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Update:I got in contact with them, I appreciate everyone’s knowledge and advice!

For context: I’ve had a wonderful experience with basic OB/GYN care from planned parenthood while going to school in Philly, as there were no available OB/GYNs when i commuted to my parents’ for the weekend. However since my move back to DE, the local planned parenthoods suck so badly. They don’t pick up the phone, at all. Ive been on hold with both offices in New Castle for over 40 minutes in the last 2 week, no one picks up. I literally just need to ask for advice on my birth control, theres no telehealth slots (even though their site says both have that option) and literally no appointment slots fit with my schedule. Is this a common experience, or am I just annoyed?

If your child qualifies for Medicaid (either due to income or disability) their hearing aids are covered, but if neither of those apply, you pay for them out of pocket. Right now, private insurance is required to cover $1,000 per hearing aid, but the actual cost of the hearing aids are $2500-$5000.

Sen. Laura Sturgeon is sponsoring a bill that would require private insurance to cover 95% of the cost of hearing aids. The Joint Finance Committee needs to fund it so it can get a vote. If you support this, contact the JFC members and ask them to fund it!

Still good for Lewes I suppose but bistros might be surprised by the Delaware Bay

Just last month — April 15, 2026 — Chris Coons, Democratic Senator from Delaware, voted against blocking a $151.8 million sale of 12,000 1,000-pound offensive bombs to Israel — the same class of munitions human rights monitors have documented being dropped on civilian neighborhoods in Gaza, killing women and children.

This wasn't a one-off:

- The U.S. has sent Israel at least $21.7 billion in military aid since October 2023.
- The Trump administration alone has notified Congress of at least $10.1 billion in new arms sales to Israel since January 2025 — much of it offensive: bombs, JDAM guidance kits, and missiles. (In February 2025, a single approval covered $6.75 billion in bombs, guidance kits, and fuses, plus $660 million in Hellfire missiles.)
- As of mid-2024, the U.S. had already shipped Israel at least 14,000 2,000-pound bombs — the kind military experts say are used to destroy entire apartment buildings — plus 3,000 Hellfire missiles, 1,000 bunker-busters, and thousands of smaller bombs. The flow has only continued since.
- This has fueled a war that has killed or wounded more than 10% of Gaza's entire population.

The resolution to block this latest bomb sale needed every Democrat to pass. Instead, 11 broke ranks and voted to keep the bombs flowing — even as 40 of their colleagues voted to stop them.

The 11 Democratic senators who voted to send the bombs:

- Connecticut — Richard Blumenthal
- Delaware — Chris Coons
- Michigan — Gary Peters
- Nevada — Catherine Cortez Masto
- Nevada — Jacky Rosen
- New York — Chuck Schumer
- New York — Kirsten Gillibrand
- Pennsylvania — John Fetterman
- Rhode Island — Jack Reed
- Rhode Island — Sheldon Whitehouse
- Virginia — Mark Warner

Israel's conduct in Gaza has been formally declared a genocide by Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, a UN Commission of Inquiry, the International Association of Genocide Scholars, the Israeli rights groups B'Tselem and Physicians for Human Rights Israel, and the Lemkin Institute for Genocide Prevention — though Israel rejects these findings and the International Court of Justice case remains ongoing.

Sources:

- Senate roll call, S.J.Res.138, Vote #81 (April 15, 2026): https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll\_call\_votes/vote1192/vote\_119\_2\_00081.htm
- Resolution details ($151.8M, 12,000 1,000-lb bombs) — Sen. Sanders office: https://www.sanders.senate.gov/press-releases/news-sanders-to-force-votes-to-block-arms-sales-to-israel-on-wednesday/
- $21.7B military aid total — Brown University Costs of War (also reported by Associated Press): https://costsofwar.watson.brown.edu/paper/AidToIsrael
- $10.1B in new arms sales since Jan 2025 — Center for International Policy / Quincy Institute: https://quincyinst.org/research/u-s-military-aid-and-arms-transfers-to-israel-october-2023-september-2025/
- $7.4B Feb 2025 bomb & missile approval ($6.75B bombs/guidance kits + $660M Hellfire missiles), drawn from the Defense Security Cooperation Agency's official notifications to Congress (itemized in the Quincy/Costs of War brief above). DSCA Major Arms Sales index: https://www.dsca.mil/Press-Media/Major-Arms-Sales
- 14,000+ 2,000-lb bombs shipped as of mid-2024 — Reuters (Pamuk & Stone), full text: https://www.investing.com/news/stock-market-news/exclusiveus-has-sent-israel-thousands-of-2000pound-bombs-since-oct-7-3502056
- Genocide determinations overview — Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/10/8/legal-scholars-genocide-label-crucial-in-addressing-atrocities-in-gaza
- Roll Call coverage of the vote: https://rollcall.com/2026/04/15/sanders-effort-to-block-arms-sales-to-israel-falls-short-in-senate/

I am a Delaware resident and often visit the beaches, and often visit restaurants, but it’s usually the same few, Dogfish Head, Thompson Island, Agave, Arenas, the Purple Parrot, Grottos, Nalu, you know, the usuals. I’m wondering what’s the BEST food y’all have had down in Lewes/Rehoboth area? What am I missing?

I swear it's like when a big rains come everybody just turns into aggressive drivers or they just don't know common decency. There's so many accidents on my way home from work today I am astounded and the traffic too Man I really hope Delaware infrastructure gets better.

There is no good alternative so it’s a massive PITA if that’s closed for any real period of time.

Anyone know how long it’s being shut down for?

Looking for an affordable/cheap local guy who does gutter cleaning. The guy I had been using moved out of state.

I do not want a big gutter company who is going to send out a salesman who will spend 30 minutes telling me my entire house will spontaneously implode into a sinkhole by next Wednesday unless I write him check for $20k for new gutters right now.

Edit: In North Wilmington

Hi there, I'm not the older woman in question but I need some guidance on what to recommend to her. I'm asking about my neighbor, an older woman who's a widow and borderline a shut-in. I've started interacting with her recently because I could spot the loneliness of another person with how she acted in the few times I'd seen her around.

It has turned out to be immensely true, she clearly needed someone to talk to and she really desires to spend time with another person. I try to do what I can, giving her meals that I make, picking up phone calls, doing favors for her when she needs things done she can't do. The problem I'm running into is that it's very clear I can't provide anywhere near enough for her to feel socialized. For about the past week she's called me nearly every day unannounced and been on the phone with me for over an hour and I've seen her most days this week because of things she needs help with, which is mostly unrelated to the socialization issue.

If anyone has any ideas for things I can recommend for her to do I'd really appreciate it. A few things to round out the image of this person in case it helps with recommendations:

- Newark area, lives off Kirkwood highway
- she's very poor. I just lent her money so she could buy groceries.
- she does not have a car and gets to her job via the bus
- has some degree of a mobility problem, would probably not be able to do most physical activities but can walk around
- enjoys Phils, sixers and chiefs (for some reason)
- enjoys to make little crafts, although what crafts they are I'm not entirely sure
- works most days of the week I think? 8-2
- she has a bit of a hard time putting herself out there but is very chatty once someone shows some interest
- sees a therapist in case anyone was planning on recommending that

For the record, I don't think she sucks or that I don't want to hang out with her but I do think she needs some people to call her own. Could really use your guys' help with this!

Anybody know the skinny?

Im at the McDonald's near rt13 and rt 273, at least 30 firetrucks, ambulances, police units headed north on rt13. Started going by about 9:10pm. Wtf?

Are there any other Airbnb owners who have noticed a significant decline in 2026 summer reservations? 🤔

Taking a long weekend in Rehoboth or Bethany Beach, to celebrate our anniversary. Late June date target. We like kayaking, wildlife observation, great food, live music, and spa services. Like to be right on the beach, private pool is a bonus. Prefer 4-Star, but open to 3 if the recommendation is high, and from personal experience.