In his Aug. 27 column, Ron Williams uses as his source the material that has been circulated by Highway 1 in an attempt to have the voters in Dewey Beach vote me out of office. This misrepresentation about me wanting to shut down the party activity in Dewey has been its constant refrain since 2002.

The issue in Dewey Beach is not that I want to turn the town into a retirement community. I want to get some greedy restaurant owners who are raking in profits to pony up at the bar like they make their patrons do, and pay for the police services that make their operations possible.

On any weekend Route 1 between U.S. 13 and Churchman's Crossing is gridlocked. Both lanes back up to U.S. 40 because of people using the left through lane to butt into the right lane getting on I-95.

We need signs saying I-95 traffic "right lane only" and a state cop stationed at the ramp directing people to go straight if they are in the left lane. This will allow through traffic to keep moving.

Sen. Joseph Biden's comment on Fox News Sunday that Delaware was a slave state is only one of many statements suggesting his political ambitions are betraying his other good intentions.

Rather than standing up for the Democratic Party and its core faith in equality, Biden chose to wink with an implicitly racist Southern strategy such as enabled the Republican Party to carry the South for several decades. It is particularly disappointing that the senator's betrayal of his own base occurred on the Republican mouth-piece network.

Biden's quixotic pursuit of the presidency is destined to fail. That failure has some of the features of a Greek tragedy, particularly for those of us who have long admired and supported him.

But what if his personal tragedy is representative of a national tragedy? Surely the most noble nation in the history of the world should not be betrayed by its inability to see beyond the "divide and conquer" subterfuges that have prevailed under George Bush and Republican leadership.

Years ago, Uncle Dupy recognized and valued the role of employees in the success of his company. DuPont, like many other companies, has lost its way with poor management, and a de-emphasis of the importance of each employee to ultimate success.

My dad worked for DuPont for 38 years. As a traveling auditor for part of his career, one of his responsibilities was to visit pensioners to assess how they were doing. If a pensioner was struggling financially, the company would supplement the pension to help make ends meet.

My Dad was a DuPont pensioner for 32 years until his death at 97. My Dad smiled broadly each month when that pension check was deposited. Times have changed.

The Delaware Liberty Fund, a non-partisan gay and lesbian political action committee, sent candidates for state office a survey regarding issues of concern to those who support equal rights for all residents. Both candidates for attorney general responded.

Republican Ferris Wharton agreed with Democrat Beau Biden when he said, "Since the attorney general operates not on opinion but on applicable statutes and case law, I must respectfully refrain from answering some of the legal questions raised."

Biden agreed with Wharton when he stated, "I would appoint the most qualified people I can to key positions, without regard to their sexual orientation."

"Sexual orientation should never justify discrimination against a person when it comes to housing, employment or any other public accommodation."

If Wharton is unable or unwilling to articulate his personal opinions on issues of concern to voters, he is not deserving of our votes. Biden is not only qualified to be attorney general, he is not afraid to tell the voters where he stands on the issues.

Veterans of Foreign Wars members truly know what words like citizenship and patriotism mean and the obligations that come with them. Veterans are patriotic citizens and get involved in elections.

Please join VFW members and their Ladies Auxiliary as they listen to what candidates say about veterans' benefits, meeting the needs of our active-duty military and their families, and their plans for our country's future.

Become informed by attending candidate forums and taking opportunities to meet and question the candidates, listen to televised debates, read newspapers and campaign literature. Choose wisely. Vote in the primary elections Sept. 12, and again on Nov. 7.

A recent letter suggested that charges from American Civil Liberties Union on behalf of Jewish families against the Indian River School District are frivolous and anti-Christian.

Is this man afraid the whole world is becoming Christian-phobic because of one lawsuit that is well within the bounds of institutional separation of church and state?

What this writer and the members of the Indian River school board fail to realize is the ACLU and the Jewish families aren't suing to prevent others from practicing their religion. They're suing to prevent religion in school, a fact that the board stubbornly fails to accept.

The writer seems to think that religion is fine at school and in public as long as it is meant in a loving and caring way. If this were truly the case, why didn't the Indian River school board decide on a Jewish prayer to be said at graduation?

The writer also said that "no one forced anyone to listen to the prayer." Does this mean that religion and prayer are fine as long as there is an announcement, "Everyone who doesn't want to listen should stick their fingers in their ears"? That would be absurd.

The writer of an Aug. 25 letter said the "Electoral College system exists to prevent a few populated states from deciding every presidential election" to the detriment of the small states. That's malarkey.

A system that allows the will of the majority to be hijacked by a handful of individuals, who are not obligated to abide by the people's wishes seems a most undemocratic way to choose a leader. Just because it hasn't happened, it doesn't mean that the electors cannot vote for anyone they wish, the people's choice notwithstanding.

This notion that the interests of the small states are better served by the Electoral College is wishful thinking. A majority is a majority, be it of state electors or state residents. The combined six votes from Delaware and Wyoming, for instance, are a poor match for the combined 89 from California and Texas.

Since the electors are not constitutionally bound by the results of popular elections, if those from large states team together to vote for a candidate not acceptable to the small states, how is that more palatable than accepting the results of the popular vote in the first place?

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