Delaware's State Chamber of Commerce's choice of Republican State Rep. Mike Smith (R-Pike Creek) as its next president raises questions about dual roles.
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With the Department of Education poised to invest millions of additional dollars into Delaware schools with a new school funding formula, State Education Secretary Cindy Marten said the state needs to track what that investment produces.
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Stephen Sondheim’s “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street” is a staple of the musical theatre repertoire, with multiple Tony wins.
This Week on "The Green"
AAA’s “Your Driving Costs” analysis for 2026 is the first to include hybrid and electric vehicles in their examination of costs and possible cost savings. So how do they stack up against gas powered vehicles? It’s a mixed bag with AAA’s findings showing electric vehicles offer advantages and disadvantages to owners.This week, Delaware Public Media’s Isreal Hale sat down with AAA’s Public and Government Affairs Manager Jana Tidwell to learn more about what people should know if they’re buying a car.
NPR National and World Headlines
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New research looks at the surprising similarities in the gut microbiomes of hunter-gathers in Tanzania and horticulturalists in Bolivia, and asks: What role do these bacteria play in human health?
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The Lahore High Court is a near-perfect specimen of British South Asian colonial architecture and its main square is a pleasant spot shaded by banyan trees.
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It's hard enough being a small-scale farmer. Then the Iran war drove up fertilizer prices. So farmers are using a traditional Asian recipe to make their own. They call it a "labor of love."
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A possible Iranian threat led the U.S. to remove long-range bombers from a U.K. base. And, Israelis are learning that their prime minister may have been warned before the Oct. 7 attacks.
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Questions continue to swirl around a U.K. military base and potential Iran-backed attacks.
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NPR's A Martínez asks Megan Sutcliffe, who focuses on security risks in the Middle East, why Iran would want to target a British air base.
