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Newark seeks to move on from data center controversy
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Just over two weeks ago the University of Delaware pulled the plug on the controversy plan to build a data center and power plant at its STAR campus in Newark UD by terminating its lease agreement with The Data Centers, the company planning to build facility. But the story is not over, especially in Newark, where the heated debate over the proposal raised a variety of issues that won’t simply fade away because the data center isn’t coming.
Contributor Larry Nagengast talked to many of the key players in the nearly yearlong drama to find out what’s next in Newark and visited The Green this week to discuss what he found. (More)
Recent threats raise questions about security for First State judges
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Recently, federal agents accused insurance executive Jeffrey Cohen of quietly amassing weapons with the intent of attacking Delaware Court of Chancery Vice Chancellor Travis Laster, who is overseeing liquidation of Cohen's company, Indemnity Insurance Co.
Combine that with the death threats Superior Court Judge Jan Jurden received following recent stories on her 2009 decision to order probation instead of prison in the child sex abuse case of Robert Richards IV – threats that prompted giving her a security detail - and it raises the question “What kind of security do judges have to protect them from disappointed litigants?”
Contributor Jeff Mordock looked at the issue in his piece at Delaware Law Weekly.com – and stopped The Green to offer his analysis.(More)
History Matters: Delaware during World War II exhibit
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Last month’s 70th anniversary of the D-Day invasion has brought a renewed interest in World War II. In this month’s History Matters, we visit the Delaware Public Archives for a look at its “Delaware during World War II” exhibit that examines the First State’s role on the conflict.
Over 30,000 Delawareans served, and over 800 died in the war, not to mention all that was happening on the home front in the First State.
Archives director Stephen Marz and his staff sifted through thousands of photographs and documents to choose those that provide a complete portrait of the First State’s World War II experience in exhibits both at the archives and online.(More)
Enlighten Me: Beach hotels
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The openings of Dogfish Inn in Lewes earlier this month and the Hyatt Place in Dewey Beach last fall are part of a uptick in hotel development at the Delaware beaches.
Fairfield Inn & Suites should open in late October. And Bethany Beach Suites is slated to start greeting guests in next spring.
Some see this influx of new properties representing an invigorated coastal economy. But others worry that as long as hotels have vacancies during the week, the sector might already be saturated.
In this week’s Enlighten Me, contributor Pam George delved into this issue.(More)
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