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Hocker family thankful for help with events

The Delaware State Police reported earlier this week that there are additional charges facing the five teenagers arrested last week in connection with the July 16 burglary of a Bethany Beach home. The police state that these charges stem from nine cases in Dover, Camden, Frederica and Magnolia, and involved the theft of such items as vehicles, satellite radios, watches and more.

As a child, there were a few objects that all I had to do was see them and I would get excited.

It was beginning to look as if there would be very little excitement locally in the November elections. True, Ocean View Town Council Member Perry Mitchell announced his intent to run for Sen. George H. Bunting’s state senate seat in the Democratic primary, but there appeared to be very little intrigue for other available positions.

But now there’s a little spice.

It was beginning to look as if there would be very little excitement locally in the November elections. True, Ocean View Town Council Member Perry Mitchell announced his intent to run for Sen. George H. Bunting’s state senate seat in the Democratic primary, but there appeared to be very little intrigue for other available positions.

But now there’s a little spice.

I confess. I’m one of those people who gets easily frustrated in the summer.

Do we every truly learn from history?
Editor:

What can federal employees and retirees learn from history? Today, it appears that we just sit back and expect everything to be given to us. Uncle Sam won’t let us down.

Ocean View Town Council met Tuesday night for a public hearing regarding its 2010 comprehensive land-use plan. A touchy subject, to be sure, particularly regarding the increase in commercial lots compared to the past.

It ain’t easy being an invertebrate these days.

It’s not Economics 101 we’re talking about
Editor:

That most basic law of economics – supply and demand – that when something is plentiful, the price goes down and when that something is scare, the price goes up, is either not understood or simply ignored by the people who made the change to the Bethany Beach parking permit policy this year.

Can you hear us now?
Starting Jan. 2, 2011, motorists on Delaware roads will need to use hands-free technology to talk on their cell phones. The new law, signed by Gov. Jack Markell on Tuesday, also bans drivers from texting, reading or writing messages, browsing the Internet, using laptops, PDAs or playing games.

So, anyway, it’s been hot.

America is a changing and changed place.

There’s just something magical about the word “Independence.”

Thank you from Friends of the Canalfront Park
Editor:

The Friends of the Lewes Canalfront Park would like to thank everyone for their support, participation, donations, hard work, assistance and guidance to make “Flip Flop Fun,” the 6th Annual “Taste of Lewes,” a big success.

Many of us have closely followed the events regarding the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. We have been collectively aghast at the lack of an efficient response as far as stopping the leak and cleaning up the damage it is leaving in its wake, and we have been nervously fretting for the people and environment of that region.

A history professor at my beloved Temple University once told me that the best thing about history is that it never gets old, because it’s being made every day.

Bodenweiser shares his platform for election
Editor:

For those looking for something entertaining to do this weekend, without doing battle with regular beach traffic, let us offer an inland alternative.

Father’s Day is, obviously enough, a day to celebrate fathers. We thank them for the sacrifices they’ve made, and generally make an effort to express our thanks to the men who reared us. We do it through cards, or brunch or a new hunting rifle, or whatever the most appropriate display of acknowledgement might be for each individual relationship.

Farmers raise funds, with local help
Editor:

As the summer season approaches each year to this area, a great amount of thought for many individuals turns to traffic. There are concerns about over-stressed roads, getting behind that person who seemingly wanders down the road aimlessly and, of course, accidents — both vehicle-on-vehicle, and involving pedestrians or bicyclists.

We all have our own kryptonites.

Clear Space ready to move forward
Editor:

The topic of a regional police force has been one that’s picked up steam several times over the years, only to go back down into obscurity a short time later. However, there seems to be real momentum right now for some form of arrangement between the towns of Ocean View and Millville that involves shared police coverage.

The topic of a regional police force has been one that’s picked up steam several times over the years, only to go back down into obscurity a short time later. However, there seems to be real momentum right now for some form of arrangement between the towns of Ocean View and Millville that involves shared police coverage.

For many of us in the area, Memorial Day weekend signifies the beginning of the “real year.”

NFL owners voted on Tuesday to hold the 2014 Super Bowl in the new $1.6 billion Meadowlands Stadium that will regularly play host to the New York Giants and Jets. The vote has created a fairly large amount of controversy, as this will be the first time the league’s biggest event will be played in a cold-weather site that does not have a dome.

Safe Haven offers update on progress
Editor:

Safe Haven Animal Sanctuary of Sussex County Inc. is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to providing a no-kill environment for abandoned and abused cats and dogs in Sussex County, Del.

By all indications, it will soon be illegal to talk on your hand-held cell phone while driving in Delaware, as well as texting or accessing e-mail or the Internet while behind the wheel.