NOT YOUR FATHER'S LEGISLATURE

Posted: July 1, 2009

The Delaware General Assembly was so unsettled for the 2009 session, with a new governor, a raft of rookie legislators, a new House majority and a monster shortfall in money, the trauma overshadowed some surprising changes.

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A LAST PARADE FOR THURMAN ADAMS

Posted: June 28, 2009

The little town of Bridgeville was the host for Delaware's political elite Saturday at the funeral for state Sen. Thurman Adams. Vice President Joe Biden, the congressional delegation, the governor and hundreds of others accompanied Adams in his final procession.

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"SENATOR ADAMS, REST IN PEACE"

Posted: June 25, 2009

Legislative Hall in Dover is in mourning over the death of Sen. Thurman Adams, the Democratic president pro tem, who proved to be an instinctively talented lawmaker from the start to the finish of his 36 years in the Delaware General Assembly.

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THE OTHER TOM

Posted: June 23, 2009

With barely a ripple in the political universe, Delaware had a statewide official complete his 20th year in office. As a Republican and a downstater, he is an endangered species. No wonder he might as well be known as the other Tom.

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THAT OLD RED, WHITE & BLUE MAGIC

Posted: June 16, 2009

When Gov. Jack Markell signed the open government bill into law on Friday, he thwarted the state Senate's last trick of trying to make it disappear by raising a constitutional question about its validity. Once upon a time, that gambit worked.

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MILTON GETS MUSIC, MONEY & MARKELL

Posted: June 11, 2009

Something odd happened last weekend in Milton. A politician did not take contributions but helped to make them. The event was the Sixth Annual Summer Bash, which typically turns country music and gourmet fare into a fund-raiser for Jack Markell, but not this year.

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NORMAL  

Posted: June 8, 2009

Sometimes what appears to be normal actually can be momentous. It is happening in the state Senate right now. With little fuss, the chamber is on the verge of passing a version of the gay rights bill it long has shunned.

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HAIL TO THE VICE SISTER 

Posted: June 5, 2009

The vice president is not the only Biden who can get a crowd going. Valerie Biden Owens showed what she can do when she spoke to a Delaware Democratic women's group. She is Joe's sister, or as she prefers to call herself these days -- the vice sister.

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BLUE & GOLD

Posted: June 2, 2009

Blue & Gold is back. Delaware politicians reveal their true colors once again. Who is feeling blue? Who is looking like gold? The Grapevine knows. The hues are varied for Joe Biden, John Carney and a host of others.

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A SAFE HOUSE FOR POLITICIANS TAKES IN MATT DENN    

Posted: May 28, 2009

Matt Denn has spent the last five years making his way in politics, as he transformed himself from a lawyer to insurance commissioner to lieutenant governor. It has the appearance of steady progress, if only his salary had followed suit.

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EARLY LINE 2010   

Posted: May 26, 2009

Early Line is making its return. There are five statewide races on the 2010 ballot -- for the U.S. Senate, U.S. House of Representatives, attorney general, auditor and treasurer. The way candidacies get going is people learn about them on the Grapevine.

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