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Health seminar May 17 to inspire change in county outlook, action

Ranked as the healthiest county in an unhealthy state, Delaware still has room for improvement.

May 10 2012 | Posted in Current News | Read More »

Job growth slowed again in April; rate ticks down

WASHINGTON — One month of slower job growth might have been a blip. Two suggest a worrisome trend: The economy may be faltering again.

May 5 2012 | Posted in AP News | Read More »

Justices moving to heart of health care overhaul

WASHINGTON — As demonstrations swirled outside, Supreme Court justices signaled on Monday they are ready to confront without delay the keep-or-kill questions at the heart of challenges to President Barack Obama’s historic health care overhaul. Virtually every American will be affected by the outcome, due this summer in the heat of the election campaign.

Mar 26 2012 | Posted in AP News | Read More »

Delaware man to run across U.S.

When Delaware resident Tom Kingery, 35, was first diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes, he thought his athletic career was over.

Oct 27 2011 | Posted in Current News | Read More »

Warren Buffet and Occupy Wall Streeters: 2 peas in a pod

The economy stinks and we’re not going to take it any longer. While this may not be the official message of Occupy Wall Street (OWS) participants, it seems to come pretty close to understanding why the movement was born, blossomed and now searches for a unifying message to policymakers. Had the U.S. economy experienced anything like a normal recovery from the Great Recession, it seems unlikely the movement would have developed. But with an unemployment rate in excess of 9 percent and nearly 14 million people unemployed — and many more millions underemployed — it is little wonder that some people have taken to the streets to protest.

Oct 18 2011 | Posted in Jim Newton | Read More »

Part 4: Will Americans celebrate another “Greatest Generation?”

As has been discussed for the past three weeks, Americans are approaching a point in time where difficult decisions must be made; decisions which will impact not only Americans living today, but also those in future generations whose standards of living are at risk. Should we choose to continue funding healthcare programs like Medicare as they are presently structured, enormous amounts of borrowed funds will be required. With economic growth unable to fully cover such extraordinary funding obligations, future taxpayers will be required to bear the costs of repaying the principal and interest. In effect, future taxpayers would be forced to experience what could quite possibly be America’s most obscene form of “taxation without representation” in history, one which is inter-generational in nature.

Jun 22 2011 | Posted in Jim Newton | Read More »