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Candidate Conversations are part of Delaware Public Media’s 2022 Election coverage, and the Delaware Debates we are producing with the University of Delaware’s Center for Political Communication.Among the races we are examining is the race for U.S. House and in this interview, Non-Partisan Delaware's David Rogers

Candidate Conversations are part of Delaware Public Media’s 2022 Election coverage, and the Delaware Debates we are producing with the University of Delaware’s Center for Political Communication.Among the races we are examining is the race for U.S. House and in this interview, Non-Partisan Delaware's David Rogers

A regional fisheries regulator appears poised to allow people to catch female horseshoe crabs in the Delaware Bay for the first time in a decade.But that has some conservation groups up in arms and worried the move could put the red knot and other migratory shorebirds that feed on the horseshoe crab eggs at increased risk.Contributor Jon Hurdle explains why the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission is considering the change and the opposition to it.

“Out of sight, out of trouble.”That’s the expectation Colonial School District has when it comes to the new cell phone policy it’s rolling out this school year in middle schools.As students enter George Read, McCullough, and Gunning Bedford middle schools, they have the option to put their phones in pouches that will be closed and secured during the day.This week, producer Kyle McKinnon spoke with George Read Middle School Principal Nick Wolfe about the cell phone policy and why it’s being implemented now.

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Candidate Conversations are part of Delaware Public Media’s 2022 Election coverage, and the Delaware Debates we are producing with the University of Delaware’s Center for Political Communication.Among the races we are examining is the race for U.S. House and in this interview, Democratic incumbent Lisa Blunt Rochester.

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The Friends of the African Union Church Cemetery in Delaware City have a new documentary called “Voices Long Forgotten.”The 20-minute film focuses on the history of the free Black community of Polktown, the restored African Union Church Cemetery, and Private James Elbert, who was among the thousands of free African Americans who enlisted and fought the Confederacy during the Civil War.In this week’s Arts Playlist, Delaware Public Media’s Kyle McKinnon sits down with Craig O'Donnell and Marilyn Whittington of Friends of the African Union Church Cemetery to learn more about the documentary debuting this week.

The Rehoboth Art League marks its 85th anniversary with three new shows to start the year.The Art League’s “8th Regional Juried Photography Exhibition,” “Hot House Hybrids II: Photography from Jenee Mateer,” and “Everyday Life, Everyday People: The Work of Jack Lewis” are open at the Art League’s Henlopen Acres campus in Sussex County and run through February.On this week’s Arts Playlist, Rehoboth Art League exhibitions director Nick Serratore joins Delaware Public Media’s Kelli Steele to tell us about these exhibitions.

A full workweek. Hobbies. Working out. Family obligations. A potential partner. Does anyone have time for friends anymore?According to the Census Bureau’s American Time Use Survey, Americans are spending less than half as much time with friends than they did a decade ago.In this week’s Enlighten Me, Delaware Public Media’s Kyle McKinnon chats with Marisa Franco – a psychologist, friendship expert, and author of “Platonic: How the Science of Attachment Can Help You Make and Keep Friends” – about why Americans are spending less time with friends and more time alone.