, DE. Let YOUR voice be heard and support free speech. The plan is to [...]

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Occupy Delaware vs Jack Markell?
01/17/2012

Perhaps the main positive development in our grim political situation is the Occupy Wall Street movement. The Occupy Delaware branch of this can be found at: http://www.occupyde.org/ https://twitter.com/#!/OccupyDelaware We don’t know where this is going, but let’s hope. Occupy Delaware selects protest site From: "Phillip Bannowsky" <pbannow1@verizon.net> To: "Phillip Bannowsky" pbannow1@verizon.net   Subject: Occupy Delaware permit in Markel’s [...]

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A grim week for air quality in Delaware—and worse to come
01/17/2012

Delaware is experiencing an ongoing "dangerous weather situation." Monday (7/18/11):                official Code Orange day Tuesday (7/19/11)                Code Yellow day (Delaware does not announce Code Yellow days) Wednesday (7/20/11)           official Code Orange day Thursday (7/21/11)               official Code Orange day Friday (7/22/11)                    official Code Orange day Bad air is likely to [...]

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"Calls Mount to Investigate Bush Era Officials for Torture"
01/17/2012

  By Naseema Noor http://readersupportednews.org/off-site-news-section/122-122/6587-calls-mount-to-investigate-bush-era-officials-for-torture WASHINGTON, Jul 12, 2011 (IPS) - Senior officials under the former George W. Bush administration knowingly authorised the torture of terrorism suspects held under United States custody, a Human Right Watch (HRW) report released here Tuesday revealed Titled "Getting Away with Torture", the 107-page report presents a plethora of evidence that HRW says [...]

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Code Orange Bad Air Monday and Tuesday, July 11-12
01/17/2012

Notes: Worst air this week predicted in southern Delaware. Official Code Orange (really Code Red) Monday and Tuesday. Official Code Yellow Wednesday and Thursday. Heat Advisory also in effect “ EnviroFlash Fact Sheet” The allergen (pollen) forecast is “Medium” am From the State of Delaware (DNREC): Code Orange Levels of Ozone Forecasted for Monday, July 11th Monday is an Air Quality Action [...]

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More bad air alerts: Where does the bad air really come from?
01/17/2012

Shouldn’t it be safe for young children to play outside in the summertime? From the Delaware Department of Natural Resources (assembled from recent emails): Code Orange Levels of Ozone Forecasted for Saturday, July 2, 2011 Code Orange Levels of Ozone Forecasted for Sunday, July 3, 2011 A Code Orange air quality forecast for ozone is [...]

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Spring Hiking and Camping in Shenandoah - Final Take
01/12/2012

It has now been three weeks since my wife and I returned from our trip to Shenandoah.  I had originally planned this trip to allow for us to experience spring conditions for hiking and photography.  Since we live “up north”, in the Delaware Valley area of New York State, we were looking forward our trip [...]

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Storms at Shenandoah
01/12/2012

During our camping week at Shenandoah National Park we encountered enough rain and storms to enjoy some drizzle inside our tent.  The winds were blowing at up to 35 mph with heavy rains two entire days of our stay.  In addition to the two whole days of rain, we also had light rain about half [...]

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More Shenandoah “Squirrels”
01/12/2012

In my previous post I referred to white tailed deer as the squirrels of Shenandoah.  Indeed, white tails were the most common animal we saw last week, bar none.  They were pretty much everywhere - even throughout the campground.  It was mind boggling to see a herd of deer pass within 50 feet of the [...]

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Like Squirrels…
01/12/2012

A few years ago, my wife, her two youngest daughters and I drove part of the way across the country to Yellowstone National Park.  This post is not so much a story about Yellowstone (a wonderful experience for all of us), but a story about “wildlife”.  In Yellowstone we encountered many animals that we do [...]

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More Trilliums (trillia?)
01/12/2012

No, the plural really should be trilliums!  However, I thought it might be useful to make a comparison between the varieties I have encountered. Probably the most common in the area that we live is the red trillium (trillium erectum) in my previous post.  However, New York State also has large flowered (or white) trillium [...]

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Trillium Oddity? Genetic Mutant?
01/12/2012

My last few posts have been about the colors and images of spring, as I encounter them in my rural area of the Southern Tier of New York.  In my quest for images, I try to include my photography students at The Family Foundation School, a boarding school for teens at risk.  My Monday class [...]

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Spring Flowers!
01/12/2012

One of the wonderful things about spring in the Northeast are the beautiful pastel colors that emerge from the dead brown colors of late winter.  In our little area of the Catskill Foothills spring is now in full swing and the golden yellows, light greens, reds, pinks and whites of the budding trees have reached [...]

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More Eagles!
01/12/2012

We have had more visits from the bald eagles at our pond in the last weeks.  This is some consolation, as our beavers have left the area and the dam has broken and the pond has been draining.  Even the ducks and geese are less ubiquitous than they were earlier in the spring when the [...]

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Ricketts Glen and First Signs of Spring
01/12/2012

It’s always wonderful when the first warm days arrive, along with some early splashes of color in the yard - usually the snow crocuses when they first pop up.  This year, there were some very early days with temperatures in the seventies up here in the north east.  My step daughter was home from college [...]

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Wild Delaware is sold out… Wild Delmarva is here!
01/12/2012

Thank you for making Wild Delaware the First State’s #1 bestselling book. My new book Wild Delmarva is out now and like Wild Delaware, Wild Delmarva features wildlife and nature across the First State and the peninsula. If you liked Wild Delaware you will love Wild Delmarva! Just click here to order Wild Delmarva. Thank [...]

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DELAWARE’S #1 BESTSELLER!
01/12/2012

Thank you for making Wild Delaware the state’s #1 bestselling book!  You can order autographed, first edition copies of Wild Delaware here and you will receive four free signed lithographs with each book.  Fedex ground shipping FREE!.  Just click on “Order Wild Delaware” above or call 800-291-7600. These Delaware area bookstores carry Wild Delaware: Rehoboth Beach • [...]

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