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Senate Democrats say creating a new top income tax rate for Delaware's highest earners might help close a projected $217 million budget shortfall for next year.

Republican lawmakers on Thursday criticized a proposed one-year moratorium on new charter school applications, saying it is part of an effort to attack the success of the nontraditional public schools.

A symposium to maximize the management of the stroke patient and featuring local experts and nationally renowned speakers, is scheduled for Thursday and Friday at the King's Daughters Medical Center Paul G. ...

U.S. stocks rose, sending the Standard & Poor's 500 Index to a four-month high, after analysts advised buying transportation and technology shares on speculation the economy will recover.

Financial concerns lead to probation for charter school The State Board of Education voted unanimously Thursday to place Family Foundations Academy on probation. via News Journal

Patients with severe spasticity from neurological disease, or brain or spinal cord injury, may be candidates for intrathecal baclofen therapy, a treatment that may significantly improve their quality of life. via RNweb

Two women, both in their 70s, were killed Thursday morning in a two-vehicle crash in Greenville, police said. via Delawareonline.com

“If things don't worsen, I think they are done cutting rates for the time being and will let the economy sort itself out from here”

The Federal Reserve trimmed the federal funds rate by a quarter-point to 2% today, as high food and energy prices, the credit crunch, a reeling housing market and the prospect of a recession provided reason for ... via InvestmentNews

State police are on the scene of a crash in Greenville that killed two women. The crash, which involved a PT Cruiser and a pickup truck, occurred about 10:49 a.m. at the intersection of Kennett Pike and ... via Delaware Online

A crash involving two vehicles on Route 52 near Campbell Road in Greenville has left two people dead. via WRDX-FM Claymont

“My philosophy is to get back to the root of good skin care while staying at the leading edge of technology”

For Jean Halter of Odessa, Del., a facial is the ultimate way to pamper yourself. via The Daily Times

“It wouldn't be anywhere near as nice as it is without the du Ponts”

By MAUREEN MILFORD, The News Journal * April 27, 2008 As a member of one of America's most famous families, Harry Roosevelt of near Chadds Ford, Pa., never questioned why Alfred I. du Pont named his palatial ... via News Journal

Three men are under arrest for the murder of Clifford Henson, whose body was found in Greenville on December 10th. via 1450 WILM NEWSRADIO

“I'm angered by the violence taking 11 lives in the city”

Two Democratic candidates seeking the state's highest office agreed at a Saturday forum that a strong Delaware is impossible without a thriving Wilmington. via News Journal

“If I didn't come by to pick up the rent, they'd call me to remind me that it was due.”

How far can a solid work ethic and knowing words like "leather," "soles," "laces" and "rubber" take you? For expert shoe repairman Desi Camina and his wife, Rosa -- the couple who arrived in Wilmington from ... via News Journal

“It's interesting to see what people are willing to do on a handshake.”

Sale fell through, leaving property partially demolished, plaintiff says By MAUREEN MILFORD * The News Journal * April 19, 2008 A former du Pont family estate that embodies the genteel, blueblood lifestyle of ... via News Journal

“The water comes and turns through Newark with such force that the paper mills and grist mills and saw mills were powered by that water”

When Newark Mayor Vance Funk began making plans for the city's 250th anniversary, he researched how the city marked past milestones. via News Journal

“I felt like it was boring for the kids.”

By EDWARD L. KENNEY * The News Journal * April 4, 2008 With the dispatch and aplomb of a wizard, science teacher Greg Mentzer touched a finger to the interactive whiteboard in his Tatnall School classroom. via News Journal

“Imagine having 15 different bells ringing at the same time”

About 200 years ago, a dying white dwarf star sent out waves of light that in the next few weeks could give modern astrophysicists important clues about the future of our sun and the age of the cosmos. via News Journal

“What we do might be called 'forensic astronomy,'”

Judi Provencal is star-struck, but not so much by the glitz and glam of Hollywood. via Innovations-report.com