Today’s Word Is: Petulant

Today’s Word Is: Petulant

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Petulant.   pet·u·lant ˈpeCHələnt/ adjective (of a person or their manner) childishly sulky or bad-tempered. Imagine this. You’re attending or employed by a large land grant university that receives a measly…

Unshiny Objects

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We've had enough of the shiny objects that take our eyes off the ball of governing locally and statewide.  Christine O'Donnell has had a house dropped on her, Sharon Angle…

DE Sports and Video Lottery Commission Recommends Against New Casinos

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...or -- perhaps we should call this Watching the Delaware Legislature Put Their Ninny Hats On. Ginger Gibson at the News Journal documents the atrocities. This is a completely mind-boggling recommendation by this Commission and flies in the face of the recommendations (and data gathered) by their own commissioned study: Several lawmakers insisted that any financial harm to the existing racetracks was unacceptable, even if job losses there were compensated for with new jobs at new venues.

Post Your Legislative Wish List Here!

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Tomorrow, the Delaware Legislature goes back into session in Dover. Two things seem a good bet -- getting a budget this year when there are still revenue shortfalls is going to be brutal and the legislature will continue their dysfunctional behavior to get to that budget. We keep hearing about detailed reviews of state agencies to look for efficiencies or even eliminations. I'm definitely expecting to see that in some detail this year. And I fully expect that repubs will stamp their feet over it all while offering nothing to fix the budget problems.

Kowalko on TV Tonight

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This evening, WHYY debuts their new Delaware-oriented news magazine "First".  This is apparently a replacement for their daily "news no one watches." On the debut episode, John Kowalko is featured…