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The Green - March 26, 2021

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Flood risk is increasing in low-lying, coastal Delaware due to climate change.

But flood insurance rates aren’t high enough to cover the growing risk, or even the risk right now.

Delaware Public Media’s Sophia Schmidt examines who might be paying too much, or too little, for flood insurance in the First State.

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Delaware Public Media's Sophia Schmidt reports on flood insurance in the First State.

Bayhealth recently announced new medical residency program’s inaugural class.

The program’s goal is to add more physicians in Southern and Central Delaware, where there’s a lack of primary care physicians for growing and aging population.

Delaware Public Media’s Nick Ciolino recently spoke with Bayhealth’s Internal Medicine Residency Program Director Dr. Joseph Deutsch about the program and its mission.    

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Delaware Public Media's Nick Ciolino interviews Bayhealth Internal Medicine Residency Program Director Dr. Joseph Deutsch.

The fate of another historic property is up in the air – this time in Wilmington’s Browntown neighborhood.

Residents and preservation advocates are fighting an effort to demolish the Brown House - which dates back to around 1820.

Contributor Larry Nagengast dives into this controversy and where things stand right now.

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Delaware Public Media's Tom Byrne and contributor Larry Nagengast discuss the battle over preserving the Brown House in Wilmington.

One of the most comprehensive industrial film company collections now lives in Delaware.

It’s the largest ever motion picture acquisition by the Hagley Museum and Library in Wilmington - and includes films not held by any other library or archive.

And for this week’s Arts Playlist - Hagley curator Kevin Martin joins Delaware Public Media’s Kelli Steele to discuss the Cinecraft Productions collection.

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Delaware Public Media's Kelli Steele interview Hagley Museum and Library curator Kevin Martin about Cinecraft Productions collection.

Tom Byrne has been a fixture covering news in Delaware for three decades. He joined Delaware Public Media in 2010 as our first news director and has guided the news team ever since. When he's not covering the news, he can be found reading history or pursuing his love of all things athletic.
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