October 2026 By Todd Brown When some people hear the word “midterms,” they may think back to exams they took in high school or college. But in American political life, the term also refers to elections that are held about halfway through each presidential term. Although the president is not [...]
October 2026 By Pattie Magee Why are there so many corrugated plastic rectangles – vibrant blues, stark reds, bright whites – showing up all over the state like flowers popping up on the side of the road? It’s campaign season and Delaware’s roadways are undergoing a colorful transformation. Candidates [...]
October 2026 By Carole Jesiolowski If you have ever wondered what actually happens behind the sleek glass screen of the voting machines at your local polling place, or where your ballot goes after you hit “confirm,” the process is a lot more fascinating (and secure) than you might think. For [...]
October 2026 By Mary Boggi Primary elections are really where the magic happens. They determine which candidates get to step into the main spotlight for their parties before heading into the general election. In places like Delaware, where Democrats have traditionally held strong statewide ground, the primary is often where [...]
October 2026 By Carole Jesiolowski The very first political event Greg Kordal ever attended was a Dwight D. Eisenhower rally, a fitting introduction to a lifelong alignment with the principles of fiscal responsibility and limited governance. Decades later, as a key voice in Delaware’s Democrat Representative District 14, Greg has [...]
October 2026 By Trinidad Navarro You can order a pizza on your phone and watch it move from “order received” to “in the oven” to “out for delivery.” But when your doctor needs your insurer’s approval for an MRI, physical therapy, a prescription, or another service – a process called [...]
September 2026 By Todd Brown, EdD A guide to Representative Districts and Delaware’s Political Structure Like me, many voters in Coastal Delaware moved here from somewhere else. In my case, I grew up in Texas and then lived in Pennsylvania for many years. When I moved to Sussex County and [...]
October 2026 By Virginia Roach Yukins For anyone who lives in Sussex County, it is no secret that we are experiencing an unprecedented population explosion. Sussex County has witnessed a 43% population increase in the past 16 years. Significantly, the rate of population growth is increasing, with a 16% growth [...]
October 2026 By Paula Nadig, MD Prior Authorization is a health plan cost-control process that requires physicians and other health care professionals to obtain advance approval from a health plan before a specific service is delivered to a patient to qualify for payment coverage. In today’s physician practice, the prior [...]
September 2026 by Carole Jesiolowski Mary Boggi grew up in Stratford, NJ, surrounded not by political activists and aspirations, but in a middle-class family learning how to make her way as the youngest of five children…skills that would serve her well in later years. It wasn’t until Hillary Clinton decided [...]
