Reader offers thoughts on safety in Bethany
Editor’s note: The following letter was addressed to the mayor, town manager and council members of Bethany Beach and was sent to the Coastal Point for publication.Last year, I came to one of the...
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Editor:In response to Bill Clemens: Sir, your letter a few weeks ago was an embarrassment and deceptive especially to those that believe everything they read and do absolutely no research on their...
View ArticleLetters to the Editor — July 6, 2018
Chamber thankful for support with eventEditor:On behalf of the Bethany-Fenwick Area Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors, the Town of Selbyville and Chamber team, I would like to thank everyone who...
View ArticleLetters to the Editor — July 6, 2018
Reader takes issue with County decisionsEditor:Sussex County apparently considers it to be the manifest destiny of the Swann Trust to sell its last land adjacent to Swan Cove West LLC, and the Planning...
View ArticleLetters to the Editor — June 29, 2018
Elling calls on all to stand upEditor:Time magazine will present a front-page photo of President Donald Trump staring down a crying immigrant child. A child being taken from her mother who is asking...
View ArticleLetters to the Editor — June 22, 2018
Reader: Fireworks can cause real damageEditor:If Delaware State Police follow their practice of the past several years, this week or next they will send out a press release warning citizens about the...
View ArticleLetters to the Editor — June 8, 2018
Callaway thanks voters in South BethanyEditor:Please allow me to say a very special thank-you to all South Bethany property owners who voted in the South Bethany town election on Saturday, May 26. We...
View ArticleLetters to the Editor — June 1, 2018
Reader says the pay gap is alive and wellEditor:Despite what my representative claims, I have no hidden agenda. I support an Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) for Delaware. [State] Rep. [Rich] Collins...
View ArticleLetters to the Editor — May 18, 2018
Reader: ‘Get the nasty out’ of electionEditor:It has been said that the lower the stakes, the more brutal the politics. Perhaps that’s too strong a statement for the local South Bethany election...
View ArticleLetters to the Editor — May 11, 2018
Reader endorses Voveris for SB mayorEditor:Thankfully, South Bethany’s Pat Voveris is running for another term as mayor. Residents have seen her in action for the past four years, so they know what...
View ArticleLetters to the Editor — May 4, 2018
Bethany Beach gets thumbs-up on flowersEditor:I haven’t seen anyone else say it, so I’ve just gotta do it: the flowers in downtown Bethany Beach are absolutely beautiful! Congratulations and thanks to...
View ArticleLetters to the Editor — April 20, 2018
HOA president speaks out against commentsEditor:I am writing in regard to the last few paragraphs in the Coastal Point last week regarding Mr. Bob Thornton’s idea about “just” giving him an easement...
View ArticleLetters to the Editor — April 13, 2018
Reader: Panic buttons won’t end violenceEditor:Rep. Kevin Hensley (R-9th) supports legislation that requires all new construction of schools include a secured vestibule, ballistic resistant glass,...
View ArticleLetters to the Editor — April 6, 2018
Reader suggests voters do some researchEditor:Where have our elected officials in the town of Ocean View been the last few years?I can understand that if they had their heads in the sand they would not...
View ArticleLetters to the Editor — March 30, 2018
Reader points to other reasons for shootingsEditor:We all abhor what has happened with the many school mass shootings and for it never to occur again.With all due respect to those who support gun...
View ArticleLetters to the Editor — March 23, 2018
Reader offers positive message on HockerEditor:I would like to express my appreciation to Gerald and Emily Hocker, native Sussex community for nearly the past 50 years. Gerald’s generosity, whether...
View ArticleLetters to the Editor — March16, 2018
Reader sees gulf between fed, citizensEditor:The cliff of public trust is among the highest of scalable mounts. Fall off, and any effort to rescale likely becomes futile. In our world today, sadly...
View ArticleLetters to the Editor — March 9, 2018
Reader: Homeowners not being protectedEditor:Coastal Point’s headline was “What’s the deal with HOAs?”When developers cross the line, it becomes a pretty big deal.Many, many people care. The Roxana...
View ArticleLetters to the Editor — March 2, 2018
Vote out the cowards who are afraid of NRAEditor:There has been another mass shooting — this time in a high school. Kids and teachers died. That means it’s time for another aggressive campaign by the...
View ArticleLetters to the Editor — Feb. 23, 2018
AARP chapter walks the walk with effortsEditor:AARP’s Chapter #5226 Community Service Committee has asked members and the community to contribute to causes such as: • “Dollars for Coats” — collected...
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