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News

Irish eyes ablaze again

Smoke pours out of Irish Eyes, which was damaged by fire again on Wednesday. Michelle Buckler photo

LEWES -- A Wednesday afternoon blaze at Irish Eyes could have been ignited by lit cigarettes that were blown underneath the building by heavy winds, according to an investigator from the State Fire Marshal's Office. More

Obituaries

AREA DEATHS

J. Franklin Barrett, 73, of Frankford died Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2008, at the Atlantic Shores Nursing Home in Millsboro. More

• DEATH: Mary Ann (Ernsting) Foxwell-Power

Opinion

A message of hope to usher in 2009

"We've been asked to pause for a reality check; we've been warned against offering the people of this nation false hope. But in the unlikely story that is America, there has never been anything false about hope." More

Education

Parent/teacher conference tips

Darren Rogers passes out school work to his students at Bennett Middle School in Salisbury, Md., before attending a parent-teacher conference. Todd Dudek photo

SELBYVILLE -- It's parent-teacher conference time again. More

• DELAWARE DIARY: Captain John Avery swears like a sailor

Sports

Cape enters New Year undefeated

Turrell Bowe #23 Drives thru the Varsity defense toward the basket. Chip Dietrick photo

LEWES -- After losing a star player from last year's squad, the Cape Henlopen High School boys' basketball didn't imagine they would start the season on a winning streak. But the Vikings have reached winter break unscathed. More

Shorelife

A winery tour at your leisure

LEWES -- Just past Route 9, right before the Nassau bridge, sits roughly four acres of vineyards that comprise The First State's only award-winning winery, the Nassau Valley Vineyards. More