The Delaware Section of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists recently hosted its first Maternal Health Awareness Day. In this week’s Enlighten Me, Delaware Public Media’s Sophia Schmidt talks with the group’s leader, Dr. Gordon Ostrum, about ongoing challenges to maternal health in the First State.

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Blankets for foster children, placemats for soup kitchens, hygiene kits for the homeless, books for young readers, potted plants for senior citizens. Students and parents at Tower Hill School didn’t have something for everyone in need on Monday, but they had more than enough to go around as they marked Martin Luther King Jr. Day with a day of community service.

A new crime-thriller movie will start filming in Ocean City, Maryland this fall.

In a world with Facebook, Twitter, 24/7 news channels, talk radio, citizen journalism, fake news, real news, audiences are drowning in an overwhelming overload of information. Clearly a guidepost is needed to identify what is a trustworthy and a reliable source of news and information. Delaware Humanities, a state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities, has created a podcast– "A Matter of Facts" – to delve into this topic as part of its mission is to engage, educate, and inspire

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Gov. John Carney’s delivered his State of the State address Thursday. In addition to touting the work his administration did over the past year, he emphasized his new weighted education funding proposal for disadvantaged students and creating a new Transportation Infrastructure Investment Fund. He also backed debate on an assault weapons ban and raising the age to buy cigarettes from 18 to 21 After the speech at Legislative Hall, Delaware chatted with lawmakers from each side of aisle to gauge

Delaware is the 25th state to add an state Equal Rights Amendment to its Constitution.

Delaware’s Hispanic population continues to grow – especially in Sussex County But addressing the needs of this population and challenges it faces has proven difficult. Contributor Larry Nagengast reports that could be changing.

Smyrna author, freelance editor and writer Cindy Cavett is enjoying an unexpected boost for one of her stories. That story, Rehoboth Beach Break , was featured in gift bags given to 2019 Golden Globe nominees and presenters earlier this month.