2024 gubernatorial candidate Lt. Gov. Bethany Hall-Long discusses campaign, key issues
Races in the 2024 Elections are starting to come into focus and one that’s drawing significant attention in Delaware is the race for Governor.
Democratic Lt. Governor Bethany Hall-Long announced her bid for the office in September, but her campaign got off to a sluggish start after she paused fundraising to examine and amend past campaign finance reports.
This week, Delaware Public Media’s Tom Byrne sits down with Hall-Long to discuss that situation, how she’s positioning herself with voters, and where she stands on some key issues.
Understanding the loneliness epidemic and the importance of fostering friendships
More than a fifth of American adults say they often, or always, feel lonely or socially isolated.
U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy recently said that solving our country’s isolation is one of our generation’s greatest challenges and that loneliness in America is a full-blown epidemic.
But if loneliness is an epidemic, how do you treat it?
Delaware Public Media’s Kyle McKinnon is joined this week by author and journalist Anna Goldfarb to learn more about the impact of social isolation.
Enlighten Me: Leap Day stories and how ‘leaplings’ celebrate their birthday every four years
Next week, there’s an extra day tacked onto the end of February known as Leap Day; a necessary calendar quirk that pops up every four years.
But just like every other day of the year, thousands of babies are born on Leap Day, which puts them in the unusual position of only having a birthday every four years.
In this week’s edition of Enlighten Me, Delaware Public Media’s Rachel Sawicki talks with some Delawareans about life as a Leap Day baby.