This Week’s Top Stories Include Final petals fall as Flowers by Yukie closes after 40+ years Three Delaware sites tied to desegregation efforts join National Historical Park No. 7 William Penn hands No. 2 St E’s first in-state loss Click on the image below to view the PDF Sonja Frey
Sen. Chris Coons tests positive for COVID-19
United States Senator Chris Coons, D-Delaware. Sen. Chris Coons has tested positive for COVID-19. Coons is the tenth member of Congress to test positive for the virus this week. Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts and Sen. Cory Booker of New Jersey recently announced that they too have tested positive. Joining them are Reps. Jan Schakowsky, Jim Clyburn, Jason Crow, Barbara …
Biden appoints Jack Markell to lead country’s Afghan resettlement efforts
Former Delaware Gov. Jack Markell President Joe Biden has appointed former Delaware Gov. Jack Markell to head the country’s efforts to resettle Afghan refugees. Markell, w ho was governor from 2009 to 2017, will officially be called the White House Operation Allies Welcome coordinator, according to a story in the Washington Post. It is a temporary position expected to conclude …