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Two teams of Indian River School District (IRSD) students earned state championships last weekend at the Delaware Odyssey of the Mind competition at the University of Delaware. And we should be proud of their efforts.

There’s tough, and then there’s “Kentucky tough.”

Resident has issues with town event
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The Coastal Point “Ocean View Homecoming nears” headline caught my attention. Unfortunately, it is a fundraiser disguised as a family celebration time.

There are moments in life when all seems right in the world. I remember feeling that way when the American hockey team scored a shocking goal with seconds left in regulation during their gold medal hockey game against Canada last Sunday.

According to numbers provided by the Sussex County Association of Realtors (SCAOR), Sussex County saw a 44 percent jump in foreclosures between 2008 and 2009. That represents the largest jump in terms of percentage of any county in the state, according to SCAOR.

I remember exactly where I was when my head nearly exploded.

Nippes announces election decision
Editor’s note: The following letter was forwarded to the Coastal Point for publication.

We’ve done a few things very well in this nation.

Ocean View Town Council members recently considered a letter from former mayor Gary Meredith that encouraged the current council to rescind the censure order on Councilman Bill Wichmann. That orginal censure came in July 2006 after Wichmann admitted he authorized a generator installation without council approval.

A job well done in Bethany Beach
Editor:

A very special thanks to the town manager, Cliff Graviet, and his staff for their outstanding job in dealing with two storms back to back! They did a great job in clearing our streets of snow throughout the town and providing a sense of security with the telephone alert system.

If there’s a common thread amongst complaints we’ve heard about the recent weather, it’s the notion that the snow removal has been slow and that the state, county and municipalities have not done nearly enough to make the roads safe quickly.

Allow us to respectfully disagree.

I apologize in advance, but I’m not letting go of this one without a fight.

What if we all always acted as though we had just had a mid-winter blizzard? Think about it.

A snowstorm can bring out the worst in drivers, especially those who aren’t used to driving in the white stuff and its harder, more slippery cousin.

Well, it looks like I picked the right time to go on vacation.

Reader opposes gambling on religious basis
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Recently, Rep. Pete Schwartzkopf was a guest on the Bill Colley Show on WGMD. Pete was doing his best to sell his pet project, the Del Pointe Gambling Hall.

Many Democrats around the state were upset when Delaware Attorney General Joseph R. “Beau” Biden III announced recently that he would not be pursuing the U.S. Senate seat previously held by his father, now-Vice President Joe Biden. However, the younger Biden might be even more valuable to the residents of the state in his current position.

People make mistakes. We’re flawed. It’s what we do.

Reader wants Senate structure examined
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Magill responds to previous guest column
Editor:

I intended to offer another local’s opinion to counter Bob Herrington’s rant against newcomers in the Jan. 15 Coastal Point, but I’m not sure I’m qualified to do so.

“Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.”
— Martin Luther King Jr.

“Gone hibernatin’”

The Indian River School District (IRSD) will have a special referendum on Tuesday, Feb. 9. At issue is transfering $137,000 from the district’s major capital improvement funding to construct additional classrooms at North Georgetown Elementary School and a storage expansion at Selbyville Middle School.

I’m constantly surfing the Web.

Bellistri offers his opinion on dune
Editor:

It seems there is a lack of understanding about beach replenishment. The latest letter written by Harry Steele, an ex-Bethany town councilperson, states, “If this dune were not of the design needed, we would have lost the bulkhead, boardwalk, businesses and homes of our neighbors and friends.”

Ocean View officials have a bit of a pickle on their hands.

The proposal to change three lots in the town to commercial use has ramifications for the future of the town, and has stirred up a hornet’s nest of controversy amongst residents. While controversy is certainly nothing new to Ocean View officials, this particular situation is.

Ah, the new year is now upon us.

If there is one certainty regarding the people of this area, it is that they care.

Though we’re in a rough economic climate, and fundraising is a bit more difficult because of that reality, charitable organizations are still making a big difference throughout our community because of donations and volunteer efforts.

History will not remember 2009 fondly.

Bethany resident grateful for dunes
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Thank goodness we had the dunes to protect us.

Martha Fair
Bethany Beach

Reader weighs in on renewable energy
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