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FULL STORY: Lewes BOA upholds city’s position on net reel
Board determines historic commission has jurisdiction over historical society
A bicyclist rides past the menhaden fishing net reel along Third Street. NICK ROTH PHOTO
Nick Roth | The Cape Gazette | November 5, 2021
The Lewes Board of Adjustment has voted 3-1 to uphold a commission’s authority to deny placement of a menhaden fishing net reel on the Lewes Historical Society’s campus.
Board member Luke Mette said the question before his body was not about the net reel, but rather the jurisdiction of the city’s historic preservation architectural review commission. Read the entire Cape Gazette article here.
Our senators need to do everything possible to pass voting act
Delaware State News | October 24, 2021
By Charlotte King and Clara S. Licata
What is the big deal about expanding voter rights? You wouldn’t think that legislation making it easier for people to vote would be a problem. Shouldn’t every state want its citizens to have a polling place nearby with convenient hours or the option to vote by mail? The Freedom to Vote Act would guarantee that and more, but Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., has said the act is a solution in need of a problem.
Is it? According to the Brennan Center for Justice, 19 states have enacted 33 laws limiting, not expanding, voting rights. This is the actual problem. This state legislation reduces the number and hours of in-person polling places; limits or eliminates the option to vote by mail or severely limits the number and locations of boxes to return vote-by-mail ballots; transfers election responsibility from neutral, nonpartisan state, county or local officials to partisan appointees; institutes severe criminal penalties for innocuous election mistakes by local officials; and cements partisan gerrymandering.
Read the entire Delaware State News article here.
Commentary: There are gains to be made with a multicultural society
BAY TO BAY NEWS
Posted Monday, September 27, 2021 5:00 am
By Sara Ford
On Sept. 14, the Southern Delaware Alliance for Racial Justice hosted a town hall on being White in a multicultural society. Both Black and White panelists were aware of the greater struggles of Black people in our society and of White privilege and easier access. One of the most poignant comments made by a Black panelist was “I always have to be on the defensive” vis-à-vis her race, an experience none of the White panelists has ever had. Read the entire commentary here.
‘The Sum of Us’ community book circle set Sept. 28
The Cape Gazette | September 22, 2021
The Southern Delaware Alliance for Racial Justice, Delaware Community Foundation and Lewes Public Library will present a discussion about “The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together” by Heather McGhee in a hybrid in-person/online event at 6 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 28, at the library. Click here to read the entire Cape Gazette article.